Preserved Strong

Notes:

He is said to have received his name from the fact that he was born in a great snow storm and was preserved alive nonetheless. He removed from Northhampton to Lebanon, Ct., in 1714, and after 1720 to Coventry, Ct., and was one of the selectmen of Coventry in 1730, '31, '34, and '35. (Dwight, p 986).

Preserved married Tabitha Lee on 23 Oct 1701. Tabitha was born about 1677; died on 23 Jun 1750 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He married about 1726, wife Deborah, of whom Benjamin Dwight wrote (maiden) "name carefully sought after but not found."

Noah married Deborah ??? before 1727. Deborah was born before 1702; died on 30 Nov 1739. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Capt. Joseph Strong on 12 May 1724 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut. Joseph (son of Justice Joseph Strong and Sarah Allen) was born on 25 Jul 1701 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 9 Apr 1773. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A farmer at Coventry, Ct. In his later years he removed to Windsor and thence to Southampton. It is recorded that "Aaron Strong" (his son) and "his wife Abigail and son Roswell, warned from Springfield (on account of the Indians) came from Windsor to Southhampton in Aug. 1762, and in Jan. 1763-4, Aaron and wife Rachel warned from Westfield came from Windsor to Southampton." (Dwight, p. 1055).

Family/Spouse: Rachel Strong. Rachel (daughter of Justice Joseph Strong and Sarah Allen) was born on 30 Jun 1711 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Benjamin Dwight writes that he was "a farmer at Salisbury, Ct., and afterwards (1761-75) at Brandon, Vt. (Otter Creek): a man of energy and pluck."

Elisha married Desire Williams about 1751. Desire was born on 22 Feb 1731; died on 19 Dec 1821. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Benjamin Dwight shows that she married Bethuel CHITTENDEN.

Elizabeth married Richard (Dea.) Hale on 27 May 1746 in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts. Richard was born on 28 Feb 1716; died on 1 Jun 1802. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benajah married Lucy Bishop about 1769 in Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut. Lucy was born about 1747; died about 1783. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Benjamin Dwight wrote that he "was a farmer at Brandon, Vt., and at Cincinnati, O. (1800-1806), and afterwards at Jamestown, Green county, O., where he d. of spotted fever....buried in the same grave (as his wife who died from this the following day."

Notes:

Benjamin Dwight writes that he was a farmer and miller in Brandon and a deacon in the Bapt. Ch. He married Lydia Ambler, and he adopted a son and heir Hiram Bigelow surnamed by him Strong.

Notes:

Benjamin Dwight writes that he was "a farmer of Brandon, Vt., and after 1793, at Westmoreland, Oneida Co,, N.Y where he died....He was a Revolutionary soldier, and was present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis."

Notes:

Benjamin Dwight writes that he was "a millwright at Brandon, Vt., and afterwards at Elbridge, N.Y, where he put up a saw-mill and grist-mill with his brother Reuben and afterwards removed to (Brutus, now) Sennett, Cayuga County, N.Y., where he bought a farm of 200 acres and spent the rest of his life as a farmer."

Isaac married Miram Bacon before 1788. Miram was born on 31 Dec 1768 in Shaftsbury, Bennington County, Vermont; died on 16 Jun 1847 in Cayuga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Benjamin Dwight shows that she married Jacob BACON.

Notes:

Benjamin Dwight writes that she married Samuel KELSEY.

Notes:

Benjamin Dwight shows that she married Solomon TUTTLE.

Notes:

NATHAN HALE was born on June 6, 1755 in Coventry, Connecticut. His father was a prosperous Coventry farmer, and Nathan was the sixth of twelve children born into the family. His parents held very strong religious beliefs and were advocates of a rigid Puritan work ethic. The Hale children grew up very much influenced by their parents' beliefs in religion, hard work, and education. The days of Nathan Hale's youth were marked with mounting political controversy. The American Revolution was in its infancy, and more and more people were promoting radical ideas that pertained to individual liberties and sovereignty. Nathan Hale took the ideas of individual and political freedoms to heart, and gained a sense of purpose. In a sense, he was very fortunate. His family had the means to send him off to Yale College at the young age of 14. His older brother Enoch was also sent to Yale at the same time. In these years, Yale was primarily a school that prepared young men for the ministry, focusing on religion and the classics. The school was evolving, however, and Nathan absorbed not only ideas in religion and the classics, but also other areas of thought, such as business, astronomy, writing, mathematics, philosophy, and law. During his years at Yale, Nathan Hale became a confident young man, supported by his ethical beliefs, willing and able to speak to others about his ideas. He graduated from Yale at the age of 18, at the top of his class.

When he graduated from Yale in 1773, he accepted a teaching position in East Haddam, Connecticut, and shortly thereafter he was offered a position as the master of the New London, Connecticut Grammar School. All during this period, the political controversies between the Colonies and England were rising to a head. When war broke out, Nathan Hale put his ideals ahead of his immediate comfort, and volunteered his services to the cause of the Revolution. He served as a lieutenant, then a captain, and then as an officer in Thomas Knowlton's elite Knowlton Rangers. In 1776, George Washington needed to gain an advantage on the British. He solicited capable officers who could infiltrate the British forces; in short, Washington needed spies. Nathan Hale volunteered. The details of what happened next are not entirely clear, and never will be. But we do know that Hale was captured by the British in New York on September 21, 1776. We also know that the British General William Howe attempted to bribe Hale for information and a change in allegiance. Nathan Hale stood by his principles. He refused to betray his country, and without a hearing or a trial, he was sentenced to be hanged.

Nathan Hale died in New York on September 22, 1776 because he held to his convictions. Before he was hanged, he bravely spoke words that will never, ever, die: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Nathan Hale died very young, at the age of 21, but his dedication to his beliefs are one of the symbols of of American bravery and principles.

http://www.netstate.com/states/peop/people/ct_nh.htm

A painting depicting this scene can be found in the Aug-Sept DAR Magazine, and is copied in the November 1996 SFAA newsletter. (The Nov. 1996 Newsletter also contains a five page biography of him).

Joseph married Rebecca Young on 8 Sep 1796 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. Rebecca was born about 1780; died about 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to Benjamin Dwight, at the time of the publication of his book, she "resides unmarried in West Webster, Monroe County, New York."

Notes:

Benjamin Dwight shows her as a daughter of Isaac STRONG and Miriam BACON, and further wrote that "She still (1871) resides at West Webster."

Desire married Justin Dwinell on 13 Jun 1819. Justin was born on 19 May 1800; died on 23 Jun 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eleanor married John Wood on 13 Mar 1823 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. John was born on 29 Jul 1785 in West Virginia; died on 29 Jan 1848 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Description: CHAPMAN ELIZA J.
b.July 16, 1822 d.Aug. 23, 1870
Burial 8/23/1870
tall gray slab; "wife of S. B. Chapman"; next to S.B.
Information from my cemetery records. Maybe be helpful to you.

Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa
Sharon Rohrbacher
Odessa Township Treasurer


Sharon Rohrbacher
sharon@odessatownship.org

Eliza married Samuel B. Chapman on 31 Dec 1845. Samuel was born on 25 Feb 1821 in Webster, Monroe County, New York; died on 31 Jan 1875 in Michigan; was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shown by Benjamin Dwight, has having one child, Mariette Dwinell.

Henry married Lucinda Devereux on 3 Oct 1850. Lucinda was born on 3 Oct 1827 in Webster, Monroe County, New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Louisa married Charles B. Dean on 1 Jan 1852. Charles was born on 11 Oct 1826; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shown by Benjamin Dwight as "a farmer and carpenter at W. Webster"

Family/Spouse: Mary Jane Weeks. Mary was born on 18 Jul 1839; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shown by Benjamin Dwight as "a farmer at Mason, Ingham County, Mich., and justice of the peace."

John married Miranda C. Van Duzen on 27 Apr 1859. Miranda was born on 17 Sep 1839; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shown by Benjamin Dwight as "a farmer at Eaton Rapids, Mich., and a constable."

Stephen married Lamira E. Allen on 1 Mar 1866. Lamira was born on 17 Mar 1844 in Java, Wyoming County, New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ellen married Franklin H. Work about 1857 in New York. Franklin was born on 10 Feb 1819 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio; died on 16 Mar 1911 in New York City, New York County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

CHAPMAN EMMA JUNE
d. May 2, 1895 47yr 7mo 5/5/1895 cancer NASHVILLE
flat single gray stone next to S. B. and Eliza Chapman

Information from my cemetery records. Maybe be helpful to you.

Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa
Sharon Rohrbacher
Odessa Township Treasurer

Sharon Rohrbacher
sharon@odessatownship.org


(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Odessa, Ionia Co., MI, Page # 327A, Film # T9-0584
PARTELLO, Edwin 28, M, M, W, OH NY PA, Self, Farmer
PARTELLO, Theresa 30, M, F, W, NY NY NY, Wife, Keeping House
Chapman, Emma 33, S, F, W, MI NY NY, Other, Seamstress

Source:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/chapman/messages/8865.html

Notes:

Married a Partello, and lived in Barry County.

Maria married Edwin Partello about 1875 in Michigan. Edwin was born in Mar 1852 in Ohio; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):
Census Listings:

1880 Census
Odessa, Ionia Co., MI, Page # 318D, Film # T9-0584
Chapman, Martin 28, M, M, W, MI NY NY, Self, Farmer
Chapman, Ann 22, M, F, W, OH OH OH, Wife, Keeping House
Chapman, Mable 03, S, F, W, MI MI OH, Dau

http://genforum.genealogy.com/chapman/messages/8865.html

1900 Census
Michigan, Ionia County, Berlin Twp
Enumerated 15 June 1900
SD 5 ED 1 Sheet 5A
101-106
Chapman, Martin L Head W M Sep 1851 49 M 25 Mich York State York State
Chapman, Hepzabeth A Wf W F Jun 1857 42 M 25 2/2 Ohio York State York State
Chapman, Myrtie L Dtr W F Jan 1882 18 S Mich Mich Ohio
Green, Patience M M-in-law M F Dec 1834 Wd 2/2 New York State York State York State

1910 Census
Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit City
Enumerated 27 Apr 1910
SD ? ED 134 Ward 9
Sheet 15 A
544-283-309
Chapman, Martin L Head M W 58 m1 34 Mi NY NY Laborer Laboratory
Chapman, Ann Wf F W 52 m1 34 2/2 Ohio NY NY

Family/Spouse: Hephzibah Ann "Anna" McNelly. Hephzibah was born in Jun 1857 in Ohio; died on 7 Apr 1912 in Michigan; was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ella married Charles Burton about 1890 in Michigan. Charles was born in Jul 1857 in Michigan; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From FindAGrave:

Birth: Nov. 23, 1860
Lake Odessa
Ionia County
Michigan, USA
Death: 1938
Portland
Ionia County
Michigan, USA

DIES AFTER AN ILLNESS OF 20 MONTHS

Mrs. Eva Bywater Passes Away Sunday Evening at Home of Daughter.

CAME TO PORTLAND 23 YEARS AGO TO RESIDE

Was Born on Farm Where Part of Lake Odessa Village is Now Located.

Mrs. Eva Bywater died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Addie Ryerson, in this village Sunday night, after an illness which had kept her confined to the bed for nearly two years. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon, and burial will be in Portland cemetery. Mrs. Bywater was 78 years old on November 23d.

Deceased was born on a farm where the north part of the village of Lake Odessa now stands. Twenty-three years ago she and her husband, the late William Bywater, moved to Portland, where their son, Carl D. Bywater, had but recently opened a drug store. The husband's death occurred several years ago.

The surviving children are Mrs. Cora Hay, Grand Rapids; Miss Florence Bywater, Detroit; Mrs. Addie Ryerson, Carl D. Bywater, Portland. A sister, Mrs. Ella Burton, resides at Nashville, and there are four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Bywater had been a worker in the Methodist church society since she was a young lady, and was a member of the Portland church. She belonged to the Rebekah lodge,
having been one of the first members of the order at Lake Odessa.

Evelyn married Wiliam Day Bywater about 1878. Wiliam (son of Thomas L. Bywater and Julia Ann Tallman) was born on 2 Jul 1850 in Cayuga County, New York; died on 8 Mar 1924 in Portland, Ionia County, Michigan; was buried in Portland Cemetery, Portland, Ionia County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Wikipedia Biography Frances Ellen Work

Born in New York City, she was a daughter of Franklin H. Work "Frank" (1819? 1911), a well-known stockbroker and prot?g? of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and his wife, Ellen Wood (1831? 1877). [1]

On September 22, 1880, at Christ Church, New York City, Frances Work married the Hon. James Boothby Burke Roche, who would later become the 3rd Baron Fermoy. They had four children: two daughters Cynthia Roche and Eileen, and twin sons Francis and Edmund. Edmund later became the 4th Baron Fermoy, and was the grandfather of Diana, Princess of Wales. Frances divorced Roche for desertion in 1891, before he had succeeded to the barony. Her lawyer was Thomas F. Bayard, former United States Secretary of State.[2]

On August 4, 1905, the Hon. Mrs. Burke Roche married Aurel de Batonyi, a Hungarian-born riding instructor and society horseman. When he had immigrated to the United States on the Majestic in 1891, Batonyi claimed he was a count. [3] It was also suggested that his real name was Arthur Cohn. [4] Frances sued de Batonyi for divorce two years after their marriage, allegedly because her father threatened to disinherit her if she continued to live with her husband. [4]

She was a prominent figure in the New York City and Newport, Rhode Island, social sets, and was friends with Mrs Reginald Vanderbilt. Her sister, Lucy Bond Work married Peter Cooper Hewitt, a son of New York City Mayor Abram Stevens Hewitt.
She died in the city of her birth at the age of 89. [1]

References

[1] Williamson, D. (1981) The Ancestry of Lady Diana Spencer In: Genealogist's Magazine vol. 20 (no. 6) p. 192-199 and vol. 20 (no. 8) pp. 281? 282.
[2] The Times (London) Friday, 27 March 1896, p. 7 col. F.
[3] United States Government. 1891 New York Ship's Arrivals Records Index. Washington, D.C.: National Archives. Series M237, Roll #571, July 8, 1891.
[4] Oakland Tribune, September 8 1907, pp. 17? 18.


PRI article, "Dollar Princesses"

Next week, Prince William will take Kate Middleton as his wife in what's being hailed, again, as the wedding of the century.

The pews will be filled with world leaders, other royal family and members of the British aristocracy.

Within that aristocracy will be a strong American connection. For many of their number are descendants of a generation of U.S. women. They were called the "dollar princesses."

The dollar princesses were a breed of very rich American girls who came over at the end of the 19th century to Britain and to Europe, looking for titles. And it was simple as that. It was cash in return for a title.

Daisy Goodwin has written novel, "The American Heiress," based on the lives of these women. Goodwin said newly wealthy Americans like the Vanderbilts had just about everything they wanted, except social status.

"Even though the Vanderbilts, for example, had more money than anybody, they weren't being asked to the nicest parties."

Consuelo Vanderbilt
The solution lay across the Atlantic in Britain. Dukes and earls, struggling with debt and dilapidated castles, were looking for wives with multi-million dollar dowries. The Vanderbilts 19-year-old daughter, Consuelo, married the Duke of Marlborough in 1895.
Goodwin said she was one of the first to make the journey, and the deal.

"When these American girls came over they were so much richer, so the men could hardly resist. And a quarter of the British aristocracy married American money in the period between 1890 and 1910. It's no exaggeration to say these dollar princesses saved the British aristocracy for a generation. They kept the stately homes of England going."

The phenomenon sparked a magazine called "Titled American," which Goodwin said was the "match.com" of its day.

The lives of the dollar princesses were closely followed in the U.S. press.

British men found them vivacious and independent. But for all their fame and considerable fortune, Goodwin said they failed to make fans out of one group ? the English women who suddenly lost their chance at nobility.

"They had kind of grown up from the nursery expecting to marry the Duke of This or the Earl of That, and that's what they were trained to do. And then suddenly, their career prospects were kind of jettisoned by some American girl from nowhere in their opinion who came in looking lovely but had no idea about how to dress, what to do, how to hold her fork or whatever and she would just pinch the most eligible bachelor from under these poor British girls' noses. And they hated it."

As in the much-watched case of Princesses Diana, many of the dollar princesses ended up in loveless marriages. That includes Diana's own great grandmother, Frances Work who was, in fact a dollar princess.

And so, Prince William also has stateside ancestry, thanks to the American obsession with British class and status. In some ways, said Goodwin, it marked the start of Anglo-mania.

"America had all the money but Britain had all the tradition and hey, that's something that hasn't really changed has it, you know. I would say that in America, there's probably more interest in the royal wedding than there is here even. And I'm amazed by that. But I think it's rather wonderful."

http://www.theworld.org/2011/04/a-look-back-at-the-dollar-princesse/

Frances married Rt. Hon. James Boothby Burke Roche, 3rd Baron Fermoy on 22 Sep 1880 in New York City, New York County, New York. James was born on 28 Jul 1852 in Middlesex, England; died on 30 Oct 1920 in London, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nora married William B. Hulburt about 1896. William was born about 1874 in Michigan; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nora married William M. Bills on 21 Sep 1916 in Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan. William was born about 1892 in Michigan; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Cora married Ira E. Hay on 1 Feb 1899 in Lake Odessa, Ionia County, Michigan. Ira was born about 1878 in Michigan; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3KG-XSL
Groom's Name: Leon Ryerson
Groom's Race:
Groom's Age: 29 years
Groom's Birth Date: 1882
Groom's Birthplace: Portland
Bride's Name: Addie J. Bywater
Bride's Race:
Bride's Age: 24 years
Bride's Birth Date: 1887
Bride's Birthplace: South Dakota
Marriage Type:
Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1911
Marriage Place: Grand Ledge, Ionia, Michigan
Groom's Father: C. S. Ryerson
Groom's Mother: Mary Bacon
Bride's Father: William D. Bywater
Bride's Mother: ...lyn Chapman
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband:
Film Number: 2342693
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 4209154
Image Number: 226
Reference Number: v 2 p 1015 rn 2933
Collection: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925

Addie married Leon Ryerson on 25 Dec 1911 in Grand Ledge, Eaton County, Michigan. Leon was born about 1882 in Michigan; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From FindAGrave:

Carl Day Bywater was born Oct 31, 1892 to Evelyn (Chapman) and William Bywater.
Carl married Margery Wilhelm Nov 20, 1919. She was born Sep 9 1895, and died Sep 8, 1987 in Portland, Ionia County, Michigan.

Obituary of Carl Day Bywater:
"Funeral services will be held at 2 Monday for Carl D. Bywater, 55, a Portland druggist since 1916 and a member of the Democratic state central committee. Mr. Bywater, also chairman of the Ionia county Democratic committee, died in St. Lawrence hospital in Lansing Friday. He was a member of the Masonic order, Lions club and IOOF. Surviving are his wife, Margery; a daughter, Marilyn at home and three sisters, Mrs. Addie Ryerson, Portland township treasurer, Florence of Detroit and Mrs. Cora Hay of Grand Rapids. Funeral services will be held at 2 Monday at the Bandfield Chapel, Portland".

Burial will be in Portland cemetery.

Carl married Margery Wilhelm on 19 Nov 1919 in Portland, Ionia County, Michigan. Margery was born on 9 Sep 1895 in Portland, Ionia County, Michigan; died on 8 Sep 1987 in Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Wikipedia Biography of Edmund Maurice Burke Roche

Roche was born in Chelsea, London, [1] the elder of twin sons of the Hon. James Roche (later Baron Fermoy) and his wife, Frances Ellen Work. He was educated at Harvard University, but returned to England on succeeding to his father's title in 1920. He rented Park House, Sandringham, Norfolk from the Royal Family and at the 1924 general election, he contested and won the local parliamentary constituency, King's Lynn, holding the seat until he stood down at the 1935 general election. [2][3] He was also elected the town's mayor in 1931. [4]

On 17 September 1931, Lord Fermoy married Ruth Sylvia Gill (the youngest daughter of Col. William Gill) at St. Devenick's, Bieldside, Aberdeenshire [1] and they had three children:

a) Hon. Mary Cynthia (b. 1934),
married
(1) Hon. Sir Anthony Berry (divorced 1966),
(2) Denis Geoghegan (divorced 1980),
(3) Michael Gunningham (divorced 1989)

b) Hon. Frances Ruth (b. 1936),
married
(1) Edward Spencer, Viscount Althorp (divorced 1969),
(2) Peter Shand Kydd

c) Hon. Edmund James Burke (b. 1939), later the 5th Baron Fermoy.

Lord Fermoy joined the Royal Air Force in 1939 at the start of World War II but when the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP) for King's Lynn was killed on active service in 1943, he resigned his commission and stood for re-election. He retired from politics when Parliament was dissolved for the 1945 general election. [2]

Lord Fermoy collapsed in a shop at King's Lynn, Norfolk in June 1955 and died three weeks later. [2] He was succeeded by his only son.

1) Williamson, D The Ancestry of Lady Diana Spencer In: Genealogist's Magazine, 1981; vol. 20 (no. 6) p. 192-199 and vol. 20 (no. 8) p. 281-282

2) The Times, Saturday, Jul 9, 1955; p. 8 col. D

3) Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3rd edition ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.

4) The Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Edmund married Ruth Sylvia Gill, Baroness FermoyScotland. Ruth was born on 2 Oct 1908 in Dalhebity, Bieldside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died on 6 Jul 1993 in London, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Wikipedia Biography of Frances Ruth Roche

Frances Ruth Shand Kydd (n?e Roche, formerly Viscountess Althorp) (20 January 1936 ? 3 June 2004) was the first wife of John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer and the mother of Diana, Princess of Wales. After two failed marriages and the deaths of two children, she devoted her later years to Roman Catholic charity work. Frances Ruth Roche was born in Park House, on the royal estate at Sandringham, Norfolk.[1] Her father was Edmund Roche, 4th Baron Fermoy, a friend of King George VI and the elder son of the American heiress Frances Work and her first husband, the 3rd Baron Fermoy. Her mother Ruth, Lady Fermoy DCVO was a confidante and lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother). On 1 June 1954, aged 18, Roche married John Spencer, Viscount Althorp (later the 8th Earl Spencer) at Westminster Abbey. She was then known as Viscountess Althorp (the name is pronounced Altrup).

The Althorps had five children:

Elizabeth Sarah Lavinia Spencer (19 March 1955), who married Neil Edmund McCorquodale, a distant cousin of Raine, Countess Spencer

Cynthia Jane Spencer later Baroness Fellowes (11 February 1957), who married Sir Robert Fellowes, later Baron Fellowes

John Spencer, who died within 10 hours of his birth on 12 January 1960

Diana Frances Spencer later Diana, Princess of Wales (1 July 1961? 31 August 1997), first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales

Charles Edward Maurice Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (20 May 1964), who married Victoria Lockwood, then Caroline Freud (the latter formerly wife of Matthew Freud)

The British media made comparisons between Lady Althorp's and Diana's lives, because both were inexperienced young women who were thrust into the spotlight by marriage to much older men in higher stations to whom they were unfaithful. As with the marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales, the marriage between Lord and Lady Althorp was not a happy one.

1) England & Wales, Birth Index, Jan Feb Mar 1936, 4b 344, Freedbridge Lynn, Norfolk

Family/Spouse: The Right Hon. Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer. Edward was born on 24 Jan 1924 in London, Middlesex, England; died on 29 Mar 1992 in London, Middlesex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Wikipedia Biography of Diana Frances Spencer

Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances n?e Spencer; 1 July 1961 ? 31 August 1997) was a member of the British royal family and an international personality of the late 20th century as the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981. The wedding, which was held at St. Paul's Cathedral, was televised and watched by a global audience of over 750 million people. The marriage produced two sons: Princes William and Harry, currently second and third in line to the thrones of the 16 Commonwealth realms, respectively.

A public figure from the announcement of her engagement to Prince Charles, Diana was born into an old, aristocratic English family with royal ancestry, and remained the focus of worldwide media scrutiny before, during and after her marriage, which ended in divorce on 28 August 1996. This media attention continued following her death in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997, and in the subsequent display of public mourning a week later. Diana also received recognition for her charity work and for her support of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. From 1989, she was the president of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.

Diana married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]