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Has 34 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Theodore Roosevelt |
| Prefix |
President |
| Suffix |
Jr |
| Nickname |
Teddy |
| Birth |
27 Oct 1858 |
New York City, New York, New York, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
6 Jan 1919 |
Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States |
| Burial |
8 Jan 1919 |
Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
29 Sep 1926 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
LV46-YF6 |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I92269 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Theodore "Thee" Roosevelt, b. 22 Sep 1831, New York City, New York, New York, United States d. 9 Feb 1878, New York City, New York, New York, United States (Age 46 years) |
| Mother |
Martha Stewart "Mittie" Bulloch, b. 8 Jul 1835, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States d. 14 Feb 1884, New York City, New York, New York, United States (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage |
22 Dec 1853 |
Roswell, Fulton, Georgia, United States |
| Family ID |
F30284 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Alice Hathaway Lee, b. 27 Jul 1861, Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 14 Feb 1884, New York City, New York, New York, United States (Age 22 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Alice Lee Roosevelt, b. 12 Feb 1884, New York City, New York, New York, United States d. 20 Feb 1980, Washington, District of Columbia, United States (Age 96 years) |
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| Family ID |
F30286 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
5 May 2024 |
| Family 2 |
Edith Kermit Carow, b. 6 Aug 1861, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States d. 30 Sep 1948, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States (Age 87 years) |
| Marriage |
2 Dec 1886 |
St. George's Church, London, Middlesex, England |
| Children |
| | 1. Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt, III, b. 13 Sep 1887, Cove Neck, Nassau, New York, United States d. 12 Jul 1944, Normandie, République française (Age 56 years) |
| | 2. Kenneth Kermit Roosevelt, b. 10 Oct 1889, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States d. 4 Jun 1943, Fort Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska, United States (Age 53 years) |
| | 3. Edith Carow Roosevelt, b. 13 Aug 1891, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States d. 10 Dec 1977, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States (Age 86 years) |
| | 4. Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt, b. 10 Apr 1894, Washington, District of Columbia, United States d. 13 Oct 1979, Stuart, Martin, Florida, United States (Age 85 years) |
| | 5. Quentin Roosevelt, b. 19 Nov 1897, Washington, District of Columbia, United States d. 14 Jul 1918, Dormans, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, République française (Age 20 years) |
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| Family ID |
F30287 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
5 May 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 27 Oct 1858 - New York City, New York, New York, United States |
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 | Marriage - 2 Dec 1886 - St. George's Church, London, Middlesex, England |
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 | Death - 6 Jan 1919 - Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States |
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 | Burial - 8 Jan 1919 - Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, Nassau, New York, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 29 Sep 1926 - SLAKE |
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| Notes |
- 26th President of the United States.
He was often referred to as Teddy or his initials T. R., was an Americ a n politician, statesman, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and wr it er who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 t o 190 9. He previously served as the 25th vice president under William Mc Kinle y from March to September 1901, and as the 33rd governor of New Yor k fro m 1899 to 1900. Having assumed the presidency after McKinley's assa ssinat ion, Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the Republican Party and bec ame a d riving force for anti-trust and Progressive policies.
Roosevelt was a sickly child with debilitating asthma but partly overca m e his health problems by embracing a strenuous lifestyle. He integrate d h is exuberant personality, a vast range of interests and achievement s int o a "cowboy" persona defined by robust masculinity. He was home-sch oole d and began a lifelong naturalist avocation before attending Harvard . Hi s book The Naval War of 1812 (1882) established his reputation a s a learn ed historian and popular writer. Upon entering politics, he bec ame the le ader of the reform faction of Republicans in New York's stat e legislature . His wife and mother both died in the same night and he wa s psychologica lly devastated. He recuperated by buying and operating a c attle ranch i n the Dakotas. He served as Assistant Secretary of the Nav y under Preside nt William McKinley and in 1898 helped plan the highly su ccessful naval w ar against Spain. He resigned to help form and lead th e Rough Riders, a u nit that fought the Spanish army in Cuba to great pub licity. Returnin g a war hero, he was elected governor of New York in 189 8. The New York s tate party leadership disliked his ambitious agenda an d convinced McKinle y to make Roosevelt his running mate in the 1900 elec tion. Roosevelt camp aigned vigorously, and the McKinley–Roosevelt ticke t won a landslide vict ory based on a platform of victory, peace and pros perity.
Roosevelt assumed the presidency at age 42 after McKinley was assassinat e d in September 1901. He remains the youngest person to become presiden t o f the United States. Roosevelt was a leader of the progressive moveme nt a nd championed his "Square Deal" domestic policies, promising the ave rag e citizen fairness, breaking of trusts, regulation of railroads, an d pur e food and drugs. He prioritized conservation and established natio nal pa rks, forests, and monuments intended to preserve the nation's natu ral res ources. In foreign policy, he focused on Central America where h e began c onstruction of the Panama Canal. He expanded the Navy and sen t the Grea t White Fleet on a world tour to project American naval power . His succes sful efforts to broker the end of the Russo-Japanese War wo n him the 190 6 Nobel Peace Prize. Roosevelt was elected to a full term i n 1904 and con tinued to promote progressive policies. He groomed his clo se friend Willi am Howard Taft to succeed him in the 1908 presidential el ection.
Roosevelt grew frustrated with Taft's brand of conservatism and belated l y tried to win the 1912 Republican nomination for president. He failed , w alked out, and founded the Progressive Party. He ran in the 1912 pres iden tial election and the split allowed the Democratic nominee Woodrow W ilso n to win the election. Following the defeat, Roosevelt led a two-yea r exp edition to the Amazon basin where he nearly died of tropical diseas e. Dur ing World War I, he criticized Wilson for keeping the country ou t of th e war; his offer to lead volunteers to France was rejected. He co nsidere d running for president again in 1920, but his health continued t o deteri orate. He died in 1919. He is generally ranked in polls of histo rians an d political scientists as one of the five best presidents.
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