At an early age, Eleanor Roosevelt became an orphan

First of all, one of the most interesting facts about Eleanor Roosevelt is she was orphaned at a young age. Theodore Roosevelt's 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt's niece Eleanor, was born to Elliott and Anna Hall Roosevelt. Anna Hall was a Livingston family descendant. The Livingstons, a prominent Hudson River family, contributed significantly to the establishment of the new republic. One Livingston administered George Washington's oath of office, another signed the Declaration of Independence, and a third went on to become a Supreme Court justice.

She was raised in a rich family that valued volunteer work in the community. After surgery on December 7, 1892, when Eleanor was eight years old, her mother passed away from diphtheria. Less than two years later, on August 14, 1894, Eleanor's father passed away. She was not quite ten years old at the time. Elliott Roosevelt (1889–1893) and Gracie Hall Roosevelt (1891–1941), also known as Hall, were two of Eleanor's brothers. In 1892, a few months after their mother passed away, both brothers developed scarlet fever. Elliott did not recover, although Hall did. Relatives reared her and her surviving brother. Eleanor found it extremely difficult to deal with the passing of her father, to who she had been especially close.