John Sterling Rockefeller (October 28, 1904 New York City — May 10, 1988 Greenwich, Connecticut) was the fourth son of William Goodsell Rockefeller (1870—1922) and Sarah Elizabeth Stillman (1872—1935). Rockefeller is a grandson of Standard Oil co-founder, William Avery Rockefeller, Jr. (1841—1922) and businessman James Jewett Stillman (1850—1918).
Rockefeller attended Yale University and was a member of Scroll and Key. He purchased Kent's Island in the Bay of Fundy in 1930 as a bird sanctuary for the eider ducks there. In 1935, Rockefeller gave the island to Bowdoin College under the condition that it be maintained as a sanctuary and a scientific station for students of all institutions. Rockefeller married Paula Watjen (born 1905) on May 7, 1931.
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| | Patrilineal Ancestors |
- Johann Peter Rockefeller (1681—1763, arrived in America c. 1723)
- Peter Rockefeller (1711—1787) m. Mary Bellis (1723—1772)
- William Rockefeller (1750—1793) m. Christina Rockefeller (1754—1800)
- Godfrey Lewis Rockefeller (1784—1857) m. Lucy Avery (1786—1867)
- William Avery Rockefeller (1810—1906) m. 1st Eliza Davison (1813—1889), m. 2nd Margaret L. Allen (1834—1910)
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| | William Avery Rockefeller (1810—1906) | |
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| John Davison Rockefeller (1839—1937)
William Avery Rockefeller, Jr. (1841—1922) | |
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| Elizabeth Rockefeller (1866—1906)
Alta Rockefeller (1871—1962)
John Davison Rockefeller, Jr. (1874—1960) | |
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| William Goodsell Rockefeller (1870—1922)
Percy Avery Rockefeller (1878—1934)
Ethel Geraldine Rockefeller (1882—1973) | |
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| | John Rockefeller Prentice (1902—1972) | |
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| John Davison Rockefeller III (1906—1978)
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908—1979)
Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (1910—2004)
Winthrop Aldrich Rockefeller (1912—1973)
David Rockefeller (1915)
Godfrey Stillman Rockefeller (1899—1983) | |
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| | John Davison Rockefeller IV (1937) | |
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| | Rodman Clark Rockefeller (1932—2000) | |
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| Name |
Rockefeller, John Sterling |
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| Short description |
Rockefeller family member |
| Date of birth |
October 28, 1904 |
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| Date of death |
May 10, 1988 |
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