Ancestry of
Elihu Yale
Benefactor and Namesake of Yale College
The family tree for Elihu Yale is still in progress.
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Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for Elihu Yale
Alfred Ely Beach
Co-founder & Editor, Scientific American
1st cousin 6 times removed
via Thomas Yale
Rear Admiral Philip H. Cooper
United States Navy
12th cousin 8 times removed
via Sir Roger de Somery
Henry B. Quinby
52nd Governor of New Hampshire
17th cousin 4 times removed
via John, King of England
John W. Johnston
U.S. Senator from Virginia
15th cousin 6 times removed
via John FitzGilbert (the Marshal)
General Joseph E. Johnston
Confederate Army - U.S. Civil War
16th cousin 3 times removed
via Llywelyn ap Iorwerth
General Joseph E. Johnston
Confederate Army - U.S. Civil War
16th cousin 5 times removed
via Gottfried I, Count of Louvain
General Joseph E. Johnston
Confederate Army - U.S. Civil War
15th cousin 5 times removed
via John FitzGilbert (the Marshal)
General Joseph E. Johnston
Confederate Army - U.S. Civil War
14th cousin 5 times removed
via Maud de St. Hilary
General Joseph E. Johnston
Confederate Army - U.S. Civil War
14th cousin 6 times removed
via Hugh de Kevelioc
George Plimpton
Sports writer, Humorist, and Journalist
17th cousin 4 times removed
via John, King of England
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