Richford is John D. Rockefeller ’ s birth town .
John D. Rockefeller was born in Richford , New York , then part of the Burned-over district—a New York state area being the site of an evangelical revival known as the Second Great Awakening ; it drew masses to various Protestant churches—especially Baptist ones—urging believers to follow such ideals as hard work , prayer and good deeds to build `` the Kingdom of God on Earth '' .
John D. Rockefeller