A Robinson Heiress Who Couldn't Spend Her Money: Hetty

                                                                                                                             

Hetty:  Henrietta Howland Robinson
b: 1834-d: 1916

Hetty was born the same year my ggrandmother was born.  That was 183 years ago!
She was to become the USA's richest woman known for her financial skills in making money with the money she had inherited.  The "richest woman in America" amassed a fortune when other major financiers were men.
But she had a huge fault.  She couldn't bring herself to spend it.  She was like King Midas. Her own son's leg became infected and she wouldn't spend the money to get medical help, and he lost his leg.  She was sick in the head.  Her worth was $100 million to $200 million--like$ 2 billion to $4.4 billion in 2017.   Ivanka, don't be like her and be stingy to yourself and to others.
Hetty needed to see a psychologist but she would have never spent the money.  Why one day, she spent the whole time looking for her $0.02 stamp that she had dropped-not bringing herself to waste a penny.

She was born in Massachusetts into the richest whaling family in New Bedford,
then would marry a banker from Bellows Falls, Windham, Vermont.  My ggrandmother
was born in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont.

I discovered Hetty on my search for the preceding article for Robinsons in Vermont.
This lady had such a problem.  She was the worst miser who has ever lived.  And yet she had more
money than anyone could ever dream of, and would not spend a penny of it.

First, her mother died and left her $8,000.
Her aunt left her $20,000.
Her father died and left her $5 million including a $4 million trust fund that drew annual earnings.
She invested in Civil War war bonds.
Her other Aunt Sylvia died and left to charity her $2 million estate, not to Hetty.
Hetty came up with another will leaving it to herself: Robinson vs Mandell.
5 years later Hetty was awarded $600,000.

This lady was called the Witch of Wall Street.
Read the Wikipedia article about her.  

Nadene Goldfoot
Descendants of Edward Mott Robinson

Generation No. 1
                                                                           

1.  EDWARD MOTT1 ROBINSON was born January 08, 1800 in South Kingstown, Washington,  Rhode Island, and died June 14, 1865 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.  He married ABBY SLOCUM HOWLAND, daughter of GIDEON HOWLAND and MEHETABEL.  She was born March 20, 1809 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, and died 1860 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.

More About EDWARD MOTT ROBINSON:
Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery

More About ABBY SLOCUM HOWLAND:
Occupation: family owned large whaling fleet, China trading
Religion: Quakers

Child of EDWARD ROBINSON and ABBY HOWLAND is:
i. HENRIETTA "HETTY" HOWLAND2 ROBINSON, b. November 21, 1834, New Bedford, Massachusetts; d. July 03, 1916, Manhattan, New York City, New York; m. EDWARD HENRY GREEN, July 11, 1867, Manhattan, New York; b. February 06, 1820, Bellow Falls, Windham, Vermont; d. March 19, 1902, Bellow Falls, Windham, Vermont.

Notes for HENRIETTA "HETTY" HOWLAND ROBINSON:
 Died at age 81 years 7 months 12 days.

More About HENRIETTA "HETTY" HOWLAND ROBINSON:
Burial: Immanuel Cemetery
Education 1: 1840, Reading financial paper, age 6
Education 2: Bet. 1850 - 1853, Eliza Wing School, 16-19
Individual: "the Witch of Wall Street", nickname
Occupation 1: 1847, family bookkeeper at 13 financier
Occupation 2: 1916, Capitalist
Property: Died, left $200 million, donated all but $1,388,000 for 64 colleges, churches, hospitals, etc charities
Residence: 1836, Living with grandfather, Gideon Howland

Descendants of Gideon Howland

1   Gideon Howland b: Abt. 1785
.. +Mehetabel b: Abt. 1790
. 2   Abby Slocum Howland b: March 20, 1809 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts d: 1860 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
..... +Edward Mott Robinson b: January 08, 1800 in South Kingstown, Washington,  Rhode Island d: June 14, 1865 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts
..... 3   Henrietta "Hetty" Howland Robinson b: November 21, 1834 in New Bedford, Massachusetts d: July 03, 1916 in Manhattan, New York Civy, New York
......... +Edward Henry Green b: February 06, 1820 in Bellow Falls, Windham, Vermont d: March 19, 1902 in Bellow Falls, Windham, Vermont
......... 4   Edward "Ned" Howland Robinson Green Green b: August 23, 1868 in London, England, d: 1936
......... 4   Harriett "Sylvia" Ann Howland Green b: January 07, 1871 in London, England d: 1951
............. +Matthew Astor Wilks
. 2   Sylvia Ann Howland d: 1865

More About EDWARD HENRY GREEN:  Hetty's husband
Burial: Immanuel Church Cemetery
Occupation: gentleman banker
Residence 1: 1867, home in Manhattan
Residence 2: Bet. 1868 - 1869, London, England, Langham Hotel

More About EDWARD GREEN and HENRIETTA ROBINSON:
Marriage: July 11, 1867, Manhattan, New York

Descendants of Henry Atkinson Green

1   Henry Atkinson Green b: September 05, 1792 d: November 29, 1863
.. +Anne A. Tucker b: Abt. 1795
. 2   Edward Henry Green b: February 06, 1820 in Bellow Falls, Windham, Vermont d: March 19, 1902 in Bellow Falls, Windham, Vermont
..... +Henrietta "Hetty" Howland Robinson b: November 21, 1834 in New Bedford, Massachusetts d: July 03, 1916 in Manhattan, New York Civy, New York
..... 3   Edward "Ned" Howland Robinson Green Green b: August 23, 1868 in London, England, d: 1936
..... 3   Harriett "Sylvia" Ann Howland Green b: January 07, 1871 in London, England d: 1951
......... +Matthew Astor Wilks

Resource:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hetty_Green
  Wikipedia on Hetty Green: Henrietta Howland Robinson
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