Anna Rebecca Livingston Ludlow Hall Roosevelt (March 17, 1863 – December 7, 1892) was the mother of former First Lady of the United States, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. Anna was the eldest child of Valentine Gill Hall and Mary Livingston Ludlow. Her siblings were: Elizabeth (1865-1944), Valentine Jr. (1867-1934), Mary (1869-1872), Edward (1872-1932), Edith (1873-1920) and Maude (1877-1952).
Anna, a celebrated beauty, married Elliott Roosevelt, the bro...
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Anna Rebecca Livingston Ludlow Hall Roosevelt (March 17, 1863 – December 7, 1892) was the mother of former First Lady of the United States, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. Anna was the eldest child of Valentine Gill Hall and Mary Livingston Ludlow. Her siblings were: Elizabeth (1865-1944), Valentine Jr. (1867-1934), Mary (1869-1872), Edward (1872-1932), Edith (1873-1920) and Maude (1877-1952).
Anna, a celebrated beauty, married Elliott Roosevelt, the brother of future President Theodore Roosevelt in December 1883. Anna bore Elliott three children: Anna Eleanor (1884-1962), Elliott Jr. (1889-1893), and Gracie Hall (1891-1941).
Like other society ladies, Anna Roosevelt had no profession beyond the role of wife and mother. Roosevelt was responsible however for numerous social events and charity balls. Within the circles that she and Elliott moved, both men and women fawned over Anna's beauty. By contrast, Anna was somewhat ashamed of her daughter Eleanor's plainness and even nicknamed Eleanor ...
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