Elizabeth Rockefeller Strong
Elizabeth 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).
Biography
Rockefeller was a special student at Vassar College 1886–1888. Strong Hall, the school's first dormitory, was named in her honor 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).[1]
She died in Cannes, France on November 14, 1906, at age 40.[2]
See also
References
- Record of the Class of 1857 of Yale University During Fifty Years from Graduation. Hartford. 1907. p. 96. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Google Books.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - "John D. Rockefeller's Eldest Child Dead". The New York Times. Cannes (published November 15, 1906). November 14, 1906. p. 9. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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).
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