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     Mary Benedict Cushing is the daughter of Dr. Harvey Cushing.¹ She married, firstly, William Vincent Astor, son of Lt.-Col. John Jacob Astor IV and Ava Loel Willing, in 1939.¹ She and William Vincent Astor were divorced in 1953.¹ She married, secondly, James Whitney Fosburgh after 1953.¹
     Mary Benedict Cushing also went by the nick-name of Minnie.¹ From 1939, her married name became Astor.¹ From after 1953, her married name became Fosburgh.¹

     
     Dr. Harvey Cushing was a brain surgeon at Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A..¹

     James Whitney Fosburgh married Mary Benedict Cushing, daughter of Dr. Harvey Cushing, after 1953.¹
     James Whitney Fosburgh was an artist.¹

     Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on 30 January 1882. He was the son of James Roosevelt and Sara Delano.^1,2 He died on 12 April 1945 at age 63.
     Franklin Delano Roosevelt held the office of President of the United States of America between 1933 and 1945.¹

     John Hay Whitney was born on 27 August 1904 at Ellsworth, Maine, U.S.A..¹ He is the son of William Payne Whitney and Helen Hay.¹ He married, firstly, Mary Elizabeth Altemus circa 1930.¹ He and Mary Elizabeth Altemus were divorced in 1940.¹ He married, secondly, Betsy Cushing, daughter of Dr. Harvey Cushing, in 1942.² He died on 8 February 1982 at age 77.¹
     John Hay Whitney also went by the nick-name of Jock.¹ He was educated at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A..¹ He gained the rank of officer in the service of the Office of Strategic Services.¹ He fought in the Second World War, where he became a POW, but escaped.¹ He held the office of U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. between 1957 and 1961.²

     Mary Brooke Russell Marshall married William Vincent Astor, son of Lt.-Col. John Jacob Astor IV and Ava Loel Willing, on 8 October 1953.¹
     Mary Brooke Russell Marshall was the features editor of House and Garden.¹ Mary Brooke Russell Marshall usually went by her middle name of Brooke.¹ From 8 October 1953, her married name became Astor.¹

     General Platon Sergeievich Obolensky, Prince Obolensky married Maria Narishkin before 1890.¹
     General Platon Sergeievich Obolensky, Prince Obolensky gained the title of Prince Palton Obolensky.¹

     Sir Richard Atkins, 2nd Bt. was born circa 1655.¹ He was the son of Sir Richard Atkins, 1st Bt. and Rebecca Wright.¹ He married Elizabeth Byde, daughter of Sir Thomas Byde and Mary Skinner, before 1684.¹ He died on 26 November 1696.¹ He was buried at Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, England.¹
     Sir Richard Atkins, 2nd Bt. succeeded to the title of 2nd Baronet Atkins, of Clapham, Surrey [E., 1660] on 19 August 1689, and "of Newport Pagnell, co. Bucks."¹ He was Colonel of the Regiment of Foot.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Buckinghamshire between 1695 and 1698.¹

     Mary Colebrooke was born on 10 March 1750.¹ She was the daughter of Sir James Colebrooke, 1st Bt. and Mary Skynner.¹ She married Sir John Aubrey, 6th Bt., son of Sir Thomas Aubrey, 5th Bt. and Martha Carter, on 9 March 1771.¹ She died on 14 June 1781 at age 31, without surviving issue.¹ She was buried on 20 June 1781 at Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England.¹
     From 9 March 1771, her married name became Aubrey.¹

     Ivan Obolensky was born in 1925.¹ He is the son of Sergei Platonovich Obolensky, Prince Obolensky-Neledinsky-Meletzky and Ava Alice Muriel Astor.¹ He married Claire McGinnis before 1956.¹ He and Claire McGinnis were divorced in 1956.¹
     Ivan Obolensky fought in the Second World War.¹ He gained the rank of aviation cadet in the service of the U.S. Naval Air Corps.¹ He was educated at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A..¹ He wrote the book Rogues' March, published 1956.¹
     He has three children.¹