John D Rockefeller was born on July 8th, 1839 in Richmond New York. His family moved to Moravia New York, Oswego New York and then to Cleveland Ohio. Rockefeller and his siblings were mainly brought up by their mother, Eliza. Eliza increased her dependence on John and trained him to be everything his father Bill wasn't. When he was not attending school, he milked cows, cut wood, tended the garden and went on shopping expeditions. In August 1852, Rockefeller and his brother William attended Owego Academy. He wanted to attend college however his father decided that he would start working instead.
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