He gave up sailing the sturdy twenty-foot sloop Martha, named for the same granddaughter, which Joel had built and rigged for use by a cautious single-hander; he was a morning sailor by now, anyway.
"It's of Mary Elizabeth Martin, the granddaughter of Josiah Martin, who built the mansion," Mr. Blum said of the portrait.
The Crespo Foundation, established with €1.5 million, or $2 million, from Ulrike Crespo, granddaughter of the man who built the cosmetics empire Wella, caters to just a small fraction of them.
She was the granddaughter of developer Tracy Drake, who built Chicago's Drake Hotel.
In February, a sign appeared in front of the house, which belongs to Greta Elliott, a great-granddaughter of the man who built it, announcing that it was for sale.
"My granddad always encouraged hands-on exploration, which is what the Edgerton Center was built for," said Edgerton's granddaughter Ellen Law '86.
Once in Shawangunk, the trail passes by the Borden Estate, a mansion built in 1906 by the granddaughter of Gail Borden.
No. 222, for example, was built in 1800 by Ebenezer Stevens, whose granddaughter, Edith Wharton, was later a part owner.
The Milwaukeeans refuse to pay for their visit and the letter is revealed as a hoax to the disbelieving granddaughter, who realizes that her life has been built on empty lies.
Over the years, my husband and myself have built up a positive relationship with mother and granddaughter.
Ms. Rice, a daughter and granddaughter of Presbyterian ministers, visited the Church of the Nativity, built on the biblical birthplace of Jesus Christ, where she spoke of her own faith.
