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| Born | Isaac Daniel Roosevelt September 29, 1790 New York City,New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 24, 1863 (aged 73) Hyde Park, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Doctor, farmer |
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| Children | James Roosevelt I John Aspinwall Roosevelt |
| Parent(s) | James Roosevelt Maria Eliza Walton |
| Relatives | SeeRoosevelt family |
Isaac Daniel Roosevelt (September 29, 1790 – December 24, 1863) was an American doctor and farmer. He was the paternal grandfather of U.S. PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt.
Roosevelt was born on September 29, 1790, in New York City,[1] he was the oldest surviving son of businessman and politicianJames Roosevelt (1760–1847) and Maria Eliza Walton (1769–1810),[2] the daughter of Admiral Gerard Walton (d. 1821) and a descendant ofWilhelmus Beekman, who was the treasurer of theDutch West India Company, Mayor ofNew York City,[3][4] Governor ofDelaware from 1653 to 1664, and Governor ofPennsylvania from 1658 to 1663.[5][6]
His paternal grandparents were merchant and politicianIsaac Roosevelt (1726–1794), aNew York State Assemblyman and theNew York State Constitutional Convention, and CorneliaHoffman. He was the 3x-great-grandson of the first Roosevelt in America, Claes Maartenszen Van Rosenvelt (d. 1659).[7]
Roosevelt attendedPrinceton University before graduating in 1808. He then attended theCollege of Physicians and Surgeons in New York, receiving the degree ofM.D. in 1812.[8][9] He continued his medical studies until 1820 with Dr.David Hosack.[1] Despite his extensive training, Roosevelt never practiced medicine,[7] reportedly due to his inability to "bear the sight of human suffering."[10]
Instead, Roosevelt's passions were with farming and when his father purchased Mount Hope, a large tract of land inHyde Park, New York, along theHudson River, Roosevelt left New York City to live there permanently.[1] In 1832, near his father's home, Roosevelt built a house at the center of his estate called Rosedale. Today it is known as theIsaac Roosevelt House and still stands on Riverview Circle in Hyde Park. The home was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1993, along with acottage and boathouse on theHudson River nearby.[11]
In 1825, he married Mary Rebecca Aspinwall (1809–1886), daughter of merchant JohnAspinwall (1779–1847) and Susan (née Howland) Aspinwall (1779–1852) of New York.[1] Together, they had two sons:[7]
He died on December 24, 1863, at the age of 73 inHyde Park, New York.[12] His elder son,James, inherited Mount Hope (which burnt down in 1866 and the land was sold to the state of New York after which he purchasedSpringwood in Hyde Park), and his younger son, John, inherited Rosedale.[1]
His eldest son, James Roosevelt I, was the father of diplomatJames Roosevelt Roosevelt (1854–1927), with Howland, and PresidentFranklin Delano Roosevelt (1882– 1945), with Delano. Younger son, John Aspinwall, was the father of tennis playersGrace Walton Roosevelt (1867–1945) andEllen Crosby Roosevelt (1868–1954).[7]
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