Ancestry of
Leonard Chester
(c1610 - 1648)
Great Migration Immigrant 1633
Who was Leonard Chester?
Leonard Chester was a Great Migration immigrant who arrived in New England by 1633. The Great Migration includes immigrants to New England who arrived between the Mayflower in 1620 and the beginning of the English Civil War in 1640. The first wave of immigrants consisted largely of Puritans, who left England in search of religious freedom and established the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. Over the next few decades, thousands of people from England, Scotland, and other parts of Europe made the journey to New England, bringing with them their skills, customs, and cultures. The immigrants played a key role in shaping American society and politics, and many of their descendants went on to play important roles in the American Revolution and the formation of the United States.
Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Leonard Chester
William Henry Moore
Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco
14th cousin 7 times removed
via Sir William Longespee
Seth Low
Mayor of New York City
President of Columbia University
10th cousin 8 times removed
via Sir William de Boteler
Melvil Dewey
Inventor of the Dewey Decimal System
14th cousin 7 times removed
via Sir William Longespee
Angela Y. Davis
Civil Rights Activist
and former Black Panther
10th cousin 11 times removed
via Sir William de Boteler
Angela Y. Davis
Civil Rights Activist
and former Black Panther
1st cousin 9 times removed
via Thomas Hooker
Douglas Trumbull
Film Special Effects Pioneer
10th cousin 11 times removed
via Sir William de Boteler
John Davis
14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts
14th cousin 6 times removed
via Sir William Longespee
Isaac Taylor Tichenor
President of Auburn University
11th cousin 6 times removed
via Ida de Odingsells
Bathsheba (Ruggles) Spooner
First woman executed for murder in U.S. by non-British government
10th cousin 5 times removed
via Sir William de Boteler
John Taylor Gilman
5th Governor of New Hampshire
10th cousin 6 times removed
via Sir William de Boteler
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice
10th cousin 8 times removed
via Sir William de Boteler
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
American “Fireside” Poet
10th cousin 7 times removed
via Sir William de Boteler
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