Eva V Rockefeller

Female20 October 1884–26 August 1981

Brief Life History of Eva V

When Eva V Rockefeller was born on 20 October 1884, in Gallatin, Columbia, New York, United States, her father, Alden Hoysradt Rockefeller, was 27 and her mother, Caroline S Greensworth, was 27. She lived in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America in 1950 and New York, United States in 1981. She died on 26 August 1981, in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alden Hoysradt Rockefeller
1857–1948
Caroline S Greensworth
1857–1930
Edward A Rockefeller
1881–1957
Eva V Rockefeller
1884–1981
Harry Rockefeller
1888–1976

Sources (13)

  • Unknown, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Rockafeller, "New York, Birth Indexes outside of New York City, 1881-1942"
  • Eva Rockefeller, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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Siblings (3)

World Events (8)

1886

Age 2

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1900 · First U.S.  Navy Submarine Constructed

Age 16

The USS Holland was the first commissioned submarine. It was named after John Philip Holland. It had been laid down in November of 1896 and launched a year later. It was acquired and commissioned in 1900 and decommissioned five years later. The submarine was finally sold in 1913 and put on display until it was scrapped in 1932.

1910 · The BSA is Made

Age 26

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Rockenfeller: habitational name for someone from the village of Rockenfeld near Neuwied, Rhineland, named in Middle High German with rocke ‘rye’ (Old High German rocko) + feld ‘open country’. Compare Rockafellow .

History: The Rockefellers trace their origin to Johann Peter Rockenfeller, who emigrated to North America in 1723. His descendant, the millionaire industrialist John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), founder of Standard Oil, was born in Richford, NY; his father was a commodities dealer and farm owner.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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