Alta Rockefeller Prentice
Alta Rockefeller Prentice | |
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Born | Alta Rockefeller April 12, 1871 New York City, New York , U.S. |
Spouse |
Ezra Parmalee Prentice
(m. 1901; died 1955) |
Children | John Rockefeller Prentice Mary Adeline Prentice Spelman Prentice |
Parent(s) | John D. Rockefeller Laura Spelman Rockefeller |
Relatives | See Rockefeller family |
Alta Rockefeller Prentice (April 12, 1871 – June 21, 1962) was an American philanthropist and socialite, daughter of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller.
Early life
Alta was born on April 12, 1871, in
Inheritance
In 1917, her father gifted 12,000 shares of
Married life
On January 17, 1901, Alta was married to Colonel Ezra Parmalee Prentice (1863–1955)
- John Rockefeller Prentice (1902–1972), a Yale and Yale Law School graduate who became a cattle breeder.[6]
- Mary Adeline Prentice (1907–1981), a 1934 Vassar College graduate who married Benjamin Davis Gilbert (1907–1992).[7]
- Spelman Prentice (1911–2000), founder of the Prenalta Corporation which ran oil and gas operations.[8][9]
She founded Alta House (c. 1900), a
In 1910, Alta and Ezra bought 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) of land near
Alta died at Midtown Hospital in New York City in June 1962 at the age of 91, the last surviving child of John D. Rockefeller.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Mrs. E. Parmalee Prentice Dies; Daughter of J.D. Rockefeller Sr" (PDF). The New York Times. 22 June 1962. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ a b "EZRA P. PRENTICE, LAWYER, 92, DIES; Author Also Was an Expert in Breeding Dairy Herds--Married Alta Rockefeller" (PDF). The New York Times. 17 December 1955. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ a b "WEDDINGS OF A DAY.; Prentice--Rockefeller" (PDF). The New York Times. 18 January 1901. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ Industrial Chicago: The Bench and Bar. Goodspeed Publishing Company. 1896. p. 176. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ American Ancestry: Embracing lineages from the whole of the United States. 1888-1898. Ed. by Frank Munsell. J. Munsell's Sons. 1888. pp. 28-29. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "J. R. Prentice Dies; Cattle Breeder, 69". The New York Times. 16 June 1972. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "MISS MARY PRENTICE TO BE MARRIED OCT. 16; Granddaughter of Late John D. Rockefeller Will Be Bride of Benjamin D. Gilbert" (PDF). The New York Times. 28 September 1937. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Spelman Prentice, 88, Rockefeller Grandson". The New York Times. 13 March 2000. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Miss Mimi Walters Married In West to Spelman Prentice". The New York Times. 7 November 1972. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-04-22. Retrieved 2006-08-04.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ISBN 9780738552132. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "MRS. E. P. PRENTICE BERKSHIRE HOSTESS; Entertains at Garden Party for Representatives of New England" (PDF). The New York Times. 22 June 1938. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "News Report". The Academy. 1966: 129. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
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(help) - ^ Ronan, Patrick (June 29, 2010). "Williamstown Native Draws Up Big Plans For Elm Tree House". www.iberkshires.com. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
External links
- Alta Rockefeller Prentice at Find a Grave
- The Elm Tree House at Mount Hope Farm
- Her mother's biography at the Rockefeller Archives