The long marriage Abby and John D. Rockefeller, Jr. made the headlines from the day their engagement was announced. Here is information on how they met, their marriage, children, and more
Born :.
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. January 29, 1874 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Abigail "Abby" Greene Aldrich: October 26, 1874 in Providence, Rhode Island
death
John: John died at the age of 86 years pneumonia May 11, 1960 in Tucson, Arizona
Abby :. April 5, 1948, Abby died of a heart attack at the age of 73 at their Park Avenue apartment. John was at her side when she died.
John and Abby ashes were buried next to each other in the family cemetery in Tarrytown, New York.
How John and Abby Met :.
Abby and John met in the fall of 1894 at a dance college
"the love story of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., began when he was a student at Brown University ... there are those who still remember when the daughter of Senator first met the son of the king of oil. he was in Sayles Hall memorial at one of these functions college ... it soon became a question of comment scion of the house of Rockefeller had fallen victim to the charms of the beautiful Providence "
Source:" a Love Affair College. ". Cedar Rapids Republican. 09.22.101. pg. 9.
After seven years, John finally proposed in the moonlight
Wedding Date: .
John and Abby were married in a lavish ceremony, October 9, 101, at the summer home of his parents in Warwick Neck, Rhode Island. Abby's sister Lucy was her maid of honor. In his Memories , David Rockefeller wrote that the media considered the marriage of his parents being "the union of the two most powerful families in America ..." (p. 14)
"Headlines across the nation announcing the event: Captured Croesus, dances led to his marriage, Son Richest Man in the World Abandon Church and go into the dance to win Miss Aldrich Beauty to Wed Wealth ... "
Source: Raymond Blaine Fosdick. John D. Rockefeller, Jr :. A portrait 1956. pg. 102."The original intention of the two families was to surround the ceremony with ultra-exclusivism. Young Mr. Rockefeller and his father were particularly concerned that only relatives and close friends should be invited at the wedding, but with Senator Aldrich case was different, he discovered that if he sent at least 650 invitations there would be trouble ... "
Source:" .. Heir million oil Weds Roi tomorrow " The Newark Advocate. 08.10.101.
"Rev. James Vose, who married the parents of the bride, performed the ceremony, and the future richest man in the world has ceased to be the biggest catch in the world "
Source:" Rockefeller Marriage. ". Portsmouth Herald. 10.11.101. pg. 2."The wedding ceremony was celebrated at 11:30 hours in the ballroom of the tea house, a beautiful stone structure recently erected on the property. It was seen by close relatives the bride and groom. the ceremony was followed by a breakfast of marriage, served 12 hours in a tent next to the teahouse, built in order ... the bride's dress was satin ivory white, princess style, setting in the back. It was cut in the process, the skirt being perfectly clear. the bodice was high cut with a ruched tulle yoke and high lace collar ... the veil tulle was made with orange blossom ... the bride wore a beautiful bouquet of white orchids ... "
Source:" ... JD Rockefeller, Jr., Weds Miss Aldrich " the New York Times 10/10/101
John and Abby honeymoon at the Plaza Hotel in New York and then spent a month at their estate Pocantico
Residences :.
Abby and John had several homes throughout their marriage.
- New York City remains at 10 West 54th Street until 1938.
- New York City apartment 40 rooms at 740 Park Avenue.
- Bassett Hall Williamsburg, Virginia.
- Kykuit, Pocantico Hills, Mt. Pleasant, New York.
- The Eyrie, Seal Harbor, Maine. It was demolished in 1961.
- JY Ranch, Grand Tetons, Wyoming
Professions :.
John. Businessman, philanthropist
Abby: Socialite, philanthropist
Second marriage of John :.
- Martha Baird Allen: Martha was born March 15, 1895 in Madera, California. John and Martha, a concert pianist, were married on August 15, the first wedding in 1951. Martha Adrian van Laar in 1920 ended in divorce in 1925. She married her second husband, Arthur Allen, May 20 , 1930. Arthur, a friend and classmate of John University, died on 6 May 1950. Martha died January 24, 1971.
children:
Abby and John had six children
- Abby "Babs" Rockefeller Mauzé :. Born in 103. She died in 1976.
- John D. Rockefeller, 3rd: Born in 106. He died in 1978.
- Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller: Born in 108. Nelson was the 41st Vice President of the United States and the 49th Governor of New York. He died in 1979.
- Laurance Spelman Rockefeller: Born in 1910. He died in 04.
- Winthrop Rockefeller: Born in 1912. Winthrop was the 37th Governor of Arkansas. He died in 1973.
- David Rockefeller: Born in 1915.
Quotes About the marriage of John and Abby Rockefeller:
Abby Aldrich Rockefeller :. "I am happy and content whereever your father happens to be my home It means I feel really sorry for the unfortunate people who can not find companionship in their married life, I do not think .. it is something that happens, I think it is something that is achieved "
Source :. Mary Miley Theobald." Our small colonial house. " ColonialWilliamsburg.com. Fall 02.
David Rockefeller: "Father [John] was taken with my mother [Abby] their first meeting, but he agonized over whether to offer it to an almost fatal length of time. .. this father did make Mother happy, and she said, I have no doubt. they were very close ... and I think they liked. Mother brought the Father and the wedding a sense of joy and pleasure he desperately needed. "
Rockefeller, David Memories 02. pg 14.
David Rockefeller..." His marriage, in spite of its initial doubts and hesitation, was a godsend ... he wanted her to be with him - if not immediately at his side, and immediately available he wanted to retire with it in their own private circle of two from a certain point of view, it was romantic, and I think.. relations between them were extremely intense and loving. from another point of view, the bond they shared was exclusive of all else, including children. "
Rockefeller, David. Memoirs. 02. pg. 16.
John: "Marriage makes or breaks a life that I felt I could not afford to make a mistake.".
Robert F. Dalzell, Lee Baldwiin Dalzell. The House of the Rockefellers Built :. A Tale of Money, Taste, and Power in Twentieth-Century America 07. pg. 17.
Abby: "... marriage is an art, not an experience."
Source: Mary Ellen Chase. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. 1950. pg. 75.
Abby :. "I am so grateful that I did not marry the man who asked me when I was eighteen, or even those later I was almost twenty-seven where your father and I were married and I'm sure I could better at this age to judge the kind of man I really liked our delight has always slept in our perfect company, which has nothing to do with material things "
Source: Mary Ellen .. Hunting. Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. 1950. pg. 25.