This family produced two Presidential puppets. Who was the first Roosevelt and where did this family come from was the first question I had. Of course, Google took me to the FDR Library. Fine. Whatever! Anyway here is who have to thank for the insan…
This family produced two Presidential puppets. Who was the first Roosevelt and where did this family come from was the first question I had. Of course, Google took me to the FDR Library. Fine. Whatever! Anyway here is who have to thank for the insanity that is their family.
Claes Martenszen Van Rosenvelt and his wife Jennetjke came here from the Netherlands.
They, like all the presidents, are related to the royal families of Europe. Rather it’s Europe itself or England via Scotland.
Eventually, the Van was dropped and like the Trump family, the name was respelled to be Roosevelt from Van Rosenvelt.
Claes was a merchant when he and his wife settled in New Amsterdam aka NYC.
The Roosevelt family got into the usual merchant fields of dry goods such as sugar and real estate. Yeah! Thought you’d get away from that hook. NOPE! The first Roosevelt to hold an office was Nicholas, son of Claes, who held the office of Alderman of the Colonies. There you go. Right off the bat, they had bigger goals than just being merchants. They're not going to be dirt poor. Now given their lineage dating back to Scottish king Robert III
FDR’s claim to presidential fame was the ‘New Deal’ which helped many Americans to find work, eat, and obtain housing. He established the WPA Works Progress Administration and the CCC Civil Conservation Corps. Also, he closed the banks for three days so their books could be audited to see who was and wasn’t soluble. However, his shame, in my opinion, was how he handled our entry into WWII. He set back while Pearl Harbor was attacked. Why? Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Sanctions. They were purposely sanctioned to the point that they had to take action. I am not excusing what Japan did. Given how many countries we have sanctioned, I feel like that needs to be discussed. It was FDR’s cousin President Theodor Roosevelt who had the arrogance to believe we Americans were entitled to the wealth of South America.
They are still active in local politics of the states they live in but thankfully that’s it. Most of them are in various fields but sugar and dry goods are where they started. While they were one of the wealthiest families in America, they aren’t now. But they are still marrying into their own family. Oh! Family values including incest. YUK!
References
How Did the Roosevelts Make Their Money? (n.d.). Financhill. Retrieved October 24, 2023, from https://financhill.com/blog/investing/how-did-the-roosevelts-make-their-money#google_vignette
Roosevelt Family Facts - FDR Presidential Library & Museum. (n.d.). FDR Library. Retrieved October 24, 2023, from https://www.fdrlibrary.org/roosevelt-family
