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John D Rockefeller 1940–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1940

Birth Location: St Clair Twp

Death Date: 1940

Death Location: Peck, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Gordon Rockefeller

Mother: Ruth Foster

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In 1940, John D Rockefeller entered the world in St Clair Twp, born to Gordon Milton Rockefeller And Ruth Margaret Foster. John D Rockefeller passed away in 1940 in Peck, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1940, John D Rockefeller entered the world in St Clair Twp, born to Gordon Milton Rockefeller And Ruth Margaret Foster.
  • John D Rockefeller passed away in 1940 in Peck, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States of America.

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John Rockefeller's Ancestors

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John Rockefeller
1940–1940
Birth Place: St Clair Twp
Parents
Gordon Milton Rockefeller
1911–1987
Sanilac County
Ruth (Margaret) Foster
1914–1999
Imlay City, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Peter (Jay) Foster
1888–1924
Arcadia, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
May (Delia) Ross
1889–1923
Imlay, Lapeer, Michigan, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Ross
1844–1894
Persis Eaton
1868–1943
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Amasa Ross
1805–1884
Samantha Neff
1816–1884
Collins Eaton
1834–1892
Adelia Tibbets
1850–1880

John Rockefeller's Timeline

3 Records

1940
5 Jul 1940
Birth of John D Rockefeller in St Clair Twp
St Clair Twp
1940
7 Nov 1940
Death of John D Rockefeller in Kimball, St Clair, Michigan, USA
Kimball, St Clair, Michigan, USA
1940
1940
Burial of John D Rockefeller in Peck, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States of America
Peck, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1940
    Event Place: St Clair Twp
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1940
    Event Place: Kimball, St Clair, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Peck, Sanilac County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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