Ancestor Links - Photos & Images
Notable & Famous Descendants of Early New England Settlers
Notable and Famous Descendants include: Founder of Eastman Kodak;
Founder of the B.F. Goodrich Company; Founder of American Red Cross;
First Woman to Fly Across the Atlantic Ocean; Inventors; Architect;
Authors; Poet; Playwright; Actors & Actresses; Colonial and State Governors
of Connecticut, Massachusetts & Vermont; Signers of U.S. Declaration
of Independence; Presidents of the United States; Princess Diana;
Duke of Cambridge; Duke of Sussex ... To see Summary Lists click here.
Notes: Direct descendants of the listed Early New England Settlers - are
also either direct descendants or distant cousins of the relevant listed
Notable and Famous Descendants.
For example: Direct descendants of New England emigrants Henry Wolcott
(c.1579-1655) & Elizabeth Saunders (c.1584-1655) - are also either
direct descendants or distant cousins of Roger Wolcott (1679-1767),
Colonial Governor of Connecticut.
A popular current term for this is “Notable Kin”.
Also featured: Notable &
Famous Descendants of Early New England Settlers with distant Cousin Links to -
Lady Diana Frances Spencer "Princess Diana”; H.R.H. Prince William,
Duke of Cambridge; & H.R.H. Prince Henry, Duke of Sussex "Prince Harry”.
Clara Barton (1821-1912) - Founder of the American Red Cross (ARC).
Wife of Samuel F.B. Morse - Co-Developer of Morse Code.
Charles L. Tiffany - Co-Founder of Tiffany & Co.
Brothers Orville Wright (1871-1948) & Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) -
Inventors & Aviation Pioneers - 1st Successful Airplane Flight.
Phil Knight - Philanthropist - and Co-Founder of Nike.
Bill Gates - Co-Founder of Microsoft - and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
The World Wide Web "WWW" or "the Web" was invented by Sir Tim Berners-Lee in 1989 and introduced to the general public in 1991.
Brewster Kahle - Founder of the Internet Archive.
In 2021 a statue of Diana, Princess of Wales “Princess Diana” was unveiled by her sons Prince William and Prince Harry
in the Sunken Garden of Kensington Palace to mark the 60th Anniversary of her Birth.
Summary Lists of Notable & Famous Descendants of Early New England Settlers
- Over 50 Early New England Settlers and their Notable & Famous Descendants (by family surname)
- Over 100 Notable & Famous Descendants of Early New England Settlers (in order of the above Photos & Images)
- Over 50 Notable & Famous
Descendants of Early New England Settlers with distant Cousin Links to - Lady Diana Frances
Spencer "Princess Diana”; H.R.H. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge;
& H.R.H. Prince Henry, Duke of Sussex "Prince Harry" (in order of the above Photos & Images)
Sources: for a list of Relevant Published Sources (Bibliography) - click here
1. Over 50 Early New England Settlers and their Notable & Famous Descendants
(by family surname)
Ayer: John Ayer [Newbury, Mass. c.1635] & Hannah Evered alias Webb - Ancestors of:
Beckley: Sergeant Richard Beckley [New Haven c.1639] & Frances - Ancestors of:
Berry: William Berry [Strawbery Banke (Portsmouth) N.H. c.1631] & Jane - Ancestors of:
Bigelow/Biglo: John Bigelow/Biglo [Watertown, Mass. c.1642] & Mary Warren - Ancestors of:
- Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton (1821-1912),
Founder of the American Red Cross (ARC) -
ARC areas of focus - Disaster Relief, Lifesaving Blood, Health and
Safety Services, Supporting America’s Military Families, and
International Services -
The ARC is a member of The International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies (IFRC)
- Percival Lawrence Lowell (1855-1916) - Businessman, Author, Mathematician, Astronomer,
Founder of the Lowell Observatory - listed as one of "The World's 100 Most Important Places" by TIME magazine (2011), and
Started efforts to discover Planet X - the 9th "Planet" - Pluto was eventually discovered 14 years after his death
- David Eustace Bigelow - husband of Ruth Campbell (1896-1966) - Founder of the Bigelow Tea Company -
Owner of the Charleston Tea Plantation in South Carolina - America’s largest working tea garden
- Henry Fonda (1905-1982) - American Film and Stage Actor - "On Golden Pond" ...
- Lucille Désirée Ball (1911-1989) - Actress, Comedienne and Television Personality - "I Love Lucy"; "Here's Lucy" ...
- Jane Fonda (born 1937) - American Actress & Writer - "On Golden Pond" ... (daughter of Henry Fonda)
- A(bbott) Lawrence Lowell (1856-1943) - President of Harvard (brother of Percival Lawrence Lowell)
- Hobart Baldwin Bigelow (1834-1891) - State Governor of Connecticut
- James A. Garfield (1831-1881) 20th President of the United States
Brigham: Thomas Brigham [England] & Gillian
[Grandparents of New England Settlers - Thomas, Constance (Brigham)
Crosby & Anne (Brigham) (Crosby) Thompson] - Ancestors of:
Brigham: Thomas Brigham [Susan & Ellen ship - 1635; Massachusetts] & Mercy Hurd/Heard - Ancestors of:
- Eli Whitney (1765-1825) - Inventor - the Cotton
Gin - One of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution - a
mechanical device which removes the seeds from cotton, a process which
previously had been extremely labor intensive. The word "gin" is short
for engine.
- Mrs. Ruth Felton (née Ward) Paine - wife of William Alfred Paine (1855-1929) - Co-Founder of Paine & Webber brokerage firm (1881) - In 2000 Paine Webber & Co. was Acquired by UBS AG
- Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee (born
1955) - Inventor of the World Wide Web - Director of the World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C) - Founder of the World Wide Web Foundation
- John Davis (1787-1854) - Governor of and Senator from Massachusetts
- Paul Brigham (1746-1824) - Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Vermont
- Asa Brigham (1788-1844) - Signer of the Texas Constitution of 1832, Declaring Independence from Mexico
Buell: William Buell [Windsor, Conn. c.1639] & Mary - Ancestors of:
- Richard Tiffany Gere (born 1949) - American Actor & Producer - "An Officer and a Gentleman"; "Pretty Woman"; "The Jackal" ...
Notes: William Buell & Mary - were possibly ancestors of Dr. Oliver Newell (1788-1865).
Cadwell: Thomas Cadwell [Hartford, Conn. c.1652] & Elizabeth Stebbins - Ancestors of:
Cass: John Cass [Hampton, N.H. c.1644] & Martha Philbrick - Ancestors of:
- James King Arness (1923-2011) - American Actor - "Gunsmoke" ... (Brother of Peter Graves)
- Peter Graves (born Peter Aurness) (1926-2010) - American Film and Television Actor - "Mission: Impossible" ...
- Warren Edward Buffett (born 1930) - Business Magnate, Investor, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Philanthropist
Clark: Hon. Daniel Clark [Windsor, Conn. c.1639] & Mary Newberry/Newbury - Ancestors of:
Clough: John Clough [Elizabeth ship - 1635; Salisbury, Mass. c.1639] & Jane - Ancestors of:
Cooley: Benjamin Cooley [Springfield, Mass. c.1642-1643] & Sarah - Ancestors of:
- Richard Morris Hunt (1828-1895) - American
Architect - Designed: Pedestal for the Statue of Liberty; Facade of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Biltmore Estate ...
- Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830-1886) - American Poet
Crow: John Crow [Hartford, Conn. c.1637; latterly Hadley, Mass.] & Elizabeth Goodwin - Ancestors of:
- Juliette "Daisy" (née Gordon) Low
(1860-1927) - Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) -
The Girl Scouts Mission has evolved to: "Girl Scouting builds girls of
courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place." -
The GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts (WAGGGS)
- Richard Morris Hunt (1828-1895) - American
Architect - Designed: Pedestal for the Statue of Liberty; Facade of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Biltmore Estate ...
- Louis (Cassius) Upton (1886-1952) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation
- Frederick (Stanley) Upton (1890-1986) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Brother of Louis Upton)
- Emory Upton (1865-1930) - Co-Founder of the Upton
Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Uncle of
Brothers Louis & Frederick Upton)
- Ernest (Miller) Hemingway (1899-1961) - American Author and Journalist - "The Sun Also Rises" ... - Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1954)
- Margaux (Louise) Hemingway (1954-1996) - Model & Actress (Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway)
- Mariel (Hadley) Hemingway (born 1961) - Actress & Writer (Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway)
- Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" Upton (born 1992) - Model, Actress and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover Model (Great-Granddaughter of Frederick (Stanley) Upton)
- Jon Steven "Steve" Young (born 1961) - Pro
Football Hall of Fame inductee (2005), Most Valuable Player of the NFL
(1992 & 1994), Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXIX (1995) ...
Notes: Steve Young’s (i) 3rd Great-Grandfather was
Brigham Young - 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church), Co-Founder of Salt Lake City & 1st
Governor of Utah,
(ii) 4th Great-Grandfather was Edward Partridge - 1st Presiding Bishop
of LDS Church, and
(iii) 6th Great-Grandfather was Oliver Partridge - Colonial Congressman
from Massachusetts.
- Timothy Dwight IV (1752-1817) - 8th President of Yale
- Timothy Dwight V (1828-1916) - President of Yale
Notes: Timothy Dwight College, commonly abbreviated and
referred to as "TD", is a residential college at Yale University and
was named after the above two university presidents.
- Oliver Partridge (1712-1792) - Colonial Congressman from Massachusetts
- Nancy Davis (née Anne Francis Robbins) - wife of Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States
Dalton: Philemon Dalton [Increase ship c.1635] & Anne/Hannah Cole - Ancestors of:
- Hon. Tristram Dalton (1738-1817) - United States
Senator from Massachusetts (term 1789-1791) - and the town of Dalton,
Berkshire County, Massachusetts was named after Hon. Tristram Dalton
Notes: Recent research indicates that Philemon Dalton &
Anne/Hannah Cole were ancestors of Stephen Berry’s wife Ann Philbrick’s
aunt (not her mother) Mehitable (née Dalton) Philbrick.
Deming: Mr. Deming [probable father of at least 2 New England
settlers John of Wethersfield, Conn. and Elizabeth wife of Nathaniel
Foote of Wethersfield, Conn.] - Ancestor of:
- Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich (1841-1888) - Founder of the B.F. Goodrich Company
- Humphrey DeForest Bogart (1899-1957) - American Actor - "Casablanca"; "The African Queen" ...
- Sarah Jessica Parker (born 1965) - American actress, producer, and designer - "Sex and the City" ...
Notes: The NBC television - Who Do You Think You Are? - episode (2010) for Sarah Jessica Parker - includes direct ancestor links with Early New England Settlers.
For more information regarding certain episode themes such as Early New
England Ancestry, Early Canadian Ancestry (pre 1867 Confederation) and
Royal Ancestry Click Here.
- William Edwards Deming (1900-1993) - Pioneer of Modern Quality Management; 14 Principles of Quality Management;
PDSA Cycle - Plan, Do, Study & Action; "Continuous improvement is a never ending cycle of events" ...
- Nancy Davis (née Anne Francis Robbins) - wife of Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States
Deming: Hon. John Deming [Wethersfield, Conn. c.1635] & Honor/Honour Treat - Ancestors of:
Drake: John Drake [Windsor, Conn. c.1639] & Lettice Shakespeare (
1st wife) - Ancestors of:
- Juliette "Daisy" (née Gordon) Low
(1860-1927) - Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) -
The Girl Scouts Mission has evolved to: "Girl Scouting builds girls of
courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place." -
The GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts (WAGGGS)
- Caroline Starr Balestier - Wife of (Joseph) Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) - English Author and Poet - "The Jungle Book" ... - Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1907)
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) - American Author - Tarzan, Venus, Barsoom (Mars) and other series: "Tarzan of the Apes", "The Return of Tarzan" ...
- Lucille Désirée Ball (1911-1989) - Actress, Comedienne and Television Personality - "I Love Lucy"; "Here's Lucy" ...
- (Richard) Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller (1895-1983)
- Architect, Systems Theorist, Author, Designer and Inventor -
2nd President of Mensa International, Designed the Montreal Geodesic
Dome (American Pavilion for Expo 67 - now Biosphere Environment Museum)
...
- Warren Edward Buffett (born 1930) - Business Magnate, Investor, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Philanthropist
- Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. (1710-1785) - Colonial Governor and 1st State Governor of Connecticut
- Oliver Wolcott (1726-1797) - Signer of U.S. Declaration of Independence - 1776 and 4th State Governor of Connecticut
- Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (1740-1809) - State Governor of Connecticut
- Roger Griswold (1762-1812) - State Governor of Connecticut
- Oliver Wolcott, Jr. (1760-1833) - State Governor of Connecticut
- John Trumbull (1756-1843) - Artist - Historical Paintings - Declaration of Independence, George Washington and William "Billy" Lee ...
Notes: (i) Recent research identifies John Drake’s
first wife as Lettice Shakespeare. Further research is needed to confirm
Lettice’s relation to William Shakespeare (1564-1616), English Poet,
Playwright, and Actor. Lettice was possibly a cousin or niece of William
Shakespeare.
(ii) Recent research hypothesizes that John Drake was unlikely to have been a
descendant of the Drake’s of Ash(e) (Devonshire, England). The Drake’s of
Ash(e) family were of Royal Descent.
Drake: John Drake [Windsor, Conn. c.1639] & Elizabeth Rogers (
2nd wife) - Ancestors of:
- Elisha Marshall Pease (1812-1883) - 5th & 13th Governor of Texas
Notes: Recent research hypothesizes that John
Drake was unlikely to have been a descendant of the Drake’s of Ash(e) (Devonshire,
England). The Drake’s of Ash(e) family were of Royal Descent.
Dwight: John Dwight [Watertown; then Dedham c.1635] & Hannah Close - Ancestors of:
- Juliette "Daisy" (née Gordon) Low
(1860-1927) - Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) -
The Girl Scouts Mission has evolved to: "Girl Scouting builds girls of
courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place." -
The GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts (WAGGGS)
- Charles Lewis Tiffany (1812-1902) - Co-Founder of Tiffany & Co. -
Patron of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Society of Fine Arts
- Richard Morris Hunt (1828-1895) - American
Architect - Designed: Pedestal for the Statue of Liberty; Facade of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Biltmore Estate ...
- Timothy Dwight IV (1752-1817) - 8th President of Yale
- Timothy Dwight V (1828-1916) - President of Yale
Notes: Timothy Dwight College, commonly abbreviated and
referred to as "TD", is a residential college at Yale University and
was named after the above two university presidents.
- Nancy Davis (née Anne Francis Robbins) - wife of Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States
Eastman: Roger Eastman [Confidence ship - 1638; Salisbury, Mass. c.1640] & Sarah Smith - Ancestors of:
Eggleston: Bigod/Bygod Eggleston [New England c.1630; Windsor, Conn. c.1635] - Ancestor of:
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893) 19th President of the United States
Notes: Bigod/Bygod Eggleston - was possibly an ancestor of Dr. Oliver Newell (1788-1865).
Flagg: Thomas Flagg/Flegg [Rose or John & Dorothy Ship - 1637] & Mary - Ancestors of:
- Percival Lawrence Lowell (1855-1916) - Businessman, Author, Mathematician, Astronomer,
Founder of the Lowell Observatory - listed as one of "The World's 100 Most Important Places" by TIME magazine (2011), and
Started efforts to discover Planet X - the 9th “Planet” - Pluto was eventually discovered 14 years after his death
- David Eustace Bigelow - husband of Ruth Campbell (1896-1966) - Founder of the Bigelow Tea Company -
Owner of the Charleston Tea Plantation in South Carolina - America’s largest working tea garden
- Henry Fonda (1905-1982) - American Film and Stage Actor - "On Golden Pond" ...
- Lucille Désirée Ball (1911-1989) - Actress, Comedienne and Television Personality - "I Love Lucy"; "Here's Lucy" ...
- Jane Fonda (born 1937) - American Actress & Writer - "On Golden Pond" ... (daughter of Henry Fonda)
- A(bbott) Lawrence Lowell (1856-1943) - President of Harvard (brother of Percival Lawrence Lowell)
- Hobart Baldwin Bigelow (1834-1891) - State Governor of Connecticut
- James A. Garfield (1831-1881) 20th President of the United States
Flint: Rev. Henry Flint/Flynt [Braintree, Mass. c.1635] & Margery Hoar - Ancestors of:
- Juliette "Daisy" (née Gordon) Low
(1860-1927) - Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) -
The Girl Scouts Mission has evolved to: "Girl Scouting builds girls of
courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place." -
The GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts (WAGGGS)
- Richard Morris Hunt (1828-1895) - American
Architect - Designed: Pedestal for the Statue of Liberty; Facade of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Biltmore Estate ...
- Timothy Dwight IV (1752-1817) - 8th President of Yale
- Timothy Dwight V (1828-1916) - President of Yale
Notes: Timothy Dwight College, commonly abbreviated and
referred to as "TD", is a residential college at Yale University and
was named after the above two university presidents.
- Nancy Davis (née Anne Francis Robbins) - wife of Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States
Frost: Edward Frost [Stanstead, Suffolk, England] & Thomasine/Thomazin Belgrave [parents of New England Settlers -
Thomasine/Thomazin (Frost) Rice, Alice (Frost) (Blower) Tilly & Elizabeth (Frost) (Rice) Whale]
- Ancestors of:
- Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton (1821-1912),
Founder of the American Red Cross (ARC) -
ARC areas of focus - Disaster Relief, Lifesaving Blood, Health and
Safety Services, Supporting America’s Military Families, and
International Services -
The ARC is a member of The International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies (IFRC)
- Mrs. Ruth Felton (née Ward) Paine - Wife of William Alfred Paine (1855-1929) - Co-Founder of Paine & Webber brokerage firm (1881) - In 2000 Paine Webber & Co. was Acquired by UBS AG
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) - American Author - Tarzan, Venus, Barsoom (Mars) and other series: "Tarzan of the Apes", "The Return of Tarzan" ...
- Gilbert Clifford Noble (1864-1936) - Co-Founder of Barnes & Noble
- Henry Fonda (1905-1982) - American Film and Stage Actor - "On Golden Pond" ...
- Lucille Désirée Ball (1911-1989) - Actress, Comedienne and Television Personality - "I Love Lucy"; "Here's Lucy" ...
- Jane Fonda (born 1937) - American Actress & Writer - "On Golden Pond" ... (daughter of Henry Fonda)
- Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee (born
1955) - Inventor of the World Wide Web - Director of the World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C) - Founder of the World Wide Web Foundation
- Oughtsorangoughton (born Timothy Rice) (born c.1697) - Caughnawaga (now Kahnawake) - Mohawk First Nations Chief
- Thomas Atonwa Aronhiowanen (son of Timothy Rice's brother Silas) (c.1737-c.1779) - Caughnawaga (now Kahnawake) - Mohawk First Nations Chief
- Paul Brigham (1746-1824) - Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Vermont
- Asa Brigham (1788-1844) - Signer of the Texas Constitution of 1832, Declaring Independence from Mexico
- Henry Mower Rice (1816-1894) - United States Senator from Minnesota
- (John) Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (1872-1933) 30th President of the United States
Gates: Stephen Gates [Diligent ship - Hingham, Mass. c.1638] & Ann/Hannah Neave/Veare - Ancestors of:
Goodrich: John Goodrich/Goderich [Bury St. Edmonds,
Suffolk Co., England] & Margerie [parents of at least 2 New England
Settlers John of Wethersfield & William of Wethersfield] - Ancestors
of:
- Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich (1841-1888) - Founder of the B.F. Goodrich Company
- Louis (Cassius) Upton (1886-1952) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation
- Frederick (Stanley) Upton (1890-1986) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Brother of Louis Upton)
- Emory Upton (1865-1930) - Co-Founder of the Upton
Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Uncle of
Brothers Louis & Frederick Upton)
- Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" Upton (born 1992) - Model, Actress and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover Model (Great-Granddaughter of Frederick (Stanley) Upton)
Goodrich: John Goodrich [Wethersfield, Conn. c.1644] & Elizabeth (Edwards?) - Ancestors of:
- Louis (Cassius) Upton (1886-1952) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation
- Frederick (Stanley) Upton (1890-1986) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Brother of Louis Upton)
- Emory Upton (1865-1930) - Co-Founder of the Upton
Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Uncle of
Brothers Louis & Frederick Upton)
- Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" Upton (born 1992) - Model, Actress and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover Model (Great-Granddaughter of Frederick (Stanley) Upton)
Goodwin: William Goodwin [Lyon ship 1632; Cambridge, Mass.] & Elizabeth White - Ancestors of:
- Juliette "Daisy" (née Gordon) Low
(1860-1927) - Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) -
The Girl Scouts Mission has evolved to: "Girl Scouting builds girls of
courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place." -
The GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts (WAGGGS)
- Richard Morris Hunt (1828-1895) - American
Architect - Designed: Pedestal for the Statue of Liberty; Facade of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Biltmore Estate ...
- Louis (Cassius) Upton (1886-1952) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation
- Frederick (Stanley) Upton (1890-1986) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Brother of Louis Upton)
- Emory Upton (1865-1930) - Co-Founder of the Upton
Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Uncle of
Brothers Louis & Frederick Upton)
- Ernest (Miller) Hemingway (1899-1961) - American Author and Journalist - "The Sun Also Rises" ... - Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1954)
- Margaux (Louise) Hemingway (1954-1996) - Model & Actress (Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway)
- Mariel (Hadley) Hemingway (born 1961) - Actress & Writer (Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway)
- Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" Upton (born 1992) - Model, Actress and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover Model (Great-Granddaughter of Frederick (Stanley) Upton)
- Jon Steven "Steve" Young (born 1961) - Pro
Football Hall of Fame inductee (2005), Most Valuable Player of the NFL
(1992 & 1994), Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXIX (1995) ...
Notes: Steve Young’s (i) 3rd Great-Grandfather was
Brigham Young - 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church), Co-Founder of Salt Lake City & 1st
Governor of Utah,
(ii) 4th Great-Grandfather was Edward Partridge - 1st Presiding Bishop
of LDS Church, and
(iii) 6th Great-Grandfather was Oliver Partridge - Colonial Congressman
from Massachusetts.
- Timothy Dwight IV (1752-1817) - 8th President of Yale
- Timothy Dwight V (1828-1916) - President of Yale
Notes: Timothy Dwight College, commonly abbreviated and
referred to as "TD", is a residential college at Yale University and
was named after the above two university presidents.
- Oliver Partridge (1712-1792) - Colonial Congressman from Massachusetts
- Nancy Davis (née Anne Francis Robbins) - wife of Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States
Griswold: (George?) Griswold [England] [father of at least 2
New England Settlers - Matthew of Windsor/Saybrook & Edward of
Windsor] - Ancestor of:
Griswold: Matthew Griswold [Windsor/Saybrook, Conn. c.1639] & Anna Wolcott - Ancestors of:
Griswold: Edward Griswold [Windsor, Conn. c.1639] & Margaret - Ancestors of:
Ham: John Ham [Dover, N.H. c.1668] & Mary Heard - "Possible" Ancestors of:
- Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson) (1926-1962) - Actress, Model, and Singer
Notes: This is based on Marilyn Monroe’s belief that her father was Charles Stanley Gifford.
Hart: Deacon Stephen Hart [Cambridge, Mass. c.1633 - Hartford & Farmington, Conn.] - Ancestor of:
Heard: Capt. John Heard [Dover, N.H. c.1640] & Elizabeth Hull - "Possible" Ancestors of:
- Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson) (1926-1962) - Actress, Model, and Singer
Notes: This is based on Marilyn Monroe’s belief that her father was Charles Stanley Gifford.
Higley: Capt. John Higley [Windsor, Conn. c.1666] & Hannah Drake - Ancestors of:
- Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. (1710-1785), the last
Colonial Governor of Connecticut (term 1769-1776) and 1st Governor of
the State of Connecticut (term 1776-1784)
- Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (1740-1809), Governor of Connecticut (term 1797-1809)
- John Trumbull - (1756-1843) Artist - Historical Paintings - Declaration of Independence, George Washington and William "Billy" Lee ...
Hinksman/Hoar: Joanna Hinksman [New England c.1640] & Charles Hoar Jr. [Gloucester, England] - Ancestors of:
Hull: Thomas Hull [England] & Joanne Peson/Pyssing
[parents of at least 2 New England Settlers - Rev. Joseph of Weymouth,
Mass. & George of Dorchester, Mass.] - Ancestors of:
- Charles Gates Dawes (1865-1951) -
30th Vice President of the United States, Author of the "Dawes Plan" after WWI and Co-Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1925)
- Joseph Farwell Glidden (1813-1906) - Inventor -
Barbed Wire used for Fences - Patent issued in 1874 - Founder of the
Barb Fence Company - Barbed Wire made fencing feasible for farms and
ranches across Mid-Western and Western North America
- Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson) (1926-1962) - Actress, Model, and Singer
Notes: This is based on Marilyn Monroe’s belief that her father was Charles Stanley Gifford.
- Richard Tiffany Gere (born 1949) - American Actor & Producer - "An Officer and a Gentleman"; "Pretty Woman"; "The Jackal" ...
Hull: Rev. Joseph Hull [Marygould Ship - 1635; Weymouth, Mass.] & Joanne - "Possible" Ancestors of:
- Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson) (1926-1962) - Actress, Model, and Singer
Notes: This is based on Marilyn Monroe’s belief that her father was Charles Stanley Gifford.
Hull: George Hull [Dorchester, Mass. c.1632] & Tamzen Mitchell - Ancestors of:
- Charles Gates Dawes (1865-1951) -
30th Vice President of the United States, Author of the "Dawes Plan" after WWI and Co-Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1925)
- Joseph Farwell Glidden (1813-1906) - Inventor -
Barbed Wire used for Fences - Patent issued in 1874 - Founder of the
Barb Fence Company - Barbed Wire made fencing feasible for farms and
ranches across Mid-Western and Western North America
- Richard Tiffany Gere (born 1949) - American Actor - "An Officer and a Gentleman"; "Pretty Woman"; "The Jackal" ...
Judd: Thomas Judd [Cambridge, Mass. c.1634] & Elizabeth - Ancestors of:
King: Thomas King [Sudbury, Mass. c.1650] & Ann Collins - Ancestors of:
- Asa Brigham (1788-1844) - Signer of the Texas Constitution of 1832, Declaring Independence from Mexico
- Henry Mower Rice (1816-1894) - United States Senator from Minnesota
Lee: John Lee [Hartford & Farmington, Conn.] & Mary Hart - Ancestors of:
Loker: Henry Loker/Locar [Essex, England] & Elizabeth [New England] [parents of New England Settlers -
Anne/Hannah (Loker) Newton, Bridget (Loker) (Davis) King, Henry of Sudbury & John of Sudbury] - Ancestors of:
- Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton (1821-1912),
Founder of the American Red Cross (ARC) -
ARC areas of focus - Disaster Relief, Lifesaving Blood, Health and
Safety Services, Supporting America’s Military Families, and
International Services -
The ARC is a member of The International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Loomis: Joseph Loomis [Susan & Ellen ship 1638, Windsor, Conn. c.1639] & Mary White
- Ancestors of:
- Charles Gates Dawes (1865-1951) -
30th Vice President of the United States, Author of the "Dawes Plan" after WWI and Co-Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1925)
- Frank Billings Kellogg (1856-1937) - Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1929) - as co- author of the
Kellogg-Briand Pact - Signatory Countries/States agreed to settle
conflicts by peaceful means and renounced war as an instrument of
national policy - 45th United States Secretary of State and United States Senator from Minnesota
Note: Frank Billings Kellogg - was a 5th cousin once
removed with - Will Keith Kellogg (1860-1951) - founder of the Battle
Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company - later becoming the Kellogg Company
- Norman (Percevel) Rockwell (1894-1978) - Artist - American Painter and Illustrator - The "Four Freedoms" series - Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear ...
- Joseph Farwell Glidden (1813-1906) - Inventor -
Barbed Wire used for Fences - Patent issued in 1874 - Founder of the
Barb Fence Company - Barbed Wire made fencing feasible for farms and
ranches across Mid-Western and Western North America
- Richard Morris Hunt (1828-1895) - American
Architect - Designed: Pedestal for the Statue of Liberty; Facade of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Biltmore Estate ...
- Louis (Cassius) Upton (1886-1952) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation
- Frederick (Stanley) Upton (1890-1986) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Brother of Louis Upton)
- Emory Upton (1865-1930) - Co-Founder of the Upton
Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Uncle of
Brothers Louis & Frederick Upton)
- Gilbert Clifford Noble (1864-1936) - Co-Founder of Barnes & Noble
- Lucille Désirée Ball (1911-1989) - Actress, Comedienne and Television Personality - "I Love Lucy"; "Here's Lucy" ...
- Richard Tiffany Gere (born 1949) - American Actor & Producer - "An Officer and a Gentleman"; "Pretty Woman"; "The Jackal" ...
- Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" Upton (born 1992) - Model, Actress and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover Model (Great-Granddaughter of Frederick (Stanley) Upton)
- Phil Knight (born 1938) - Philanthropist - and Co-Founder of Nike
- Winthrop Murray Crane (1853-1920) - Governor of and Senator from Massachusetts
- Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) 13th President of the United States (term 1850-1853)
- Nancy Davis (née Anne Francis Robbins) - wife of Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States
Marston: William Marston [Hampton, N.H. ca. 1638] & _____ (1st wife) - Ancestors of:
Maynard: John Maynard [Sudbury, Mass. c.1638-39] & _____ (1st wife) - Ancestor of:
Maynard: John Maynard [Sudbury, Mass. c.1638-39] & Mary (Starr) Axtell (2nd wife) - Ancestor of:
- Louis (Cassius) Upton (1886-1952) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation
- Frederick (Stanley) Upton (1890-1986) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Brother of Louis Upton)
- Emory Upton (1865-1930) - Co-Founder of the Upton
Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Uncle of
Brothers Louis & Frederick Upton)
- Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" Upton (born 1992) - Model, Actress and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover Model (Great-Granddaughter of Frederick (Stanley) Upton)
Moore: John Moore [Planter ship - 1635; Sudbury, Mass. c.1642] & Elizabeth _____ (
not Whale) (1st wife) - Ancestors of:
- Mrs. Ruth Felton (née Ward) Paine - Wife of William Alfred Paine (1855-1929) - Co-Founder of Paine & Webber brokerage firm (1881) - In 2000 Paine Webber & Co. was Acquired by UBS AG
- Lucille Désirée Ball (1911-1989) - Actress, Comedienne and Television Personality - "I Love Lucy"; "Here's Lucy" ...
- Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee (born
1955) - Inventor of the World Wide Web - Director of the World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C) - Founder of the World Wide Web Foundation
- Paul Brigham (1746-1824) - Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Vermont
- Asa Brigham (1788-1844) - Signer of the Texas Constitution of 1832, Declaring Independence from Mexico
- (John) Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (1872-1933) 30th President of the United States
Notes: Recent research indicates that Philemon
Whale - as 2nd husband of Elizabeth (née Frost) Rice (widow of Henry
Rice) - was stepfather and not father of Elizabeth Rice, 2nd wife of
John Moore.
Moore: John Moore [Planter ship - 1635; Sudbury, Mass. c.1642] & Elizabeth Rice (
not Whale) (2nd wife) - Ancestors of:
- Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton (1821-1912),
Founder of the American Red Cross (ARC) -
ARC areas of focus - Disaster Relief, Lifesaving Blood, Health and
Safety Services, Supporting America’s Military Families, and
International Services -
The ARC is a member of The International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Notes: Recent research indicates that Philemon
Whale - as 2nd husband of Elizabeth (née Frost) Rice (widow of Henry
Rice) - was stepfather and not father of Elizabeth Rice, 2nd wife of
John Moore.
Moore: Deacon John Moore [Dorchester c.1630 & Windsor, Conn. c.1635] & Abigail - Ancestors of:
- Norman (Percevel) Rockwell (1894-1978) - Artist - American Painter and Illustrator - The "Four Freedoms" series - Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear ...
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) - American Author - Tarzan, Venus, Barsoom (Mars) and other series: "Tarzan of the Apes", "The Return of Tarzan" ...
- Warren Edward Buffett (born 1930) - Business Magnate, Investor, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Philanthropist
- Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. (1710-1785) - Colonial Governor and 1st State Governor of Connecticut
- Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (1740-1809) - State Governor of Connecticut
- Elisha Marshall Pease (1812-1883) - 5th & 13th Governor of Texas
- John Trumbull - (1756-1843) Artist - Historical Paintings - Declaration of Independence, George Washington and William "Billy" Lee ...
Morse: Joseph Morse [Elizabeth ship - 1634; Watertown, Mass.] & Esther Pierce - Ancestors of:
Newberry: Richard Newberry [Devonshire, England]
[father of at least one New England Settler - Thomas of Dorchester &
Windsor] - Ancestor of:
- Juliette "Daisy" (née Gordon) Low
(1860-1927) - Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) -
The Girl Scouts Mission has evolved to: "Girl Scouting builds girls of
courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place." -
The GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts (WAGGGS)
- Caroline Starr Balestier - Wife of (Joseph) Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) - English Author and Poet - "The Jungle Book" ... - Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1907)
- Dame Agatha (née Miller) Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (1890-1976) - English crime novelist, short story writer & playwright - novels - "Murder on the Orient Express", "And Then There Were None" … and play - "The Mousetrap" - Best-selling novelist of all time - according to the Guinness Book of World Records
- Ernest (Miller) Hemingway (1899-1961) - American Author and Journalist - "The Sun Also Rises" ... - Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1954)
- Gilbert Clifford Noble (1864-1936) - Co-Founder of Barnes & Noble
- Margaux (Louise) Hemingway (1954-1996) - Model & Actress (Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway)
- Mariel (Hadley) Hemingway (born 1961) - Actress & Writer (Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway)
- (Richard) Buckminster "Bucky” Fuller (1895-1983)
- Architect, Systems Theorist, Author, Designer and Inventor -
2nd President of Mensa International, Designed the Montreal Geodesic
Dome (American Pavilion for Expo 67 - now Biosphere Environment Museum)
...
- Oliver Wolcott (1726-1797) - Signer of U.S. Declaration of Independence - 1776 and 4th State Governor of Connecticut
- Roger Griswold (1762-1812) - State Governor of Connecticut
- Oliver Wolcott, Jr. (1760-1833) - State Governor of Connecticut
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893) 19th President of the United States
- Ellen Louise Axson - wife of (Thomas) Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) 28th President of the United States & Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
- Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Wallace - wife of Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) 33rd President of the United States
- Nancy Davis (née Anne Francis Robbins) - wife of Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States
Newberry: Thomas Newberry/Newbury [Recovery ship c.1634; Dorchester & Windsor] & Joanne Dabinott (1st wife) - Ancestors of:
- Juliette "Daisy" (née Gordon) Low
(1860-1927) - Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) -
The Girl Scouts Mission has evolved to: "Girl Scouting builds girls of
courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place." -
The GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts (WAGGGS)
- Caroline Starr Balestier - Wife of (Joseph) Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) - English Author and Poet - "The Jungle Book" ... - Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1907)
- Dame Agatha (née Miller) Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (1890-1976) - English crime novelist, short story writer & playwright - novels - "Murder on the Orient Express", "And Then There Were None" … and play - "The Mousetrap" - Best-selling novelist of all time - according to the Guinness Book of World Records
- Gilbert Clifford Noble (1864-1936) - Co-Founder of Barnes & Noble
- (Richard) Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller (1895-1983)
- Architect, Systems Theorist, Author, Designer and Inventor -
2nd President of Mensa International, Designed the Montreal Geodesic
Dome (American Pavilion for Expo 67 - now Biosphere Environment Museum)
...
- Oliver Wolcott (1726-1797) - Signer of U.S. Declaration of Independence - 1776 and 4th State Governor of Connecticut
- Roger Griswold (1762-1812) - State Governor of Connecticut
- Oliver Wolcott, Jr. (1760-1833) - State Governor of Connecticut
- Ellen Louise Axson - wife of (Thomas) Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) 28th President of the United States & Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
- Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Wallace - wife of Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) 33rd President of the United States
- Nancy Davis (née Anne Francis Robbins) - wife of Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States
Newberry: Thomas Newberry/Newbury [Recovery ship c.1634; Dorchester & Windsor] & Jane (2nd wife) - Ancestors of:
Noble: Thomas Noble [Boston, Mass. c.1652] & Hannah Warriner - Ancestors of:
Palmer: Henry Palmer [Newbury, Mass. c.1637] & Elizabeth - Ancestors of:
- Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams (1911-1983) American Playwright - "A Streetcar Named Desire"; "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"; "The Glass Menagerie" ...
- Hon. Tristram Dalton (1738-1817) - United States
Senator from Massachusetts (term 1789-1791) - and the town of Dalton,
Berkshire County, Massachusetts was named after Hon. Tristram Dalton
- Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) (1913-2006) 38th President of the United States (term 1974-1977)
Notes: Recent research indicates that Henry Palmer &
Elizabeth were ancestors of Stephen Berry’s wife Ann Philbrick’s aunt
(not her mother) Mehitable (née Dalton) Philbrick.
Partridge/Partrigg: William Partridge/Partrigg [Hartford, Conn. c.1644; latterly Hadley, Mass.] & Mary Smith - Ancestors of:
- Juliette "Daisy" (née Gordon) Low
(1860-1927) - Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) -
The Girl Scouts Mission has evolved to: "Girl Scouting builds girls of
courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place." -
The GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts (WAGGGS)
- Richard Morris Hunt (1828-1895) - American
Architect - Designed: Pedestal for the Statue of Liberty; Facade of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Biltmore Estate ...
- Clinton "Clint" Eastwood (born 1930) - American Film Actor, Director, Producer, Composer and Politician - "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"; "Dirty Harry" Films; "Million Dollar Baby"
- Jon Steven "Steve" Young (born 1961) - Pro
Football Hall of Fame inductee (2005), Most Valuable Player of the NFL
(1992 & 1994), Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXIX (1995) ...
Notes: Steve Young’s (i) 3rd Great-Grandfather was
Brigham Young - 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church), Co-Founder of Salt Lake City & 1st
Governor of Utah,
(ii) 4th Great-Grandfather was Edward Partridge - 1st Presiding Bishop
of LDS Church, and
(iii) 6th Great-Grandfather was Oliver Partridge - Colonial Congressman
from Massachusetts.
- Timothy Dwight IV (1752-1817) - 8th President of Yale
- Timothy Dwight V (1828-1916) - President of Yale
Notes: Timothy Dwight College, commonly abbreviated and
referred to as "TD", is a residential college at Yale University and
was named after the above two university presidents
- Oliver Partridge (1712-1792) - Colonial Congressman from Massachusetts
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893) 19th President of the United States
- Nancy Davis (née Anne Francis Robbins) - wife of Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States
Phelps: William Phelps [Mary & John ship c.1630; Windsor, Conn.] - Ancestor of:
- Elisha Marshall Pease (1812-1883) - 5th & 13th Governor of Texas
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893) 19th President of the United States
Notes: William Phelps - was possibly an ancestor of Dr. Oliver Newell (1788-1865).
Philbrick/Felbrigge: Thomas Philbrick/Felbrigge [Watertown, Mass. c.1636] & Elizabeth Knapp - Ancestors of:
Pierce/Peirce: John Pierce/Peirce [Watertown, Mass. c.1637] & Elizabeth - Ancestors of:
- Elias Howe (1819-1867) - Inventor - First
Lockstitch Design Sewing Machine - U.S. Patent issued in 1846 - Awarded
the Gold Medal (Légion d'honneur) at the Paris Exposition in 1867
- Lucille Désirée Ball (1911-1989) - Actress, Comedienne and Television Personality - "I Love Lucy"; "Here's Lucy" ...
- (John) Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (1872-1933) 30th President of the United States
Rice: Deacon Edmund Rice [Sudbury, Mass. c.1639] & Tamazin/Thomasine Frost - Ancestors of:
Rice: Henry Rice [England] & Elizabeth Frost [Sudbury, Mass. c.1643-46] - Ancestors of:
- Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton (1821-1912),
Founder of the American Red Cross (ARC) -
ARC areas of focus - Disaster Relief, Lifesaving Blood, Health and
Safety Services, Supporting America’s Military Families, and
International Services -
The ARC is a member of The International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Notes: Elizabeth Frost (1st husband Henry Rice,
2nd husband Philemon Whale) and Tamazin/Thomasine Frost (husband Deacon
Edmund Rice) were sisters.
Roberts: Thomas Roberts [Dover, N.H. c.1623] & Rebecca (Hilton?) - Ancestors of:
Shattuck: William Shattuck/Shattock [Watertown, Mass. c.1642] & Susanna - Ancestors of:
- Elihu Root (1845-1937) - Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1912) -
for his efforts to bring nations together through arbitration and cooperation - 38th United States Secretary of State;
President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace;
Helped design the Permanent Court of International Justice (World Court); and
United States Senator from New York
Note: Elihu Root - was a 1st cousin twice removed with -
Henry Robinson Luce (1898-1967) - Co-founder of Time magazine - and
Founder of Fortune, Life, House & Home and Sports Illustrated
magazines
Smith: Mr. Smith [father of at least 5 New England
settlers Mary wife of William Partridge, Christopher of Northampton,
Joseph of Hartford & Simon of Hartford] - Ancestor of:
- Juliette "Daisy" (née Gordon) Low
(1860-1927) - Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) -
The Girl Scouts Mission has evolved to: "Girl Scouting builds girls of
courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place." -
The GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts (WAGGGS)
- Richard Morris Hunt (1828-1895) - American
Architect - Designed: Pedestal for the Statue of Liberty; Facade of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Biltmore Estate ...
- Louis (Cassius) Upton (1886-1952) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation
- Frederick (Stanley) Upton (1890-1986) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Brother of Louis Upton)
- Emory Upton (1865-1930) - Co-Founder of the Upton
Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Uncle of
Brothers Louis & Frederick Upton)
- Clinton "Clint" Eastwood (born 1930) - American Film Actor, Director, Producer, Composer and Politician - "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"; "Dirty Harry" Films; "Million Dollar Baby" ...
- Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" Upton (born 1992) - Model, Actress and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover Model (Great-Granddaughter of Frederick (Stanley) Upton)
- Jon Steven "Steve" Young (born 1961) - Pro
Football Hall of Fame inductee (2005), Most Valuable Player of the NFL
(1992 & 1994), Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXIX (1995) ...
Notes: Steve Young’s (i) 3rd Great-Grandfather was
Brigham Young - 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church), Co-Founder of Salt Lake City & 1st
Governor of Utah,
(ii) 4th Great-Grandfather was Edward Partridge - 1st Presiding Bishop
of LDS Church, and
(iii) 6th Great-Grandfather was Oliver Partridge - Colonial Congressman
from Massachusetts.
- Timothy Dwight IV (1752-1817) - 8th President of Yale
- Timothy Dwight V (1828-1916) - President of Yale
Notes: Timothy Dwight College, commonly abbreviated and
referred to as "TD", is a residential college at Yale University and
was named after the above two university presidents.
- Oliver Partridge (1712-1792) - Colonial Congressman from Massachusetts
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893) 19th President of the United States
- Herbert (Clark) Hoover (1874-1964) 31st President of the United States
- Nancy Davis (née Anne Francis Robbins) - wife of Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States
Starbuck: Elder Edward Starbuck [Dover, N.H. ca. 1635 & Nantucket Island] & Catherine (Reynolds?) - Ancestors of:
Stebbins: William Stebbins [Black Notley, Essex,
England] [Father of at least 2 New England Settlers Deacon Edward of
Cambridge/Hartford & Editha wife of Robert Day] - Ancestor of:
Stebbins: Deacon Edward Stebbins [Cambridge, Mass. 1633 & Hartford, Conn. 1636] & Frances Tough - Ancestors of:
Treat: Richard Treat [New England c.1637; Wethersfield, Conn.] & Alice Gaylord/Gayland - Ancestors of:
- Noah Webster, Jr. (1758-1843) - Lexicographer,
Publisher of First American Dictionaries, "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language", "American Dictionary of the English Language", Referred to as: "Father of American Scholarship and Education"
- Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich (1841-1888) -
Founder of the B.F. Goodrich Company - "B.F. Goodrich" tires which is
now part of Michelin "SCA Compagnie Générale des Établissements
Michelin" - and "Goodrich Corporation" aerospace
- Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) - Inventor (Over
1,000 Patents) - Phonograph, 1st Commercially Practical Electric Light
Bulb, 1st Motion Picture Camera in the U.S. ...
And a Founder of General Electric (GE)
- William Robbins Barnes (1866-1945) - Co-Founder of Barnes & Noble
- Humphrey DeForest Bogart (1899-1957) - American Actor - "Casablanca"; "The African Queen" ...
- Clinton "Clint" Eastwood (born 1930) - American Film Actor, Director, Producer, Composer and Politician - "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"; "Dirty Harry" Films; "Million Dollar Baby" ...
- William Edwards Deming (1900-1993) - Pioneer of Modern Quality Management; 14 Principles of Quality Management;
PDSA Cycle - Plan, Do, Study & Action; "Continuous improvement is a never ending cycle of events" ...
- Robert Treat (1624-1710), Colonial Governor of Connecticut
- Charles Edison (1890-1969) - 42nd Governor of New Jersey (son of Inventor - Thomas Alva Edison)
- Robert Treat Paine (1731-1814), Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence
- Nancy Davis (née Anne Francis Robbins) - wife of Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States
Varney: William Varney [Ipswich, Mass. c.1649] & Bridget (Deverell?) - Ancestors of:
- Lucille Désirée Ball (1911-1989) - Actress, Comedienne and Television Personality - "I Love Lucy"; "Here's Lucy" ...
- Richard Tiffany Gere (born 1949) - American Actor & Producer - "An Officer and a Gentleman"; "Pretty Woman"; "The Jackal" ...
- Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) 13th President of the United States (term 1850-1853)
Warren: John Warren [Watertown, Mass. c.1630] & Margaret - Ancestors of:
- Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton (1821-1912),
Founder of the American Red Cross (ARC) -
ARC areas of focus - Disaster Relief, Lifesaving Blood, Health and
Safety Services, Supporting America’s Military Families, and
International Services -
The ARC is a member of The International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies (IFRC)
- Eli Whitney (1765-1825), Inventor of the Cotton
Gin - One of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution - a
mechanical device which removes the seeds from cotton, a process which
previously had been extremely labor intensive. The word "gin" is short
for engine.
- Percival Lawrence Lowell (1855-1916) - Businessman, Author, Mathematician, Astronomer,
Founder of the Lowell Observatory - listed as one of "The World's 100 Most Important Places" by TIME magazine (2011), and
Started efforts to discover Planet X - the 9th “Planet” - Pluto was eventually discovered 14 years after his death
- David Eustace Bigelow - husband of Ruth Campbell (1896-1966) - Founder of the Bigelow Tea Company -
Owner of the Charleston Tea Plantation in South Carolina - America’s largest working tea garden
- Henry Fonda (1905-1982) - American Film and Stage Actor - "On Golden Pond" ...
- Lucille Désirée Ball (1911-1989) - Actress, Comedienne and Television Personality - "I Love Lucy"; "Here's Lucy" ...
- Jane Fonda (born 1937) - American Actress & Writer - "On Golden Pond" ... (daughter of Henry Fonda)
- A(bbott) Lawrence Lowell (1856-1943) - President of Harvard (brother of Percival Lawrence Lowell)
- Hobart Baldwin Bigelow (1834-1891), Governor of Connecticut (term 1881-1883)
- Asa Brigham (1788-1844), Signer of the Texas Constitution of 1832, declaring Independence from Mexico
- James A. Garfield (1831-1881), 20th President of the United States (term 1881-1881)
Warriner: William Warriner [Springfield, Mass. c.1639] & Joanna Searle/Scant - Ancestors of:
Whale: Philemon Whale [Sudbury, Mass. c.1643-46] -
Step-Ancestor of:
- Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton (1821-1912) - Founder of the American Red Cross
- Lucille Désirée Ball (1911-1989) - Actress, Comedienne and Television Personality - "I Love Lucy"; "Here's Lucy" ...
- Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee (born
1955) - Inventor of the World Wide Web - Director of the World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C) - Founder of the World Wide Web Foundation
- Mrs. Ruth Felton (née Ward) Paine - Wife of William Alfred Paine (1855-1929) - Co-Founder of Paine & Webber brokerage firm (1881) - In 2000 Paine Webber & Co. was Acquired by UBS AG
- Paul Brigham (1746-1824) - Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Vermont
- Asa Brigham (1788-1844) - Signer of the Texas Constitution of 1832, Declaring Independence from Mexico
- (John) Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (1872-1933) 30th President of the United States
Notes: Recent research indicates that Philemon
Whale - as 2nd husband of Elizabeth (née Frost) Rice (widow of Henry
Rice) - was stepfather and not father of Elizabeth Rice, 2nd wife of
John Moore.
White: Robert White [Shalford & Messing, Essex, England] &
Bridget Allgar [parents of at least 4 New England Settlers John of
Cambridge, Elizabeth wife of William Goodwin, Mary wife of Joseph Loomis
& Anna wife of John Porter] - Ancestors of:
- Charles Gates Dawes (1865-1951) -
30th Vice President of the United States, Author of the "Dawes Plan" after WWI and Co-Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1925)
- Frank Billings Kellogg (1856-1937) - Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1929) - as co- author of the
Kellogg-Briand Pact - Signatory Countries/States agreed to settle
conflicts by peaceful means and renounced war as an instrument of
national policy - 45th United States Secretary of State and United States Senator from Minnesota
Note: Frank Billings Kellogg - was a 5th cousin once
removed with - Will Keith Kellogg (1860-1951) - founder of the Battle
Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company - later becoming the Kellogg Company
- Norman (Percevel) Rockwell (1894-1978) - Artist - American Painter and Illustrator - The "Four Freedoms" series - Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear ...
- William Earle Dodge (1805-1883) - Businessman and
Philanthropist;
Co-founder of the mining firm Phelps, Dodge & Company; Abolitionist
and Native American Rights Activist; United States Congressman from New
York;
Founding Member of the YMCA in North America - YMCA of the USA and YMCA Canada are members of the World Alliance of YMCAs -
YMCA areas of focus -
Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility ...
- Juliette "Daisy" (née Gordon) Low
(1860-1927) - Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) -
The Girl Scouts Mission has evolved to: "Girl Scouting builds girls of
courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place." -
The GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts (WAGGGS)
- Joseph Farwell Glidden (1813-1906) - Inventor -
Barbed Wire used for Fences - Patent issued in 1874 - Founder of the
Barb Fence Company - Barbed Wire made fencing feasible for farms and
ranches across Mid-Western and Western North America
- Richard Morris Hunt (1828-1895) - American
Architect - Designed: Pedestal for the Statue of Liberty; Facade of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Biltmore Estate ...
- Henry Lee Higginson (1834-1919) - Businessman and Philanthropist - Founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Louis (Cassius) Upton (1886-1952) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation
- Frederick (Stanley) Upton (1890-1986) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Brother of Louis Upton)
- Emory Upton (1865-1930) - Co-Founder of the Upton
Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Uncle of
Brothers Louis & Frederick Upton)
- Orville Wright (1871-1948) - Inventor & Aviation Pioneer - 1st Successful Airplane Flight
- Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) - Inventor & Aviation Pioneer - 1st Successful Airplane Flight (Brother of Orville Wright)
- Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830-1886) - American Poet
- Ernest (Miller) Hemingway (1899-1961) - American Author and Journalist - "The Sun Also Rises" ... - Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1954)
- Gilbert Clifford Noble (1864-1936) - Co-Founder of Barnes & Noble
- Lucille Désirée Ball (1911-1989) - Actress, Comedienne and Television Personality - "I Love Lucy"; "Here's Lucy" ...
- Shirley Temple (1928-2014) - American Film and Television Actress, Singer, Dancer, Diplomat and Public Servant - "Bright Eyes"; "Curly Top" ...
U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia & Ghana
- Richard Tiffany Gere (born 1949) - American Actor & Producer - "An Officer and a Gentleman"; "Pretty Woman"; "The Jackal" ...
- Margaux (Louise) Hemingway (1954-1996) - Model & Actress (Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway)
- Mariel (Hadley) Hemingway (born 1961) - Actress & Writer (Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway)
- Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" Upton (born 1992) - Model, Actress and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover Model (Great-Granddaughter of Frederick (Stanley) Upton)
- Jon Steven "Steve" Young (born 1961) - Pro
Football Hall of Fame inductee (2005), Most Valuable Player of the NFL
(1992 & 1994), Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXIX (1995) ...
Notes: Steve Young’s (i) 3rd Great-Grandfather was
Brigham Young - 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church), Co-Founder of Salt Lake City & 1st
Governor of Utah,
(ii) 4th Great-Grandfather was Edward Partridge - 1st Presiding Bishop
of LDS Church, and
(iii) 6th Great-Grandfather was Oliver Partridge - Colonial Congressman
from Massachusetts.
- Phil Knight (born 1938) - Philanthropist - and Co-Founder of Nike
- Timothy Dwight IV (1752-1817) - 8th President of Yale
- Timothy Dwight V (1828-1916) - President of Yale
Notes: Timothy Dwight College, commonly abbreviated and
referred to as "TD", is a residential college at Yale University and
was named after the above two university presidents.
- Oliver Partridge (1712-1792) - Colonial Congressman from Massachusetts
- Winthrop Murray Crane (1853-1920) - Governor of and Senator from Massachusetts
- William Williams (1731-1811) - Signer of U.S. Declaration of Independence - 1776
- Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) 13th President of the United States (term 1850-1853)
- (Hiram) Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) 18th President of the United States (term 1869-1877)
- (Stephen) Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) 22nd and 24th President of the United States (terms 1885-1889 & 1893-1897)
- Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.) (1913-2006) 38th President of the United States
- Nancy Davis (née Anne Francis Robbins) - wife of Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States
- Mrs. Olive Evangeline (Freeman) Palmer - 2nd wife of John George Diefenbaker (1895-1979) 13th Prime Minister of Canada (term 1957-1963)
Wolcott: Henry Wolcott [Mary & John ship 1630; Dorchester & Windsor] & Elizabeth Saunders - Ancestors of:
- Juliette "Daisy" (née Gordon) Low
(1860-1927) - Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) -
The Girl Scouts Mission has evolved to: "Girl Scouting builds girls of
courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place." -
The GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts (WAGGGS)
- Richard Morris Hunt (1828-1895) - American
Architect - Designed: Pedestal for the Statue of Liberty; Facade of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Biltmore Estate ...
- Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830-1886) - American Poet
- Caroline Starr Balestier - Wife of (Joseph) Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) - English Author and Poet - "The Jungle Book" ... - Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1907)
- Lucille Désirée Ball (1911-1989) - Actress, Comedienne and Television Personality - "I Love Lucy"; "Here's Lucy" ...
- (Richard) Buckminster "Bucky” Fuller (1895-1983)
- Architect, Systems Theorist, Author, Designer and Inventor -
2nd President of Mensa International, Designed the Montreal Geodesic
Dome (American Pavilion for Expo 67 - now Biosphere Environment Museum)
...
- Roger Wolcott (1679-1767), Colonial Governor of Connecticut
- Matthew Griswold (1714-1799) - 2nd State Governor of Connecticut
- Oliver Wolcott (1726-1797), Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and 4th Governor of the State of Connecticut
- Roger Griswold (1762-1812) - State Governor of Connecticut
- Oliver Wolcott, Jr. (1760-1833), State Governor of Connecticut
- Morrison Remick Waite (1816-1888) - Chief Justice of the United States
Sources: for a list of Relevant Published Sources (Bibliography) - click here
2. Over 100 Notable & Famous Descendants of Early New England Settlers
(in order of the above Photos & Images)
Founder of Eastman Kodak
- George Eastman (1854-1932) - Businessman, Inventor
& Philanthropist - Founder of Eastman Kodak - George Eastman helped
make photography accessible to everyone
Recipients and Co-Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
- Elihu Root (1845-1937) - Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1912) -
for his efforts to bring nations together through arbitration and cooperation - 38th United States Secretary of State;
President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace;
Helped design the Permanent Court of International Justice (World Court); and
United States Senator from New York
Note: Elihu Root - was a 1st cousin twice removed with -
Henry Robinson Luce (1898-1967) - Co-founder of Time magazine - and
Founder of Fortune, Life, House & Home and Sports Illustrated
magazines
- Charles Gates Dawes (1865-1951) -
30th Vice President of the United States, Author of the "Dawes Plan" after WWI and Co-Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1925)
- Frank Billings Kellogg (1856-1937) - 45th United
States Secretary of State, United States Senator from Minnesota and
Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1929) - as co- author of the
Kellogg-Briand Pact - Signatory Countries/States agreed to settle
conflicts by peaceful means and renounced war as an instrument of
national policy
Founder of the American Red Cross
- Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton (1821-1912),
Founder of the American Red Cross (ARC) -
ARC areas of focus - Disaster Relief, Lifesaving Blood, Health and
Safety Services, Supporting America’s Military Families, and
International Services -
The ARC is a member of The International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies (IFRC)
Artist - American Painter and Illustrator
- Norman (Percevel) Rockwell (1894-1978) - Artist - American Painter and Illustrator - The "Four Freedoms" series - Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, Freedom from Fear ...
Founding Member of the YMCA in North America
- William Earle Dodge (1805-1883) - Businessman and
Philanthropist;
Co-founder of the mining firm Phelps, Dodge & Company; Abolitionist
and Native American Rights Activist; United States Congressman from New
York;
Founding Member of the YMCA in North America - YMCA of the USA and YMCA Canada are members of the World Alliance of YMCAs -
YMCA areas of focus -
Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility ...
Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA
- Juliette "Daisy" (née Gordon) Low
(1860-1927) - Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) -
The Girl Scouts Mission has evolved to: "Girl Scouting builds girls of
courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place." -
The GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts (WAGGGS)
Inventor - the Cotton Gin
- Eli Whitney (1765-1825) - Inventor - the Cotton
Gin - One of the key inventions of the Industrial Revolution - a
mechanical device which removes the seeds from cotton, a process which
previously had been extremely labor intensive.
The word "gin" is short for engine.
Publisher of First American Dictionaries
- Noah Webster, Jr. (1758-1843) - Lexicographer,
Publisher of First American Dictionaries, "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language", "American Dictionary of the English Language", Referred to as: "Father of American Scholarship and Education"
Wife of Co-Developer of Morse Code
Co-Founder of Tiffany & Co.
- Charles Lewis Tiffany (1812-1902) - Co-Founder of Tiffany & Co. -
Patron of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Society of Fine Arts
Inventor - First Lockstitch Design Sewing Machine
- Elias Howe (1819-1867) - Inventor - First Lockstitch Design Sewing Machine - U.S. Patent issued in 1846 -
Awarded the Gold Medal (Légion d'honneur) at the Paris Exposition in 1867
Founder of Macy's (originally R. H. Macy & Co.)
- Rowland Hussey Macy (1822-1877) - Founder of Macy's (originally R. H. Macy & Co.)
Wife of the Founder of the Canned Soup Industry
Founder of the B.F. Goodrich Company
- Dr. Benjamin Franklin Goodrich (1841-1888) -
Founder of the B.F. Goodrich Company - "B.F. Goodrich" tires which is
now part of Michelin "SCA Compagnie Générale des Établissements
Michelin" - and "Goodrich Corporation" aerospace
Co-Founders of C.A. Pillsbury and Company
- Charles Alfred Pillsbury (1842-1899) - Co-Founder of C.A. Pillsbury and Company and Minnesota State Senator
- John Sargent Pillsbury (1827-1901) - Co-Founder
of C.A. Pillsbury and Company, Governor of Minnesota &
Philanthropist (Uncle of Charles Alfred Pillsbury)
Inventor - Barbed Wire used for Fences
- Joseph Farwell Glidden (1813-1906) - Inventor -
Barbed Wire used for Fences - Patent issued in 1874 - Founder of the
Barb Fence Company - Barbed Wire made fencing feasible for farms
and ranches across Mid-Western and
Western North America
Wife of Co-Founder of Paine Webber (Stock Brokerage Firm)
American Architect
- Richard Morris Hunt (1828-1895) - American
Architect - Designed: Pedestal for the Statue of Liberty; Facade of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Biltmore Estate ...
Founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Henry Lee Higginson (1834-1919) - Businessman and Philanthropist - Founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
Astronomer and Founder of the Lowell Observatory
- Percival Lawrence Lowell (1855-1916) - Businessman, Author, Mathematician, Astronomer,
Founder of the Lowell Observatory - listed as one of "The World's 100 Most Important Places" by TIME magazine (2011), and
Started efforts to discover Planet X - the 9th “Planet” - Pluto was eventually discovered 14 years after his death
Inventor - Phonograph, Electric Light Bulb, Motion Picture Camera ...
-
Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) - Inventor - Over
1,000 Patents - Phonograph, 1st Commercially Practical Electric Light
Bulb, 1st Motion Picture Camera in the U.S. ...
And a Founder of General Electric (GE)
Founders of Whirlpool Corporation
- Louis (Cassius) Upton (1886-1952) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation
- Frederick (Stanley) Upton (1890-1986) - Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Brother of Louis Upton)
- Emory Upton (1865-1930) - Co-Founder of the Upton
Machine Company - later becoming Whirlpool Corporation (Uncle of
Brothers Louis & Frederick Upton)
Inventors & Aviation Pioneers - First Successful Airplane Flight
- Orville Wright (1871-1948) - Inventor & Aviation Pioneer - 1st Successful Airplane Flight
- Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) - Inventor & Aviation Pioneer - 1st Successful Airplane Flight (Brother of Orville Wright)
Aviator & Author - First Woman to Fly across the Atlantic Ocean
- Amelia Mary Earhart (1898-1937) - Aviator & Author - 1st Woman to Fly across the Atlantic Ocean
Husband of Founder of the Bigelow Tea Company
Authors & Poets
- Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830-1886) - American Poet
- Caroline Starr Balestier - Wife of (Joseph) Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) - English Author and Poet - "The Jungle Book" ... - Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1907)
- Laura Elizabeth (née Ingalls) Wilder (1867-1957) - American Author - "Little House" series of books Including: "Little House on the Prairie" (1935) - This was followed 39 years later by the TV series of the same name
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) - American Author - Tarzan, Venus, Barsoom (Mars) and other series: "Tarzan of the Apes", "The Return of Tarzan" ...
- Dame Agatha (née Miller) Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (1890-1976) - English crime novelist, short story writer & playwright - novels - "Murder on the Orient Express", "And Then There Were None" … and play - "The Mousetrap" - Best-selling novelist of all time - according to the Guinness Book of World Records
- Ernest (Miller) Hemingway (1899-1961) - American Author and Journalist - "The Sun Also Rises" ... - Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1954)
Co-Founders of Barnes & Noble
American Playwright
Actors and Actresses
- Humphrey DeForest Bogart (1899-1957) - American Actor - "Casablanca"; "The African Queen" ...
- Henry Fonda (1905-1982) - American Film and Stage Actor - "On Golden Pond" ...
- Lucille Désirée Ball (1911-1989) - Actress, Comedienne and Television Personality - "I Love Lucy"; "Here's Lucy" ...
- James King Arness (1923-2011) - American Actor - "Gunsmoke" ... (Brother of Peter Graves)
- Peter Graves (born Peter Aurness) (1926-2010) - American Film and Television Actor - "Mission: Impossible" ...
- Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson) (1926-1962) - Actress, Model, and Singer
- Shirley Temple (1928-2014) - American Film and Television Actress, Singer, Dancer, Diplomat and Public Servant - "Bright Eyes"; "Curly Top" ...
U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia & Ghana
- James Byron Dean (1931-1955) - American Actor "Rebel Without a Cause", "East of Eden" ...
- Clinton "Clint" Eastwood (born 1930) - American Film Actor, Director, Producer, Composer and Politician - "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"; "Dirty Harry" Films; "Million Dollar Baby" ...
- Jane Fonda (born 1937) - American Actress & Writer - "On Golden Pond" ... (daughter of Henry Fonda)
- Richard Tiffany Gere (born 1949) - American Actor & Producer - "An Officer and a Gentleman"; "Pretty Woman"; "The Jackal" ...
- Margaux (Louise) Hemingway (1954-1996) - Model & Actress (Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway)
- Mariel (Hadley) Hemingway (born 1961) - Actress & Writer (Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway)
- Sarah Jessica Parker (born 1965) - American actress, producer, and designer - "Sex and the City" ...
Notes: The NBC television - Who Do You Think You Are? - episode (2010) for Sarah Jessica Parker - includes direct ancestor links with Early New England Settlers.
For more information regarding certain episode themes such as Early New
England Ancestry, Early Canadian Ancestry (pre 1867 Confederation) and
Royal Ancestry Click Here.
- Ashley Tyler Ciminella Judd (born 1968) - American television and film actress (daughter of Naomi Judd)
Notes: The NBC television - Who Do You Think You Are? - episode (2011) for Ashley Judd - includes direct ancestor links with Early New England Settlers.
For more information regarding certain episode themes such as Early New
England Ancestry, Early Canadian Ancestry (pre 1867 Confederation) and
Royal Ancestry Click Here.
- Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" Upton (born 1992) - Model, Actress and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover Model (Great-Granddaughter of Frederick (Stanley) Upton)
Wife of Film Director, Producer and Actor
Country Music Singers
- Diana Ellen "Naomi" Judd (1946-2022) - American country music singer, songwriter, and activist -
inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2022 as a member of The Judds
- Christina Claire Ciminella "Wynonna" Judd (born 1964) - American country music singer (daughter of Naomi Judd) -
inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2022 as a member of The Judds
Sports - Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Jon Steven "Steve" Young (born 1961) - Pro
Football Hall of Fame inductee (2005), Most Valuable Player of the NFL
(1992 & 1994), Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXIX (1995) ...
Notes: Steve Young’s (i) 3rd Great-Grandfather was
Brigham Young - 2nd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church), Co-Founder of Salt Lake City & 1st
Governor of Utah,
(ii) 4th Great-Grandfather was Edward Partridge - 1st Presiding Bishop
of LDS Church, and
(iii) 6th Great-Grandfather was Oliver Partridge - Colonial Congressman
from Massachusetts.
Architect, Systems Theorist, Author, Designer and Inventor
- (Richard) Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller (1895-1983)
- Architect, Systems Theorist, Author, Designer and Inventor -
2nd President of Mensa International, Designed the Montreal Geodesic
Dome (American Pavilion for Expo 67 - now Biosphere Environment Museum)
...
Pioneer of Modern Quality Management
- William Edwards Deming (1900-1993) - Pioneer of Modern Quality Management; 14 Principles of Quality Management;
PDSA Cycle - Plan, Do, Study & Action; “Continuous improvement is a never ending cycle of events” ...
CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and Philanthropist
- Warren Edward Buffett (born 1930) - Business Magnate, Investor, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, and Philanthropist
Philanthropist and Co-Founder of Nike
- Phil Knight (born 1938) - Philanthropist - and Co-Founder of Nike
Philanthropist and Co-Founder of Microsoft
Inventor of the World Wide Web
- Sir Timothy John "Tim" Berners-Lee (born
1955) - Inventor of the World Wide Web - Director of the World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C) - Founder of the World Wide Web Foundation
Founder of the Internet Archive
- Brewster Lurton Kahle (born
1960) - Founder of the Internet Archive -
Co-Founder of WAIS, Inc. -
Co-Founder of Alexa Internet -
Inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame in 2012
University Presidents
- Rev. Leonard Hoar/Hoare (died 1675) - 3rd President of Harvard
- A(bbott) Lawrence Lowell (1856-1943) - President of Harvard
- Timothy Dwight IV (1752-1817) - 8th President of Yale
- Timothy Dwight V (1828-1916) - President of Yale
Notes: Timothy Dwight College, commonly abbreviated and
referred to as "TD", is a residential college at Yale University and
was named after the above two university presidents.
Colonial Governors of Connecticut
Colonial Congressman from Massachusetts
Caughnawaga (now Kahnawake) - Mohawk First Nations Chiefs
State Governors of Connecticut
Governor of and Senators from Massachusetts
A Senator and A Congressman from New York
- Elihu Root (1845-1937) - Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1912) -
for his efforts to bring nations together through arbitration and cooperation - 38th United States Secretary of State;
President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace;
Helped design the Permanent Court of International Justice (World Court); and
United States Senator from New York
Note: Elihu Root - was a 1st cousin twice removed with -
Henry Robinson Luce (1898-1967) - Co-founder of Time magazine - and
Founder of Fortune, Life, House & Home and Sports Illustrated
magazines
- William Earle Dodge (1805-1883) - Businessman and
Philanthropist;
Co-founder of the mining firm Phelps, Dodge & Company; Abolitionist
and Native American Rights Activist; United States Congressman from New
York;
Founding Member of the YMCA in North America - YMCA areas of focus -
Youth Development, Healthy Living and Social Responsibility ...
Governor of New Jersey
- Charles Edison (1890-1969) - 42nd Governor of New Jersey (son of Inventor - Thomas Alva Edison)
Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Vermont
- Paul Brigham (1746-1824) - Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Vermont
Three of the Signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence - 1776
- Oliver Wolcott (1726-1797) - Signer of U.S. Declaration of Independence - 1776 & 4th State Governor of Connecticut
- Robert Treat Paine (1731-1814) - Signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence - 1776
- William Williams (1731-1811) - Signer of U.S. Declaration of Independence - 1776
Signer of the the United States Constitution
- Nathaniel Gorham (1738-1796) - Signer of the the United States Constitution (1787) & President of the Continental Congress (1786)
A Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence & A Governor of Texas
- Asa Brigham (1788-1844) - Signer of the Texas Constitution of 1832, Declaring Independence from Mexico
- Elisha Marshall Pease (1812-1883) - 5th & 13th Governor of Texas
A Governor of & Senators from Minnesota
- Henry Mower Rice (1816-1894) - United States Senator from Minnesota
- John Sargent Pillsbury (1827-1901) - Co-Founder
of C.A. Pillsbury and Company, Governor of Minnesota &
Philanthropist
- Frank Billings Kellogg (1856-1937) - Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1929) - as co- author of the
Kellogg-Briand Pact - Signatory Countries/States agreed to settle
conflicts by peaceful means and renounced war as an instrument of
national policy - 45th United States Secretary of State and United States Senator from Minnesota
Note: Frank Billings Kellogg - was a 5th cousin once
removed with - Will Keith Kellogg (1860-1951) - founder of the Battle
Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company - later becoming the Kellogg Company
Artist - Historical Paintings
- John Trumbull (1756-1843) - Artist - Historical Paintings - Declaration of Independence, George Washington and William "Billy" Lee ...
Presidents of the United States
First Ladies of the United States
Chief Justice of the United States
Canadian Senator
Wife of a Prime Minister of Canada
British Prime Minister
Diana, Princess of Wales "Princess Diana"
Princes & Princess
Sources: for a list of Relevant Published Sources (Bibliography) - click here
3. Over 50 Notable & Famous Descendants
of Early New England Settlers with distant Cousin Links to - Lady Diana Frances Spencer "Princess
Diana”, H.R.H. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge & H.R.H. Prince Henry,
Duke of Sussex "Prince Harry"
(in order of the above Photos & Images)
Notes: In addition to being direct Descendants of Early New England Settlers
- the following Notable & Famous individuals are also distant Cousins of -
Lady Diana Frances Spencer "Princess Diana”, H.R.H. Prince William, Duke
of Cambridge & H.R.H. Prince Henry, Duke of Sussex "Prince Harry".
- Elihu Root (1845-1937) - Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1912)
- for his efforts to bring nations together through arbitration and
cooperation - 38th United States Secretary of State; President of the
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Helped design the Permanent
Court of International Justice (World Court); and United States Senator from New York
Note: Elihu Root - was a 1st cousin twice removed with - Henry Robinson Luce (1898-1967) - Co-founder of Time magazine - and
Founder of Fortune, Life, House & Home and Sports Illustrated magazines
- Charles Gates Dawes (1865-1951) - 30th Vice
President of the United States, Author of the "Dawes Plan" after WWI and
Co-Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1925)
- Juliette "Daisy" (née Gordon) Low
(1860-1927) - Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) -
The Girl Scouts Mission has evolved to: "Girl Scouting builds girls of
courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place." -
The GSUSA is a member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts (WAGGGS)
- William Thomas Green Morton (1819-1868) - American Dentist - Discoverer of Ether as a Surgical Anaesthetic
- Noah Webster, Jr. (1758-1843) - Lexicographer, Publisher of First American Dictionaries, "A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language", "American Dictionary of the English Language", Referred to as: "Father of American Scholarship and Education"
- Sarah Elizabeth Griswold - wife of Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872) - American Painter & Inventor - a Co-Developer of Morse Code
- Philip Winston Pillsbury (1903-1984) -
President & Chairman of the Board of the Pillsbury Company
(purchased by General Mills in 2001) - and a Grandson of the Co-Founder,
Charles Alfred Pillsbury (1842-1899)
- Louis (Cassius) Upton (1886-1952) - Co-Founder of
the Upton Machine Company (later becoming Whirlpool Corporation) and
Co-Founder of the Whirlpool Foundation
- Frederick (Stanley) Upton (1890-1986) -
Co-Founder of the Upton Machine Company (later becoming Whirlpool
Corporation) and Co-Founder of the Whirlpool Foundation
Notes: Louis & Frederick were Brothers - and were Nephews of Co-Founder Emory Upton (1865-1930).
- John Pierpont "J.P." Morgan Sr. (1837-1913) - Founder of J.P. Morgan
& Co. (merged with Chase Manhattan Bank to become JPMorgan Chase in
2000)
- husband of (2nd wife) Frances Louisa “Fanny” Tracy (1842-1924)
- Henry Sturgis Morgan (1900-1982) - Co-Founder of Morgan Stanley
Notes: Henry Sturgis Morgan was
(i) Father of John Adams Morgan - American Sailor - Winner of Olympic Gold Medal for Sailing (1952)
and (ii) a Grandson of John Pierpont Morgan Sr. - Founder of
J.P. Morgan & Co.
- Catherine Clinton Howland (1841-1909) - wife of Richard Morris Hunt
(1827-1895) - American Architect - Designed: Pedestal for the Statue of
Liberty; Facade of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Biltmore Estate
...
- Henry Lee Higginson (1834-1919) - Businessman and Philanthropist - Founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Orville Wright (1871-1948) - Inventor & Aviation Pioneer - 1st Successful Airplane Flight
- Wilbur Wright (1867-1912) - Inventor & Aviation Pioneer - 1st Successful Airplane Flight (Brother of Orville Wright)
- George Palmer Putman II (1887-1950) - American publisher, author and explorer - husband of Amelia Mary Earhart (1898-1937) - Aviator & Author - 1st Woman to Fly across the Atlantic Ocean
- Alfred (Merrill) Worden (1932-2020) - NASA Astronaut - performed first ever spacewalk in deep space as Command Module Pilot
on Apollo 15
- (Franklin) Story Musgrave, M.D. (born 1935) - NASA Astronaut - only astronaut to fly on all five Space Shuttles
(Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, Endeavour & Columbia)
- Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830-1886) - American Poet
- Laura Elizabeth (née Ingalls) Wilder (1867-1957) - American Author - "Little House" series of books Including: "Little House on the Prairie" (1935) - This was followed 39 years later by the TV series of the same name
- Ernest (Miller) Hemingway (1899-1961) - American Author and Journalist - "The Sun Also Rises" ... - Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature (1954)
- Frances Elizabeth Appleton - 2nd wife of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) - American Poet - “Paul Revere’s Ride” …
- Gilbert Clifford Noble (1864-1936) - Co-Founder of Barnes & Noble
- Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams (1911-1983) - American Playwright - "A Streetcar Named Desire"; "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"; "The Glass Menagerie" ...
- Humphrey DeForest Bogart (1899-1957) - American Actor - "Casablanca"; "The African Queen" ... - husband of (4th wife) Lauren Bacall (born Betty Joan Perske (1924-2014) - American Actress - “To Have and Have Not” …
- Henry Fonda (1905-1982) - American Film and Stage Actor - "On Golden Pond" ...
- Charles Alden Black (1919-2005) - Californian businessman - 2nd husband of Shirley Temple (1928-2014) - American Film and Television Actress, Singer, Dancer, Diplomat and Public Servant - "Bright Eyes"; "Curly Top" ... U.S. Ambassador to Czechoslovakia & Ghana
- Clinton "Clint" Eastwood (born 1930) - American Film Actor, Director, Producer, Composer and Politician - "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"; "Dirty Harry" Films; "Million Dollar Baby" ...
- Jane Fonda (born 1937) - American Actress & Writer - "On Golden Pond" ... (daughter of Henry Fonda)
- Richard Tiffany Gere (born 1949) - American Actor & Producer - "An Officer and a Gentleman"; "Pretty Woman"; "The Jackal" ...
- Christopher (D'Olier) Reeve (1952-2004) - America Actor, Writer and Director - "Superman" ...
- Margaux (Louise) Hemingway (1954-1996) - Model & Actress (Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway)
- Mariel (Hadley) Hemingway (born 1961) - Actress & Writer (Granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway)
- Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" Upton (born 1992) - Model, Actress and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover Model (Great-Granddaughter of Frederick (Stanley) Upton)
- Claire Bradley Griswold - wife of Sydney Irwin Pollack (1934-2008) - American Film Director, Producer and Actor - "Out of Africa"; "Absence of Malice"; "Three Days of the Condor"
- Brian Wilson (born 1942) - American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and a Co-Founder of the Beach Boys - "Surfin' U.S.A.", "Good Vibrations" ...
- Dennis Carl Wilson (1944-1983) - American musician, singer, songwriter, and a Co-Founder of the Beach Boys - "Surfin' U.S.A.", "Good Vibrations" ...
- Carl Dean Wilson (1946-1998) - American musician, singer, songwriter, and a Co-Founder of the Beach Boys - "Surfin' U.S.A.", "Good Vibrations" ...
Notes: Brian, Dennis & Carl Wilson are Brothers - and are Cousins of Co-Founder Michael Love
(born 1941).
Michael is an Uncle of Kevin Wesley Love (born 1988) - Professional basketball
player - NBA Champion, Five time NBA All-Star, and Member of Olympic
Gold Medal-Winning Basketball Team (2012).
- Jon Steven "Steve" Young (born 1961) - Pro
Football Hall of Fame inductee (2005), Most Valuable Player of the NFL
(1992 & 1994), Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXIX (1995) ...
Notes: Steve Young’s
(i) 3rd Great-Grandfather was Brigham Young - 2nd President of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church), Co-Founder of
Salt Lake City & 1st Governor of Utah,
(ii) 4th Great-Grandfather was Edward Partridge - 1st Presiding Bishop
of LDS Church, and
(iii) 6th Great-Grandfather was Oliver Partridge - Colonial Congressman
from Massachusetts.
- John Adams Morgan (born 1930) - American Sailor - Winner of Olympic Gold Medal for Sailing (1952)
Notes: John Adams Morgan’s
(i) Father was Henry Sturgis Morgan Sr. - Co-Founder of Morgan Stanley
and (ii) Great-Grandfather was John Pierpont Morgan Sr. - Founder of
J.P. Morgan & Co.
- Timothy Dwight IV (1752-1817) - 8th President of Yale
- Timothy Dwight V (1828-1916) - 12th President of Yale
Notes: Timothy Dwight College, commonly abbreviated and
referred to as "TD", is a residential college at Yale University and
was named after the above two university presidents.
- Theodore Dwight Woolsey (1801-1889) - 10th President of Yale
Notes: Woolsey Hall at Yale University was named after the above university president.
- William Williams (1731-1811) - Signer of U.S. Declaration of Independence - 1776
- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841-1935) - United States Supreme Court Justice
- Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (1908-1979) - 41st Vice-President of the United States (term 1974-1977), Governor of New York, Art Collector & Patron
- John Adams (1735-1826) Signer of the U.S. Declaration of
Independence - 1776 - and 2nd President of the United States (term
1797-1801)
- husband of Abigail (née Smith) Adams (1744-1818)
- Hon. John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) 6th President of the United States (term 1825-1829)
- Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) 13th President of the United States (term 1850-1853)
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893) 19th President of the United States (term 1877-1881)
- (Stephen) Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) 22nd and 24th President of the United States (terms 1885-1889 & 1893-1897)
- (John) Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (1872-1933) 30th President of the United States (term 1923-1929)
- Lucy Ware Webb (1831-1889) - wife of Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893) 19th President of the United States (term 1877-1881)
- Edith Kermit Carow (1861-1948) - wife of Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) 26th President of the United States (term 1901-1909) & Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1906)
- Ellen Louise Axson (1860-1914) - 1st wife of (Thomas) Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) 28th President of the United States (term 1913-1921) & Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1919)
- Lou Henry (1874-1944) - wife of Herbert (Clark) Hoover (1874-1964) 31st President of the United States (term 1929-1933)
- Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Wallace (1885-1982) - wife of Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) 33rd President of the United States (term 1945-1953)
- Nancy Davis (née Anne Francis Robbins) (1921-2016) - wife of Ronald Wilson Reagan (1911-2004) 40th President of the United States (term 1981-1989)
- Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874-1965), Prime Minister of the U.K. (1940-1945 & 1951-1955)
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