Loomis Family Line (back to England 16th Century & New England 1638)
Early Voyages to New England 1600's
Founders Monument - Windsor, Connecticut
Joseph Loomis & Mary White were married in Shalford, Essex, England
in 1614 and sailed with their family aboard the Susan & Ellen ship
from
England to New England in 1638 and settled initially in Windsor, Conn.
Joseph & Mary were Direct Ancestors of over 15 Notable & Famous Descendants including:
* Recipient & Co-Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
* Inventors & Company Founders
* Artist
* Architect
* Actor & Actresses
* State Governor & Senators
* President of the United States ...
An example of an early New England family home that was also used as
a Garrison House for protection against attacks from Native American
Indian tribes.
As soon as roads were built and well enough developed - horse drawn
stagecoaches were used to transport passengers, mail and goods between
towns and across regions.
Early New England Settlers - Joseph Loomis [Susan & Ellen ship 1638, Windsor,
Conn. c.1639] & Mary White - were 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, Inc.
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