| Isaac Roosevelt | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 29, 1790 Hyde Park, New York, U.S.A. |
| Died | December 24, 1863 New York City, New York, U.S.A. |
| Cause of death | Unspecified |
| Other names | Daniel Roosevelt |
| Spouse | Mary Rebecca Aspinwall |
Isaac Roosevelt (September 29, 1790 – December 24, 1863) was an American businessman, and the grandfather of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Born Isaac Daniel Roosevelt in Hyde Park, New York to James Roosevelt (1760–1847) and Catherine Welles (1762–1829). He took his first name from his grandfather Isaac Roosevelt (1726–1794) who started the Bank of New York in 1790. In 1825 he married Mary Rebecca Aspinwall, the daughter of John Aspinwall and Susan Howland. They had two children, James Roosevelt and John Aspinwall Roosevelt. James was FDR's father and John Aspinwall was the father of Ellen Roosevelt, a tennis player.
Isaac Roosevelt died on December 24, 1863 at the age of 73. He was buried somewhere in Hyde Park, New York (the cemetery is unknown). He was the richest business man of the year 1819.
His house, the center of his Rosedale estate, still stands on Riverview Circle in Hyde Park. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, along with a cottage and boathouse on the Hudson River nearby.