'Isaac Roosevelt' (
29 September 1790 –
24 December 1863) was an
business man, who was the grandfather of president
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Biography
Born 'Isaac Daniel Roosevelt' in
Hyde Park, New York to
James Roosevelt (1760-1847) and Catherine Welles (1762-1829). He took his first name from his grandfather ''Isaac Roosevelt (1726-1794)'' who started The Bank of New York in 1790. In
1825 he married Mary Rebecca Aspinwall, the daughter of
John Aspinwall and
Susan Howland. They had two children,
James Roosevelt and John Aspinwall Roosevelt. James was FDR's father and John Aspinwall was the father of
Ellen Roosevelt, a tennis player.
Death
Isaac Roosevelt died on the 24th of December in 1863 at the age of 73, he was buried somewhere in
Hyde Park, New York (the cemetery is unknown), he was the richest business man of the year 1819.
External Links
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Isaac Roosevelt (My Family) website
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Isaac ROOSEVELT - familys of royal people