Isaac Roosevelt (businessman)
Isaac Roosevelt | |
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Born | Isaac Daniel Roosevelt September 29, 1790 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Died | December 24, 1863 (aged 73) Hyde Park, New York, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Doctor, farmer |
Spouse |
Mary Rebecca Aspinwall
(m. 1825) |
Children | James Roosevelt I John Aspinwall Roosevelt |
Parent(s) | James Roosevelt Maria Eliza Walton |
Relatives | See Roosevelt family |
Isaac Daniel Roosevelt (September 29, 1790 – December 24, 1863) was an American doctor and farmer. He was the paternal grandfather of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Early life
Roosevelt was born on September 29, 1790, in New York City,
His paternal grandparents were merchant and politician
Career
Roosevelt attended
Instead, Roosevelt's passions were with farming and when his father purchased Mount Hope, a large tract of land in Hyde Park, New York, along the Hudson River, Roosevelt left New York City to live there permanently.[1] In 1832, near his father's home, Roosevelt built a house at the center of his estate called Rosedale. Today it is known as the Isaac Roosevelt House and still stands on Riverview Circle in Hyde Park. The home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, along with a cottage and boathouse on the Hudson River nearby.[11]
Personal life
In 1825, he married Mary Rebecca Aspinwall (1809–1886), daughter of merchant John Aspinwall (1779–1847) and Susan (née Howland) Aspinwall (1779–1852) of New York.[1] Together, they had two sons:[7]
- James Roosevelt I (1828–1900), who first married Rebecca Brien Howland (1831–1876). After her death, he married Sara Ann Delano (1854–1941)
- John Aspinwall Roosevelt (1840–1909), who married Ellen M. Crosby (1837–1928), daughter of William Henry Crosby, on June 6, 1866.[7]
He died on December 24, 1863, at the age of 73 in
Descendants
His eldest son, James Roosevelt I, was the father of diplomat James Roosevelt Roosevelt (1854–1927), with Howland, and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882– 1945), with Delano. Younger son, John Aspinwall, was the father of tennis players Grace Walton Roosevelt (1867–1945) and Ellen Crosby Roosevelt (1868–1954).[7]
References
- ^ a b c d e Society, Dutchess County Historical (1928). Year Book of the Dutchess County Historical Society. Dutchess County Historical Society. pp. 65–66. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "Roosevelt Genealogy". fdrlibrary.marist.edu. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ^ Acrelius, Israel; Collin, Nicholas (1841). "New Sweden, or The Swedish Settlements on the Delaware". Collections of the New York Historical Society. 2. 1: 421.
- ^ Van Rensselaer, Mrs. Schuyler (1909). History of the City of New York in the Seventeenth Century. Vol 2. New York: Macmillan Company. pp. 247, 269.
- ^ Bernstorf, Mrs. Philip W. (2003). Directory of the Hereditary Order of Colonial Governors Prior to 4 July 1776. Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors. p. 24.
- ^ Charles, Michael Harrison (2006). List of the Colonial Governors Prior to 4 July 1776. Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors. p. 30.
- ^ ISBN 9780722288979. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- Chicago Sunday Tribune. December 3, 1933. p. 4. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ University, Columbia (1916). Catalogue of Officers and Graduates of Columbia University from the Foundation of King's College in 1754. Columbia University. p. 310. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ "The Roosevelt Family". LIFE. Time Inc. September 9, 1940. pp. 61–64. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
- ^ Bonafide, John (January 1993). "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Isaac Roosevelt House". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
- ^ "DIED". The New York Times. October 24, 1863. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
External links
- Isaac Roosevelt (My Family) website
- Isaac Roosevelt – families of royal people Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine