William Avery Rockefeller, Sr. (November 13, 1810 – May 11, 1906) was the father of American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 oil tycoon and billionaire, John Davison Rockefeller

John D. Rockefeller

John Davison Rockefeller was an American oil industrialist, investor, and philanthropist. He was the founder of the Standard Oil Company, which dominated the oil industry and was the first great U.S. business trust. Rockefeller revolutionized the petroleum industry and defined the structure of...

 (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) and William Rockefeller

William Rockefeller

William Avery Rockefeller, Jr. , American financier, was a co-founder with his older brother John D. Rockefeller of the prominent United States Rockefeller family. He was the son of William Avery Rockefeller, Sr. and Eliza Rockefeller.-Youth, education:Rockefeller was born in Richford, New York,...

 (1841–1922), who both founded the Standard Oil

Standard Oil

Standard Oil was a predominant American integrated oil producing, transporting, refining, and marketing company. Established in 1870 as a corporation in Ohio, it was the largest oil refiner in the world and operated as a major company trust and was one of the world's first and largest multinational...

 company.
Rockefeller was born in Granger, New York

Granger, New York

Granger is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States. The population was 577 at the 2000 census. The town was named after Francis Granger, Postmaster General....

 to Godfrey Lewis Rockefeller (September 24, 1783/1784, Albany, New York

Albany, New York

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 – September 28, 1857, Richford, New York

Richford, New York

Richford is a town in Tioga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,170 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Ezekial Rich, an early settler and benefactor of the town....

) and wife (m. 1806) Lucy Avery (February 11, 1786, Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Great Barrington, Massachusetts

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 – April 6, 1867), married on September 20, 1806 in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.