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The Rockefeller family (/ ˈ r ɒ k ə f ɛ l ər / ROCK-ə-fell-ər) is an American industrial, political, and banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the American petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by brothers John D. Rockefeller and William A. Rockefeller Jr., primarily through Standard Oil (the predecessor of ...
William Avery Rockefeller was born in Ancram, New York. [3] He was the eldest son of businessman/farmer Godfrey Lewis Rockefeller (September 24, 1783 in Albany, New York – September 28, 1857 in Richford, New York ) and Lucy Avery (February 11, 1786 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts – April 6, 1867).
William Avery Rockefeller Jr. (May 31, 1841 – June 24, 1922) was an American businessman and financier. Rockefeller was a co-founder of Standard Oil along with his elder brother John Davison Rockefeller .
There is no way around the Rockefeller name being associated with money as it's synonymous with immense wealth and the realization of the American Dream. The family's fortune, established by ...
Only 10% of family wealth makes it to the third generation, according to a landmark Williams Group wealth consultancy study reported by Reuters in 2015. But a handful of families throughout history...
Pages in category "Rockefeller family" The following 110 pages are in this category, out of 110 total. ... William Rockefeller Jr. William Rockefeller Sr.
Meet the New Yorker behind the Rockefeller Center tree — who scouts 100 hopefuls across 6 states each year ... Pauze is also responsible for choosing his family’s 6- to 7-foot tree for their ...
Godfrey Rockefeller was born September 24, 1783, in Albany, New York.His parents were William and Christina Rockefeller. William and Christina were third cousins; William's grandfather was Johann Peter Rockefeller II, a miller who migrated from Rockenfeld, Rhineland, Germany, to Philadelphia where he was a plantation owner and landholder in Somerville, New Jersey, and Amwell, New Jersey.