Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Her fascination with history also led her to become the honorary director of the Robert E. Lee Memorial Association, located in Stratford, Virginia. Janet Auchincloss Rutherfurd died last Wednesday at a Boston hospital of cancer at the age of 39. This account has been disabled. Try again later. Janet Lee Bouvier was born Janet Norton Lee, on December 3, 1907, in Manhattan, New York City, to James Thomas Aloysius Lee and Margaret A. Merritt. However, it did not work out and the marriage ended in a divorce in 1940. She studied at the Potomac School in McLean, Virginia, and Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut, the alma mater of her half-sisters Jacqueline and Lee. The early chapters of "Janet & Jackie" go back and forth among the lives of early Lees; Jackie's father's family, the Bouviers; and her stepfather's family, the Auchinclosses. Failed to delete flower. Julie Cooper and San Antonio Express-News. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. She was the half sister of the former First Lady of the United States, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and socialite Lee Radziwill. Since I was the eldest in the family, I had the first pick of the rooms Jackie was the second oldest so she got the second-best room, which is this room with its view of the Bay at sunset. He worked in a rubber factory. In August 1984, Auchincloss Rutherfurd was diagnosed with lung cancer. She was the mother of former United States First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill. There was a problem getting your location. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Janet Lee Bouvier Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life & Achievements Auchincloss was born in New York City, the daughter of stockbroker Hugh D., Jr. and socialite Janet Auchincloss (ne Lee). Most people don't know that Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill have a half-brother, Jamie Auchincloss. She had friendly relations with many American elite politicians and celebrities. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. A system error has occurred. Janet Rutherfurd Dies at 39; Half-Sister of Mrs. Onassis, https://www.nytimes.com/1985/03/21/us/janet-rutherfurd-dies-at-39-half-sister-of-mrs-onassis.html. (Janet Auchincloss died in 1989 at age 81.) Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. [13] On March 13, 1985, she died at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston at the age of 39. Hugh D. "Yusha" Auchincloss III, the step-brother of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, has died. Janet Auchincloss Rutherfurd - Wikipedia Please reset your password. Mrs. Rutherford, daughter of Janet Lee. Failed to report flower. Lewis Polk Rutherfurd - Wikipedia imported from Wikimedia project. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. Add to your scrapbook. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Surviving are her husband, Bingham Morris; a sister, Winifred d'Olier Jr., of Villanova, Pa.; three children, Mrs. Onassis and Mrs. Ross, both of Manhattan, and James Lee Auchincloss of Washington; three stepchildren, Hugh D. Auchincloss Jr. of Manhattan and Newport, Nina Straight of Bethesda, Md., and Thomas Gore Auchincloss of Eagle Bridge, N.Y.; 14 grandchildren and stepgrandchildren and a great-granddaughter. The marriage suffered, another child was born, Jack's adultery was flagrant and Janet realized her mistakes. Over time, he became notorious for his womanizing ways and alcoholism. Performance & security by Cloudflare. Her younger brother is James Lee Auchincloss (born 1947). Janet L Auchincloss. Auchincloss lived at Hammersmith Farm in Newport, a summer cottage property that the . She was a graduate of Miss Spence's School and attended Sweetbriar and Barnard Colleges and was a three-time winner of the hunter championship at the National Horse Show. Weve updated the security on the site. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. Learn more about managing a memorial . She was 81 years old and also had a home in Washington. Both her parents were of Irish decent. Sanger was the president of Windsurfing of Sanibel, a Florida sailboard and sports clothing shop, and graduated from Wheelock College. Janet Jennings Auchincloss Rutherfurd, half-sister of Jacqueline Onassis, died March 13 in Boston of lung cancer. Her parents were the Hugh D. Auchincloss Sr. and the former Janet Lee Bouvier, the mother of Mrs. Onassis. I moved up from the room downstairs. See the article in its original context from. Early life [ edit] Janet Norton Lee was born on December 3, 1907, in Manhattan, New York City. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7c0b41579d9423f0 Her father had amassed a fortune for himself while his . Janet Auchincloss Rutherfurd was born on June 13 1945, to Hugh D. Auchincloss and Janet Lee Bouvier. Hugh "Yusha" Auchincloss III, Jackie Kennedy's Step-Brother, Dies Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. A private funeral service for Janet Jennings Auchincloss Rutherford, half-sister of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, was held here Tuesday. Mrs. Morris, who is 77, is Mrs. Onassis mother, while Auchincloss was her stepfather. Janet had another daughter from her first marriage, Caroline Lee Bouvier, who later married popular American director Herbert Ross. Her husband later married Katharine duPont Sanger (grand-daughter of Lammot du Pont II) on June 10, 1989.