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

  1. ↑ 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)
  2. ↑ "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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