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   • Lucy Avery

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_Rockefeller_SrWilliam Rockefeller Sr. - Wikipedia

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   William Rockefeller Sr. William Avery " Devil Bill " Rockefeller Sr. (November 13, 1810 – May 11, 1906) was an American businessman, lumberman, herbalist, salesman, and con artist who went by the alias of Dr. William Levingston. He worked as a lumberman and then a traveling salesman who identified himself as a "botanic physician" and sold ...

   • Other names: Dr. William Levingston
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   • Born: William Avery Rockefeller, November 13, 1810, Ancram, New York, U.S.

3. www.history.com › news › john-d-rockefeller-fatherTycoon John D. Rockefeller Couldn't Hide His Father ... - HISTORY

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   Jun 14, 2019 · William Rockefeller, Sr. Pulitzer sent star reporters across the country to try to track down William, but they came back empty-handed. Seven years later, in 1908, a World reporter named A.B ...

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rockefeller_familyRockefeller family - Wikipedia

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   The Rockefeller family (/ ˈ r ɒ k ə f ɛ l ər / ROCK-ə-fell-ər) is an American industrial, political, and banking family that owns one of the world's largest fortunes. The fortune was made in the American petroleum industry during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by brothers John D. Rockefeller and William A. Rockefeller Jr., primarily through Standard Oil (the predecessor of ...

   • Founder: Johann Peter Rockefeller
   • Place of origin: Rhineland, Germany

   • Current region: New York, U.S.

6. www.britannica.com › money › Rockefeller-familyRockefeller family | History & Today | Britannica Money

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   May 10, 2024 · John D. Rockefeller, Sr., the patriarch, made the family fortune through the oil business and became the world’s first billionaire (1916). Although Rockefeller was born (1839) to a family of modest means, he managed to save money and embark on several enterprises as an adult. In 1863, with his business partners, Rockefeller established an oil ...

7. www.pbs.org › features › rockefellers-johnBiography: John D. Rockefeller, Senior | American Experience ...

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   John D. Rockefeller, Sr. Rockefeller Archive Center. John D. Rockefeller was born July 8, 1839, in Richford, New York, about midway between Binghamton and Ithaca. His father, William Avery ...

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   American Oil Barons. Childhood & Early Life. John D. Rockefeller was born on 8 July 1839, in Richford, New York, USA, to William Avery Rockefeller and Eliza Davison. His father was of English and German descent, while his mother was of Scots-Irish ancestry. He was the second of six children and the eldest son in the family.

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    Rockefeller was the second of six children born in Richford, New York, to con artist William A. Rockefeller Sr. and Eliza Davison. Rockefeller had an elder sister named Lucy and four younger siblings: William Jr., Mary, and fraternal twins Franklin (Frank) and Frances.