William Avery Rockefeller Sr.
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William Avery Rockefeller Sr. | |
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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.