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Edith Rockefeller was the youngest daughter of John D., Sr., and Laura Spelman Rockefeller. (William Rockefeller (1841-1922) who owned [[Bay Pond|Bay Pond]] was her father's younger brother.) | Edith Rockefeller was the youngest daughter of John D., Sr., and Laura Spelman Rockefeller. (William Rockefeller (1841-1922) who owned [[Bay Pond|Bay Pond]] was her father's younger brother.) | ||
As a young single woman, [[ | As a young single woman, [[Wikipedia:Edith_Rockefeller_McCormick|Edith Rockefeller]] spent some time in Saranac Lake for her health in either 1894 or 1895. According to ''Titan: the life of ''''John D. Rockefeller, Sr''. by Ron Chernow (pages 414-415), in 1893 she and her sister had gone to Philadelphia for a rest cure at the Hospital for Orthopedic and Nervous Diseases, run by [[S. Weir Mitchell|S. Weir Mitchell]]. Edith "required an extended follow-up rest in a cottage at Saranac Lake in upstate New York." | ||
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Born: 1872
Died: 1932
Married: Harold Fowler McCormick
Children: John Rockefeller McCormick, Editha McCormick, Harold Fowler McCormick Jr, Muriel McCormick, Mathilde McCormick
Edith Rockefeller was the youngest daughter of John D., Sr., and Laura Spelman Rockefeller. (William Rockefeller (1841-1922) who owned Bay Pond was her father's younger brother.)
As a young single woman, Edith Rockefeller spent some time in Saranac Lake for her health in either 1894 or 1895. According to Titan: the life of 'John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow (pages 414-415), in 1893 she and her sister had gone to Philadelphia for a rest cure at the Hospital for Orthopedic and Nervous Diseases, run by S. Weir Mitchell. Edith "required an extended follow-up rest in a cottage at Saranac Lake in upstate New York."