Jr., Robert Barnhill Roosevelt, Theodore "Thee" Roosevelt Sr., and William Wallace Roosevelt. When each of his sons married, he gifted them houses in New York. On July 17, 1871, Roosevelt died at his home in Oyster Bay, New York. The New York Times memorialized him as a "merchant of the old school". His estate was valued at between $3 million and $7 million. Descendants Roosevelt's grandchildren include John Ellis Roosevelt (1853–1939), president of the Elkhorn Valley Coal Land Company; William Emlen Roosevelt (1857–1930), a banker and president of Roosevelt & Son; Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), the future President of the United States from September 14, 1901 until March 4, 1909; and Granville Roland Fortescue (1875–1952), an author and soldier. One of his great-granddaughters was First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. One of his 2x great-grandsons was Sir Humphrey Clarke, 5th Baronet (1906–1973). References Notes Sources External links Almanac of Theodore Roosevelt Family Tree 1794 births 1871 deaths Cornelius Schuyler family American people of Dutch descent American businesspeople 19th-century American politicians Columbia College (New York) alumni