Ancestry of
Noah Webster
Published first American Dictionary
The family tree for Noah Webster is still in progress.
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Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Noah Webster
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
Leader of the Rough Riders
5th cousin 4 times removed
via Alexander Carpenter
Frank Kellogg
45th U.S. Secretary of State
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
4th cousin 4 times removed
via Thomas Welles
Morrison Waite
7th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
4th cousin 3 times removed
via Alice Carpenter
Mark Hopkins, Jr.
Co-founder, Central Pacific R.R.
3rd cousin 2 times removed
via William Bradford Jr.
Thomas Southworth
(c1617-1669)
Great Migration Immigrant 1628
2nd great-granduncle
via Alice Carpenter
Constant Southworth
(c1612 - 1678/9)
Great Migration Immigrant 1628
2nd great-granduncle
via Alice Carpenter
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