▁were ▁General ▁Lloyd ▁Steph ens ▁Bry ce , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁and ▁Ed ith ▁( née ▁Cooper ) ▁Bry ce , ▁the ▁only ▁child ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Mayor ▁Edward ▁Cooper , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁prominent ▁industrial ist ▁Peter ▁Cooper . ▁The ▁family ▁house , ▁Bry ce ▁House , ▁was ▁located ▁in ▁Ros lyn ▁on ▁Long ▁Island , ▁New ▁York . ▁Her ▁mother , ▁a ▁million air ess , ▁died ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁leaving ▁a ▁large ▁estate ▁to ▁her ▁family ▁in ▁her ▁will . ▁The ▁main ▁benef ici aries ▁were ▁her ▁brother ▁and ▁her ▁father . ▁Her ▁father ▁died ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁and ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁will , ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁estate , ▁calculated ▁at ▁$ 6 , 6 6 7 , 1 3 6 ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁went ▁to ▁her ▁children ▁and ▁grand children , ▁with ▁Peter ▁the ▁main ▁benef ici ary . ▁Ed ith ▁inherited ▁$ 9 5 7 , 6 4 5 ▁( ). ▁ ▁Her ▁sister , ▁Corn elia ▁Elizabeth ▁Bry ce ▁( 1 8 8 1 – 1 9 6 0 ), ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁conservation ist ▁G iff ord ▁Pin ch ot ▁( 1 8 6 5 – 1 9 4 6 ), ▁the ▁first ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Forest ▁Service ▁under ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁Her ▁brother ,