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Mary Billings French Rockefeller (May 1, 1910 – April 17, 1997) was an American heiress, socialite, philanthropist, and a member of the extensive Rockefeller family. She was married to Laurance Rockefeller, son of John Davison Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller.
Mary French Rockefeller. Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park. Mary Rockefeller. Quick Facts. Significance: philanthropist. Date of Birth: May 1, 1910. Place of Death: New York, NY. Date of Death: April 17, 1997. Place of Burial: Sleepy Hollow, Mount Pleasant, NY. Cemetery Name: Rockefeller Family Cemetary.
26. Feb. 2015 · Laurance Spelman Rockefeller married Mary French, granddaughter of Frederick Billings, and came to love the farm and woodlands as though he'd always lived in Woodstock. One of the foremost conservationists and philanthropists of the twentieth century, he combined the ecological philosophy of George Perkins Marsh with the practical ...
28. Juli 2023 · In 1934, one of Billings’ descendants, Mary French, married Laurance Rockefeller, whose own family over time used their vast fortune to create or enhance 20 national parks. A highly successful entrepreneur and investor, Laurance partnered with Mary in carrying forward their families’ pursuit of land conservation.
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Historic American Landscapes Survey, creatorMarsh, George PerkinsBillings, FrederickRockefeller, Mary French- farmland- forests- environmental protection- conservation & restoration- See also, HAER No. VT-27, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Carriage Roads.- Significance: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park is the only national park to focus on the conservation history and the evolving nature of land stewardship in the U.S. The park i...- Survey number: HALS VT-1- National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 03000282Photo(s): 48Color Transparencies: 19Measured Drawing(s): 19Photo Caption Page(s): 12Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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19. Apr. 1997 · Mary French Rockefeller, the wife of Laurance S. Rockefeller and for more than four decades active in promoting leadership opportunities for women, died at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical...
10. Apr. 2023 · Three generations of women, from Julia to Mary French Rockefeller, the daughter of Mary Montagu Billings French, fostered the conservation ideology across the estate’s landscape, and within the family’s home - continuing the legacy inspired by George Perkins Marsh.
