3 0 , ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁– ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁he ir ▁and ▁real ▁estate ▁invest or . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Z ab ris kie ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 5 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Sarah ▁Jane ▁( née ▁Tit us ) ▁Z ab ris kie ▁( 1 8 2 2 – 1 8 9 2 ) ▁and ▁Christian ▁Andrew ▁Z ab ris kie ▁( 1 8 0 6 – 1 8 7 9 ), ▁who ▁was ▁prominent ▁in ▁Epis cop al ▁church ▁circles ▁in ▁Ber gen ▁County , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁never ▁engaged ▁in ▁business , ▁instead ▁prefer ring ▁the ▁" qu iet ▁enjoy ments ▁of ▁county ▁life ." ▁ ▁His ▁pat ernal ▁grand par ents ▁were ▁Mary ▁( née ▁Ry erson ) ▁Z ab ris kie , ▁a ▁direct ▁desc endant ▁of ▁J oris ▁J ansen ▁Rap el je , ▁and ▁Andrew ▁Christian ▁Z ab ris kie , ▁who ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Param us ▁at ▁the ▁ancest ral ▁hom est ead . ▁ ▁Besides ▁his ▁father , ▁his ▁pat ernal ▁un cles ▁were ▁Martin , ▁John , ▁and ▁John ▁Jacob ▁Z ab ris kie , ▁all ▁desc ended ▁from ▁Alb ry cht ▁Z abor owski , ▁who ▁left ▁Du cal ▁Pr uss ia ▁after ▁the ▁Th irty ▁Years ' ▁War , ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁New ▁Amsterdam ▁on ▁the ▁Dutch ▁ship ▁De ▁V