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Matthew C. Perry

Ancestry of Commodore
Matthew C. Perry

Led Black Ships Expedition to Japan


The family tree for Commodore Matthew C. Perry is still in progress.

The family tree for Commodore Matthew C. Perry should not be considered exhaustive or authoritative. Oftentimes the family trees listed as still in progress have derived from research into famous people who have a kinship to this person. Research devoted solely to this person has either not yet taken place or it is currently in progress. As with all family trees on this website, the sources for each ancestor are listed on the family group pages so that you can personally judge the reliability of the information.


Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Commodore Matthew C. Perry

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Waldo Peirce

American Painter

4th cousin 5 times removed
via Edmund Freeman

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Walter F. Lansil

American Painter

7th cousin 1 time removed
via William Brewster

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Walter F. Lansil

American Painter

4th cousin 3 times removed
via Edmund Freeman

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Matthew Modine

TV and Movie Actor

5th cousin 4 times removed
via George Soule

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Matthew Perry

TV and Movie Actor

7th cousin 5 times removed
via William Brewster

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Jim Douglas

80th Governor of Vermont

7th cousin 5 times removed
via William Brewster

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Roland L. Bragg

Silver Star Recipient - WWII
Fort Bragg Namesake (2025)

5th cousin 3 times removed
via George Soule

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Charles A. Sprague

22nd Governor of Oregon

5th cousin 3 times removed
via George Soule

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Ruth Gordon

Actress, Playwright and Screenwriter

4th cousin 4 times removed
via Edmund Freeman

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Silas Stillman Soule

Underground Railroad Abolitionist

5th cousin 1 time removed
via George Soule

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Ruth Gordon

Actress, Playwright and Screenwriter

7th cousin 2 times removed
via William Brewster

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Alfred Ely Beach

Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American

7th cousin
via William Brewster

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Kate Brown

38th Governor of Oregon

4th cousin 7 times removed
via Edmund Freeman

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Jon Meacham

Author and Historian

4th cousin 7 times removed
via Edmund Freeman

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Jon Meacham

Author and Historian

7th cousin 5 times removed
via William Brewster

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Kate Brown

38th Governor of Oregon

7th cousin 5 times removed
via William Brewster

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Mark Gordon

33rd Governor of Wyoming

7th cousin 3 times removed
via William Brewster

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Alonzo H. Clark

Editor of Smithsonian Institution

7th cousin 1 time removed
via William Brewster

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Alonzo H. Clark

Editor of Smithsonian Institution

4th cousin 3 times removed
via Edmund Freeman

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David Lynch

TV and Filmmaker

5th cousin 5 times removed
via Thomas Hazard

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Alonzo M. Clark

16th Governor of Wyoming

7th cousin 2 times removed
via William Brewster

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Alonzo M. Clark

16th Governor of Wyoming

4th cousin 4 times removed
via Edmund Freeman

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David Lynch

TV and Filmmaker

3rd cousin 5 times removed
via Moses Barber

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Jerry Van Dyke

TV and Movie Actor

4th cousin 6 times removed
via Edmund Freeman

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Jerry Van Dyke

TV and Movie Actor

5th cousin 5 times removed
via George Soule

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