Ancestry of
Marilyn Monroe

Actress, Model, and Singer

John Fowler Tennant

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• • 3rd Great-grandfather of Marilyn Monroe — 6th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 40 
  • Father:
  • James Tennant 
  • Mother:
  • Mary Chappell   
  • Birth Date:
  • 8 Jan 1786 
  • Birth Location:
  • Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island 
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  • Death Date:
  • 1 May 1883 
  • Death Location:
  • Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Common Burying Ground, Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Mehitable Congdon
  • Marriage Date:
  • 23 May 1813 
  • Marriage Location:
  • First Baptist Church, Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island 
  • Child:

  William Congdon Tennant (Ahnentafel No:20 )

• Sources for John Fowler Tennant

  • ¹ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 01/08/2014).
  • ² Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950, Death record for John F. Tennant.
  • ³ Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916, Marriage record for John Tenant and Mehitable Congdon.
  • ⁴ Brenneman, Richard E., "Notable Kin - New England in Hollywood, Part Three: The Possible Rhode Island Ancestry of Marilyn Monroe", www.americanancestors.org/notable-kin-the-possible-rhode-island-ancestry-of-marilyn-monroe, (accessed 01/08/2014).