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Marion O'Shea Roosevelt
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Marion Theresa O'Shea
1850 Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland
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Marion "Minnie" O'Shea Roosevelt (born in 1850, died in 1902) was an Irish writer. She was also the second wife of Robert Roosevelt. He was the uncle of a famous American president, Theodore Roosevelt.
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Discovering Marion O'Shea's Early Life
Marion O'Shea Roosevelt was born in 1850 in Nenagh, a town in County Tipperary, Ireland. Her parents were John and Mary Anne O'Shea. Her father, John O'Shea, worked as a journalist for a newspaper called The Nenagh Guardian.
Her Talented Family Members
Marion came from a family of writers and thinkers. Her mother's brother, Peter E. Gill, was in charge of another newspaper, the Tipperary Advocate. Peter was also the uncle of T. P. Gill, who was a well-known person in Ireland.
Marion's older brother, John Augustus O'Shea, was a soldier, a journalist, and wrote novels. Her sister, Elizabeth O'Shea Dillon, was also a writer who later moved to India. Another sister, Margaret, was very good at languages and translated books from French. Her brother, Robert Gabriel, worked as a political reporter in London.
Marion's Family Life and Writings
Some stories say that Marion was married before to someone named Robert Fortescue. Other accounts suggest that "Robert Fortescue" was actually an alias for Robert Roosevelt. Marion later married Robert Roosevelt on August 14, 1888.
Her Children and Their Paths
Marion and Robert had three children. These children were often called Robert's stepchildren:
- Kenyon Fortescue (1871–1939) grew up to become a lawyer.
- Major Granville Roland "Rolly" Fortescue (1875–1952) became a military officer. He married Grace Hubbard Bell, who was the niece of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone.
- Maude Fortescue (1880–1961) married Ernest William Sutton Pickhardt in 1900. They moved to London. Maude later married Brigadier General Richard L. A. Pennington in 1945.
Marion Roosevelt wrote many articles and poems. These were published in different journals in America. She passed away on April 10, 1902, in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
