Dan Wright1
#55726, Deceased, (1790-1861)
Pedigree Link
Parents
- Father: Dan Wright (b. 7 April 1757, d. 10 September 1832)
- Mother: Sarah Freeman (b. 27 March 1762, d. 1 April 1848)
Biography
- Dan Wright was born on 3 September 1790 in Thetford, Vermont.1
- Dan married Catherine Reeder on 12 February 1818 in Centerville, Ohio.1
- He died on 6 October 1861 in Orange, Indiana, at age 71.1
Other Information
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of Wilbur and Orville Wright, viewed Mar 2023.
Catherine Reeder1
#55727, Deceased, (1800-1866)
Pedigree Link
Biography
- Catherine Reeder was born on 17 March 1800 in Cincinnati, Ohio.1
- Father: George Reeder - Mother: Margaret Van Cleef.1
- Catherine married Dan Wright, son of Dan Wright and Sarah Freeman, on 12 February 1818 in Centerville, Ohio.1
- Catherine Reeder died on 24 September 1866 in Orange, Indiana, at age 66.1
Other Information
- Last Edited: 14 November 2024 19:43:38
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of Wilbur and Orville Wright, viewed Mar 2023.
Milton Wright1
#55728, Deceased, (1828-1917)
Pedigree Link
Parents
Biography
- Milton Wright was born on 17 November 1828 in Rush County, Indiana.1
- Milton Wright was Bishop of the Church of the United Brethen in Christ.1
- Milton married Susan Catherine Koerner on 24 November 1859 in Indiana.1
- He died on 3 April 1917 in Oakwood, Ohio, at age 88.1
Other Information
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of Wilbur and Orville Wright, viewed Mar 2023.
Susan Catherine Koerner1
#55729, Deceased, (1831-1889)
Pedigree Link
Biography
- Susan Catherine Koerner was born on 30 April 1831 in Hillsboro, Virginia.1
- Father: John Gottlieb Koerner - Mother: Catherine Fry.1
- Susan married Milton Wright, son of Dan Wright and Catherine Reeder, on 24 November 1859 in Indiana.1
- Susan Catherine Koerner died on 4 July 1889 in Dayton, Ohio, at age 58.1
Other Information
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of Wilbur and Orville Wright, viewed Mar 2023.
Wilbur Wright1
#55730, Deceased, (1867-1912)
Pedigree Link
Parents
Biography
- Wilbur Wright was born on 16 April 1867 in Millville, Indiana.1
- Wilbur Wright was inventor, builder and flyer of the first successful motor-operated airplane with his brother Orville.1,2
- On 17 December 1903 Orville flew the airplane first, flying 120 feet for 12 seconds at a speed of 6.8 mph. Wilbur flew next; the plane went 175 feet, with the altitude about 10 feet above the ground. The third flight was Orville, and he flew 200 feet. The last flight, by Wilbur, was 852 feet and lasted for 59 seconds.2

Orville in the Wright Flyer II
1,760 feet in 40 seconds
16 Nov 1904
- He died on 30 May 1912 in Dayton, Ohio, at age 45.1
Other Information
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of Wilbur and Orville Wright, viewed Mar 2023.
- [S317] Wikipedia, On-line database of general knowledge contributed by the public, http://en.wikipedia.org/, article: Wright brothers, viewed Mar 2023.
Orville Wright1
#55731, Deceased, (1871-1948)
Pedigree Link
Parents
Biography
- Orville Wright was born on 19 August 1871 in Dayton, Ohio.1
- Orville Wright was co-inventor of the first successful airplane.1
- On 17 December 1903 Orville flew the airplane first, flying 120 feet for 12 seconds at a speed of 6.8 mph. Wilbur flew next; the plane went 175 feet, with the altitude about 10 feet above the ground. The third flight was Orville, and he flew 200 feet. The last flight, by Wilbur, was 852 feet and lasted for 59 seconds.2

Orville in the Wright Flyer II
1,760 feet in 40 seconds
16 Nov 1904
- He died on 30 January 1948 in Dayton, Ohio, at age 76.1
Other Information
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of Wilbur and Orville Wright, viewed Mar 2023.
- [S317] Wikipedia, On-line database of general knowledge contributed by the public, http://en.wikipedia.org/, article: Wright brothers, viewed Mar 2023.
Nathaniel White1
#55732, Deceased, (about 1630-1711)
Pedigree Link
Parents
- Father: John White (b. about 1597, d. 23 January 1683/84)
- Mother: Mary Levit (b. about 1605, d. before June 1684)
Biography
- Nathaniel White was born about 1630.1
- Nathaniel married Elizabeth (née unknown) White estimated 1652.2
- Nathaniel married Martha Coit.3
- He died on 27 August 1711 in Middletown, Connecticut, at age ~81.1
Other Information
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Relationship:
1st cousin 10 times removed of Linda Sargent
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of Nelson Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
- [S204] Assumption of Researcher LSR.
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of John D Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
Elizabeth (née unknown) White1
#55733, Deceased, (about 1625-1690)
Pedigree Link
Biography
- Elizabeth (née unknown) White was born about 1625.1
- Elizabeth married Nathaniel White, son of John White and Mary Levit, estimated 1652.2
- Elizabeth (née unknown) White died in 1690 at age ~65.1
Other Information
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of John D Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
- [S204] Assumption of Researcher LSR.
Jacob White1
#55734, Deceased, (1665-1734)
Pedigree Link
Parents
Biography
- Jacob White was born on 10 May 1665 in Middletown, Connecticut.2
- Jacob married Deborah Shepard on 4 February 1692 in Middletown, Connecticut.2
- On 16 December 1729 Jacob married Rebecca Willett.2
- He died on 20 June 1734 in Middletown, Connecticut, at age 69.2
Other Information
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Relationship:
2nd cousin 9 times removed of Linda Sargent
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of John D Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023,
Sources for Jacob White
1 Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 01/23/2017).
2 New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1878, Vol. 32, p. 327.
3 Adams, Charles Collard, Middletown Upper Houses: A History of the North Society of Middletown, Connecticut, from 1650 to 1800 . . ., New York: The Grafton Press, Genealogical Publishers (1908), 715, 717.
4 Jacobus, Donald Lines and Edgar Francis Waterman, Hale, House and Related Families: Mainly of the Connecticut River Valley, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. (1978, reprinted from 1952), 549.
5 Judd, Peter H., Genealogical and Biographical Notes: Haring-Herring, Clark, Denton, White, Griggs, Judd, and Related Families, New York: P.H. Judd (2005), 167-168.
6 Leavitt, Emily Wilder, The Blair Family of New England, Boston: David Clapp and Son (1900), 164.
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of John D Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
Deborah Shepard1
#55735, Deceased, (about 1670-1721)
Pedigree Link
Biography
- Deborah Shepard was born about 1670.1
- Father: John Shepard - Mother: Rebecca Greenhill.1
- Deborah married Jacob White, son of Nathaniel White and Elizabeth (née unknown) White, on 4 February 1692 in Middletown, Connecticut.1
- Deborah Shepard died on 8 February 1721 in Middletown, Connecticut, at age ~51.1
Other Information
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of John D Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
Hannah White1
#55736, Deceased, (1699-after 1765)
Pedigree Link
Parents
Biography
- Hannah White was born on 28 March 1699 in Middletown, Connecticut.1
- Hannah married Joseph Frary on 2 January 1728 in Middletown, Connecticut.1
- She died after 1765.1
Other Information
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Relationship:
3rd cousin 8 times removed of Linda Sargent
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of John D Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
Joseph Frary1
#55737, Deceased, (-1767)
Pedigree Link
Biography
- Joseph Frary was baptized on 14 June 1699 in Hatfield, Massachusetts.1
- Father: Samuel Frary - Mother: Sarah Boardman.1
- Joseph married Hannah White, daughter of Jacob White and Deborah Shepard, on 2 January 1728 in Middletown, Connecticut.1
- Joseph Frary died on 13 May 1767 in Cromwell, Connecticut.1
Other Information
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of John D Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
Joseph Frary1
#55738, Deceased, (1732-after 1807)
Pedigree Link
Parents
Biography
- Joseph Frary was born on 4 April 1732 in Middletown, Connecticut.1
- Joseph married Elizabeth Kirby on 22 December 1762 in Cromwell, Connecticut.1
- He died after 1807.1
Other Information
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Relationship:
4th cousin 7 times removed of Linda Sargent
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of John D Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
Elizabeth Kirby1
#55739, Deceased, (-1807)
Pedigree Link
Biography
- Elizabeth Kirby was baptized on 24 September 1738.1
- Father: John Kirby - Mother: Hannah Stow.1
- Elizabeth married Joseph Frary, son of Joseph Frary and Hannah White, on 22 December 1762 in Cromwell, Connecticut.1
- Elizabeth Kirby died on 12 September 1807 in Becket, Massachusetts.1
Other Information
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of John D Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
Rachel Frary1
#55740, Deceased
Pedigree Link
Parents
Biography
- Rachel Frary was baptized on 27 January 1771 in Cromwell, Connecticut.1
- Rachel married William Henry on 28 January 1796 in Blandford, Massachusetts.1
Other Information
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Relationship:
5th cousin 6 times removed of Linda Sargent
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of John D Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
William Henry1
#55741, Deceased, (estimated 1769-)
Pedigree Link
Biography
- Lucy Henry+ (b. 28 February 1810, d. 7 September 1897)
Other Information
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of John D Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
- [S204] Assumption of Researcher LSR.
Lucy Henry1
#55742, Deceased, (1810-1897)
Pedigree Link
Parents
Biography
- Lucy Henry was born on 28 February 1810 in Blandford, Massachusetts.1
- Lucy married Harvey Buel Spelman on 16 November 1835.1
- She died on 7 September 1897 in Cleveland, Ohio, at age 87.1
Other Information
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Relationship:
6th cousin 5 times removed of Linda Sargent
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of John D Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
Harvey Buel Spelman1
#55743, Deceased, (1811-1881)
Pedigree Link
Biography
- Harvey Buel Spelman was born on 15 September 1811 in Rootstown, Ohio.1
- Father: Samuel Buel Spelman - Mother: Laura Seymour.1
- Harvey married Lucy Henry, daughter of William Henry and Rachel Frary, on 16 November 1835.1
- Harvey Buel Spelman died on 20 October 1881 in New York City, New York, at age 70.1
Other Information
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of John D Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
Laura Celestia Spelman1
#55744, Deceased, (1839-1915)
Pedigree Link
Parents
Biography
- Laura Celestia Spelman was born on 9 September 1839 in Wadsworth, Ohio.2
- Laura married John Davison Rockefeller on 8 September 1864 in Cleveland, Ohio.1
- She died on 12 March 1915 in Pocantico Hills; Mount Pleasant, New York, at age 75.2
Other Information
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Relationship:
7th cousin 4 times removed of Linda Sargent
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of Nelson A Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
John Davison Rockefeller1
#55745, Deceased, (1839-1937)
Pedigree Link
Biography
- John Davison Rockefeller was born on 8 July 1839 in Richford, New York.1
- Father: William Avery Rockefeller - Mother: Eliza Davison.1
- John married Laura Celestia Spelman, daughter of Harvey Buel Spelman and Lucy Henry, on 8 September 1864 in Cleveland, Ohio.1
- John Davison Rockefeller was founder and Chairman of Standard Oil Company.1
- He died on 23 May 1937 in Ormond Beach, Florida, at age 97.1
Other Information
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
John Davison Rockefeller1
#55746, Deceased, (1874-1960)
Pedigree Link
Parents
Biography
- John Davison Rockefeller was born on 29 January 1874 in Cleveland, Ohio.1
- John married Abby Greene Aldrich on 9 October 1901 in Warwick, Rhode Island.1
- John Davison Rockefeller was a financier and philanthropist.2
- On 15 August 1951 John married Martha Baird Allen.1
- He died on 11 May 1960 in Tucson, Arizona, at age 86.1
Other Information
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Relationship:
8th cousin 3 times removed of Linda Sargent
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of Nelson A Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
- [S317] Wikipedia, On-line database of general knowledge contributed by the public, http://en.wikipedia.org/, article: John D Rockefeller Jr, viewed Mar 2023.
Abby Greene Aldrich1
#55747, Deceased, (1874-1948)
Pedigree Link
Biography
- Abby Greene Aldrich was born on 26 October 1874 in Providence, Rhode Island.1
- Father: Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich - Mother: Abby Pearce Truman Chapman.1
- Abby married John Davison Rockefeller, son of John Davison Rockefeller and Laura Celestia Spelman, on 9 October 1901 in Warwick, Rhode Island.1
- Abby Greene Aldrich died on 5 April 1948 in New York City, New York, at age 73.1
Other Information
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of Nelson A Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller1
#55748, Deceased, (1908-1979)
Pedigree Link
Parents
Biography
- Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller was born on 8 July 1908 in New York City, New York.1
- After Nelson Rockefeller's death, newspaper articles and his tombstone all stated that he was born in Bar Harbor, Maine. Wikipedia and many online genealogies have continued to state this. However, the Rockefeller Genealogy published by Henry O. Rockefeller while Nelson Rockefeller was still living stated Nelson was born in New York City. Census records also give New York as his birthplace. Nelson Rockefeller himself cleared up the issue by giving the following statement on his application for membership in the Sons of the American Revolution, “I was born in New York, County of New York, State of New York, on the 8th day of July 1908.”.1
- Nelson married Mary Todbunter Clark on 23 June 1930 in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.2
- Between 1959 and 1973 Nelson was the Governor of New York.3
- Nelson married Margaretta Large Fitler on 4 May 1963 in Pocantico Hills, New York.4
- Between 1974 and 1977 He was the 41st Vice President of the United States, appointed by Gerald Ford (who had assumed the presidency upon the resignation of Richard Nixon.)3
- He died on 26 January 1979 in New York City, New York, at age 70.1
Other Information
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Relationship:
9th cousin 2 times removed of Linda Sargent
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S8752] Hall, Rich, FamousKin.com, A website of famous people - Actors, Presidents, Inventors, etc. with good sources, famouskin.com, Ancestry of Nelson A Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
- [S317] Wikipedia, On-line database of general knowledge contributed by the public, http://en.wikipedia.org/, article: Mary Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
- [S317] Wikipedia, On-line database of general knowledge contributed by the public, http://en.wikipedia.org/, article: Nelson Rockefeller.
- [S317] Wikipedia, On-line database of general knowledge contributed by the public, http://en.wikipedia.org/, article: Happy Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
Mary Todbunter Clark1
#55749, Deceased, (1907-1999)
Pedigree Link
Biography
- Mary Todbunter Clark was born on 17 June 1907 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.1
- Father: Percy Hamilton Clark - Mother: Elizabeth Williams Roberts.1
- Mary married Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, son of John Davison Rockefeller and Abby Greene Aldrich, on 23 June 1930 in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.1
- Mary Todbunter Clark died on 21 April 1999 in New York City, New York, at age 91.1
Other Information
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S317] Wikipedia, On-line database of general knowledge contributed by the public, http://en.wikipedia.org/, article: Mary Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.
Margaretta Large Fitler1
#55750, Deceased, (1926-2015)
Pedigree Link
Biography
- Margaretta Large Fitler was born on 9 June 1926 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.1
- She was usually called Happy.1
- On 11 December 1949 she married James Slater Murphy. They had 4 children. They divorced 1 Apr 1963.1
- Margaretta married Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller, son of John Davison Rockefeller and Abby Greene Aldrich, on 4 May 1963 in Pocantico Hills, New York.1
- Margaretta Large Fitler died on 19 May 2015 at age 88.1
Other Information
- Last Edited: 19 September 2024 16:46:29
Citations
- [S317] Wikipedia, On-line database of general knowledge contributed by the public, http://en.wikipedia.org/, article: Happy Rockefeller, viewed Mar 2023.