William Avery Rockefeller Sr.
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 William Avery Rockefeller Sr.    (lumberman, salesman) | |
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| Born | William Avery Rockefeller 1810-11-13 Granger, New York, U.S. |
| Died | 1906-05-11 (Age 95) Freeport, Illinois, U.S. |
| Parents | Godfrey Lewis Rockefeller Lucy Avery |
| Children | • Lucy Rockefeller • Clorinda Rockefeller • John Davison Rockefeller Sr. • Cornelia Rockefeller • William Avery Rockefeller Jr. • Mary Ann Rockefeller • Franklin Rockefeller • Frances Rockefeller |
| Spouse | Eliza Davison |
A bigamist and travelling salesman of elixirs. Patriarch of the Rockefeller family | |
Bill once bragged, "I cheat my boys every chance I get. I want to make 'em sharp."[1] Although Bill abandoned the family while Lucy, John, and William Jr. were teenagers, he remained legally married to Eliza until her death. In 1856, having assumed the name Dr. William Levingston, he married Margaret Allen (1834–1910) in Norwich, Ontario, Canada.
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References
- ↑ Segall 2001, pp. 15–16.
