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
Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper
United States Navy
10th cousin 9 times removed
via Sir William de Boteler
Henry B. Quinby
52nd Governor of New Hampshire
14th cousin 7 times removed
via Sir William Longespee
General Joseph E. Johnston
Confederate Army - U.S. Civil War
16th cousin 5 times removed
via Maud de St. Liz
General Joseph E. Johnston
Confederate Army - U.S. Civil War
14th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir William Longespee
Sir Charles Tupper
6th Prime Minister of Canada
15th cousin 6 times removed
via Henry II, King of England
Charles Carroll
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
15th cousin 3 times removed
via Henry II, King of England
Henry Hastings Sibley
1st Governor of Minnesota
15th cousin 3 times removed
via Henry II, King of England
Helen (Herron) Taft
First Lady of President William H. Taft
15th cousin 6 times removed
via Henry II, King of England
Guillermo Billinghurst
31st President of Peru
15th cousin 6 times removed
via Henry II, King of England
Eugene Foss
45th Governor of Massachusetts
15th cousin 5 times removed
via Henry II, King of England
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
1st cousin 9 times removed
via Thomas Hooker
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