- Astor family
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name = Astor
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ethnicity = German
region =United States East Coast United Kingdom
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origin = Walldorf, Germany
members =John Jacob Astor
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The Astor family is a significant Anglo-American family of German descent notable for their prominence inbusiness , society, and politics.John Jacob Astor came to theUnited States fromWalldorf ,Germany in the late 18th century and during the 19th century became the wealthiest family in theUnited States . After moving to New York, he met and married Sarah Todd. Towards the end of that century, a branch moved to Britain and achieved great prominence there. As the 20th century wore on, the family fortunes declined, but their legacy lives on in their many public works including theNew York Public Library , and remain the seventeenth wealthiest family in history. Members of the British branch hold twohereditary peer ages, aviscount cy and abaron y.John Jacob Astor's brother also immigrated to America.
Henry Astor , ahorse racing enthusiast, purchased athoroughbred named Messenger who had been brought fromEngland in 1788. The horse became the founding sire of allStandardbred horses in the United States today.Beyond the famous
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel , the Astor family name is imprinted in a great deal of United States history and geography. There is a town of Astor in the states of Florida, Georgia, Iowa, and Kansas and there areAstoria s in Illinois, Missouri, New York, and Oregon. There is anAstor Park inWisconsin and anAstor Court and Astor Place inNew York City ,Chicago and a large number of town and city thoroughfares bearing the family name. The New York Cityneighborhood ofAstoria, Queens is named after the family as well.A number of Astor family members are buried in
Trinity Church Cemetery inManhattan , New York.The Astors were also prominent on
Mackinac Island ,Michigan . AtGrand Hotel (Mackinac Island) , there are the Lord and Lady Astor Suites; the hotel salon is called Astors.Relatives
Listed By Ancestry/Generation:
John Jacob Astor (1763–1848), married Sarah Todd
#Magdalena Astor (1788–1832), married 1st 1807, Adrian Bentzon; married 2nd 1820,John Bristed (1778–1855)
##Charles Astor Bristed (1820–1874)
#John Jacob Astor II (1791–1869)
#William Backhouse Astor, Sr. (1792–1875)
##Emily Astor (1819–1841), married Samuel Ward Jr (1814–1884), financier, lobbyist, author.
###Margaret Astor Ward (1838–1875), married 1856John Winthrop Chanler (1826–1877), New York Congressman. Their children are collectively referred to as the Astor Orphans.
####John Armstrong Chanler (1862–1935)
####Winthrop Astor Chanler (1863–1926)
####Emily Astor Chanler (1864–1872)
####Elizabeth Astor Winthrop Chanler (1866–1937)
####William Astor Chanler (1867–1934), United States Congressman
##### William Astor Chanler
##### Sydney Ashley Chanler (1907–1994)
####Marion Ward Chanler (1868–1883) died of a surfeit of Turkish Delight
####Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler , (1869–1942), New York Congressman
#####Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Jr. (1891–1963)
#####Alida Chanler (1894–1983)
#####William Chamberlain Chanler (1895–1981)
####Margaret Livingston Chanler , (1870–1963)
####Robert Winthrop Chanler , (1872–1930), artist
####Alida Beekman Chanler , (1873–1969)
##John Jacob Astor III (1822–1890) 1st son of William
###William Waldorf Astor, 1st Viscount Astor (1848–1919)
####William Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor (1879–1952)
#####William Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor (1907–1966)
######William Astor, 4th Viscount Astor (born 1951) (from 1st marriage)
######Emily Astor (from 2nd marriage)
######Janet Elizabeth Astor (born 1961) (from 3rd marriage)
######Pauline Marian Astor (from 3rd marriage)
#####Nancy Phyllis Louise Astor (1909–1975)
#####Francis David Langhorne Astor (1912–2001)
#####Michael Langhorne Astor (1916–1980)
#####John Jacob Astor (1918–2000)
####Pauline Astor (1880–1972)
####John Rudolph Astor (1881–1881)
####John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever (1886–1971)
#####Gavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever (1918–1984)
######John Jacob Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever (born 1946)
######Hon. Bridget Mary Astor (b. 1948)
######Hon. Elizabeth Louise Astor (b. 1951)
######Hon. Sarah Violet Astor (b. 1953)
######Hon. Philip Douglas Paul Astor (b. 1959)
#####Hugh Waldorf Astor (1920–1999)
#####John Astor MP (1923–1987)
######Elizabeth Kathleen Astor (born 1951)
######John Richard Astor (born 1953)
######George David Astor (born 1958)
##William Backhouse Astor, Jr. (1830–1892) 2nd son of William
###Emily Astor (1854–1881), married 1876,James John Van Alen (1848–1923)
####James Laurens Van Alen (1878–1927), married 1910,Margaret Louise Post (1876–1969)
#####Louise Astor Van Alen (1910–1997), married 1st 1931 (div 1932), Alexei Mdivani (1905–1936); married 2nd 1936, Sergei Mdivani (1903–1936); married 3rd 1947,Alexander Saumderson (1917- )
###Helen Schermerhorn Astor (1855–1893)
###Charlotte Augusta Astor (1858–1920)
###Caroline Schermerhorn Astor (1830–1908)
###John Jacob Astor IV (1864–1912) died in the sinking of theRMS Titanic
####William Vincent Astor (1891–1959) son by 1st wife
####Ava Alice Muriel Astor (1902–1956) daughter by 1st wife
####John Jacob Astor VI (1912–1992) son by 2nd wife
#####Mary Jacqueline Astor
#####William Backhouse Astor III (born 1935)
#####Wesley Andrew Astor IV 1940pouses
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Elizabeth Astor, Baroness Astor of Hever (born 1950): 2nd wife ofJohn Jacob Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever
*Brooke Russell Marshall Astor (1902–2007): 3rd wife and widow ofVincent Astor ; Last of the Manhattan Astors
*Irene Astor, Baroness Astor of Hever (1919–2001): daughter ofDouglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig and widow ofGavin Astor, 2nd Baron Astor of Hever
*Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor (1830–1908): widow ofWilliam Backhouse Astor Jr
*Ava Lowle Willing : 1st wife ofJohn Jacob Astor IV
*Madeleine Talmadge Force (1894–1940): 2nd wife ofJohn Jacob Astor IV
*Nancy, Viscountess Astor (1879–1964): widow of William Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor
*Sarah Norton : 1st wife ofWilliam Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor
*Philippa Hunloke : 2nd wife ofWilliam Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor
*Janet Bronwen Alun Pugh : 3rd wife and widow ofWilliam Waldorf Astor, 3rd Viscount Astor
*Annabel Sheffield: wife ofWilliam Waldorf Astor, 4th Viscount Astor
*Barbara McNeil : 1st wife ofMichael Langhorne Astor
*Pandora Jones : 2nd wife ofMichael Langhorne Astor
*Judy Innes : 3rd wife and widow ofMichael Langhorne Astor
*Julia Lynch Olin : wife ofLewis Stuyvesant Chanler External links
* [http://en.rodovid.org/wk/Clan:Astor Genealogy Wiki]
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