Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands » Betsy Maria Cushing (1908-1998)

Personal data Betsy Maria Cushing 

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Household of Betsy Maria Cushing

She is married to James Roosevelt.

They got married on June 4, 1930 at Brookline, Massachusetts, she was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Kate Roosevelt  1936-2002

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Betsy Maria Cushing

Betsy Maria Cushing
1908-1998

1930

James Roosevelt
1907-1991

Kate Roosevelt
1936-2002

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  1. "http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GED&db=delamontagne," supplied by Stewart, 10 jan 2016., Gedcom : rootsweb, Descendants of Jean Mousnier de la MONTAGNE (1595-1670), compiled by Lois Stewart Society of Descendants of Johannes de la Montagne [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,]
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  3. Find A Grave, Burial: Christ Church Cemetery, Manhasset, Nassau County, N ew York, USA;  Find A Grave Memorial# 43410893
    Betsey Maria Cushing Whitney,  Birth:  May 18, 1908, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA;  Death:  Mar. 25, 1998, Manhasset, Nassau County, New York, USA

    Betsey Maria Cushing was born in Baltimore, one of a trio of what were known as the beautiful Cushing sisters. Her father was a Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins, Harvard and Yale Universities. Her mother, Katherine Crowell, was from a socially prominent family in Cleveland. Miss Cushing attended Miss May's, a private day school in Boston and the Westover School in Middlebury, Connecticut. Her mother was determined that her daughters would make advantageous marriages and hoped for European nobility or America's moneyed aristocracy. Her daughters married into familiar New York society families – Astor, Roosevelt, Whitney, Mortimer and Fosburgh.  Miss Cushing married James Roosevelt, the eldest son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt at age 22 on June 5, 1930, two days before James Roosevelt graduated from Harvard.  Betsey Cushing Roosevelt was said to be the President's favorite daughter-in-law, but Eleanor Roosevelt was not fond of her and the feeling was mutual. During Eleanor Roosevelt's absences she served as the White House hostess. Using her social position for the benefit of her sisters, she gave a tea dance at the White House for Babe Cushing's debutante season and introduced Minnie Cushing to Vincent Astor. They married in 1940.
    In 1938 James Roosevelt left his government job, moving to Hollywood to work as an aide to Samuel Goldwyn. The couple divorced in March 1940. Rumors of a romance between the divorced Mrs. Roosevelt and Jock Whitney surfaced in early 1942. The couple married on March 1, 1942 in a small ceremony in the East 86th Street apartment of her widowed mother. She was 33 and her husband was 37.
    They moved to Washington where he ran the Motion Picture Division of the Office of Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs headed by Nelson A. Rockefeller. In 1944 Mr. Whitney joined the Air Force, eventually becoming a Colonel and in 1944 he was captured by the Germans and held for 18 days before he escaped.  In 1949 Mr. Whitney adopted the two daughters from his wife's first marriage to James Roosevelt. In 1957 Mr. Whitney was named Ambassador to the Court of St. James in by President Eisenhower and the family moved to London  Mrs. Whitney became one of the most prestigious figures in New York society. Averse to publicity she rarely attended large social gatherings and it was a coup when she accepted an invitation. She was a prominent philanthropist in medicine and the arts and spent most of her time at her residence, Greentree, located on 438 acres in Manhasset on Long Island. Forbes magazine estimated her wealth at $700 million. She died at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York at the age of 89. She was the last of the fabulous Cushing sisters whose lives were chronicled in David Grafton's book, "the Sisters: The Lives and Times of the Fabulous Cushing Sisters. (bio by SGS.
    Parents:   Harvey Williams Cushing (1869 - 1939) &   Katharine C Cushing (____ - 1949)
    Spouses:   John Hay Whitney (1904 - 1982)   James Roosevelt (1907 - 1991)
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Birthday May 18, 1908

  • The temperature on May 18, 1908 was between 10.4 °C and 20.7 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 12.4 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
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Day of marriage June 4, 1930

  • The temperature on June 4, 1930 was between 12.2 °C and 24.8 °C and averaged 18.0 °C. There was 12.8 hours of sunshine (78%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1930: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 7.8 million citizens.
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Day of death March 25, 1998

  • The temperature on March 25, 1998 was between 0.7 °C and 12.1 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 10.2 hours of sunshine (82%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
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  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
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    • The Netherlands had about 15.7 million citizens.
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