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'''Born:''' September 11, 1903 

'''Died:''' May 22, 1986 

'''Married:''' Anna Griffith Mark 

'''Children:''' Avery, [[Ann%20Elliman|Ann Elliman]], Joan 

'''Avery Rockefeller''' was the son of [[Percy%20A.%20Rockefeller|Percy A. Rockefeller]], and the grand nephew of [[John%20D.%20Rockefeller|John D. Rockefeller]].  He bought [[Ampersand%20Lake|Ampersand Lake]], east of [[Ampersand%20Mountain|Ampersand Mountain]] from [[Ferris%20Meigs|Ferris Meigs]] in 1938 for $157,700 using brother-in-law Griffith Mark as a front man, after a lengthy title dispute with the state of New York. 

Rockefeller founded the Wild Wings Foundation, a conservation organization with projects in Belize and the Adirondacks. 

'''Sources:'''     
*  [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avery_Rockefeller|Wikipedia: Avery Rockefeller]]     
*  Barbara McMartin, ''The Privately Owned Adirondacks'', Lake View Press, Canada Lake, NY, 2004, p. 112-113     

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