Elizabeth Rockefeller Strong
Elizabeth "Bessie" Rockefeller (August 23, 1866 – November 14, 1906) was the eldest child of Standard Oil co-founder John Davison Rockefeller (1839—1937) and school teacher Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman (1839—1915).
Bessie Rockefeller was a special student at Vassar College 1886—1888; Strong Hall. The school's first dormitory, was named in honor of Bessie in 1893 by her father who contributed $35,000 toward the expense of the construction.
On March 22, 1889, she married philosopher and psychologist Charles Augustus Strong and had one daughter, Margaret Rockefeller Strong (1897—1985).
Further reading
- Chernow, Ron. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller Sr. London: Warner Books, 1998.
- Stasz, Clarice. The Rockefeller Women: Dynasty of Piety, Privacy, and Service. New York: St. Martins Press. (1995).
See also
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| | children of William Avery Rockefeller (1810—1906) | |
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| children of John Davison Rockefeller (1839—1937)
children of William Avery Rockefeller Jr. (1841—1922) | |
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| children of Elizabeth Rockefeller (1866—1906)
children of Alta Rockefeller (1871—1962)
children of John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (1874—1960) | |
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| children of William Goodsell Rockefeller (1870—1922)
children of Percy Avery Rockefeller (1878—1934)
children of Ethel Geraldine Rockefeller (1882—1973) | |
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| | children of John Rockefeller Prentice (1902—1972) | |
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| children of John Davison Rockefeller III (1906—1978)
children of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908—1979)
children of Laurance Spelman Rockefeller (1910—2004)
children of Winthrop Aldrich Rockefeller (1912—1973)
children of David Rockefeller (1915)
children of Godfrey Stillman Rockefeller (1899—1983) | |
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| | children of John Davison Rockefeller IV (1937) | |
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| | children of Rodman Clark Rockefeller (1932—2000) | |
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