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William Durant

Ancestry of
William Durant

Co-Founder of General Motors and Founder of Frigidaire


The family tree for William Durant is still in progress.

The family tree for William Durant 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 William Durant

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Maj. Gen. George Owen Squier

Inventor of Muzak

8th cousin 1 time removed
via Richard Warren

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Brig. Gen. Henry Clay Wood

Medal of Honor Recipient
U.S. Civil War

7th cousin 2 times removed
via Henry Howland

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Horatio Collins King

Medal of Honor Recipient
U.S. Civil War

7th cousin 2 times removed
via Richard Warren

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Waldo Peirce

American Painter

9th cousin
via Richard Warren

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Waldo Peirce

American Painter

8th cousin
via Abraham Sampson

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Waldo Peirce

American Painter

10th cousin
via Jacques Mahieu

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Waldo Peirce

American Painter

8th cousin
via Henry Howland

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Brig. Gen. Henry Clay Wood

Medal of Honor Recipient
U.S. Civil War

6th cousin 3 times removed
via Francis Cooke

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Richard A. Snelling

76th and 78th Governor of Vermont

8th cousin 1 time removed
via William White

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Richard A. Snelling

76th and 78th Governor of Vermont

9th cousin 1 time removed
via Richard Warren

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Matthew Perry

TV and Movie Actor

9th cousin 2 times removed
via Francis Cooke

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Stephen King

Author of The Stand

9th cousin 2 times removed
via Richard Warren

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William H. Avery

37th Governor of Kansas

8th cousin 1 time removed
via Richard Warren

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Jim Douglas

80th Governor of Vermont

9th cousin 2 times removed
via Richard Warren

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Jim Douglas

80th Governor of Vermont

9th cousin 3 times removed
via Henry Howland

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Dallas West

Hall of Fame Pool Player

9th cousin 1 time removed
via Richard Warren

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Roland L. Bragg

Silver Star Recipient - WWII
Fort Bragg Namesake (2025)

7th cousin 1 time removed
via William Chase Jr.

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Porter Goss

1st Director of the C.I.A.
19th and last Dir. of Central Intelligence

9th cousin 2 times removed
via Henry Howland

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Charles A. Sprague

22nd Governor of Oregon

8th cousin
via John Cooke

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Abram A. Hammond

12th Governor of Indiana

5th cousin 2 times removed
via Benjamin Hammond

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Abram A. Hammond

12th Governor of Indiana

7th cousin 2 times removed
via Richard Warren

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John Kitzhaber

35th and 37th Governor of Oregon

8th cousin 2 times removed
via John Cooke

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Silas Stillman Soule

Underground Railroad Abolitionist

8th cousin 2 times removed
via Jacques Mahieu

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Charles Dudley Warner

Author

6th cousin 3 times removed
via Francis Cooke

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Rabbit Maranville

MLB Hall of Fame

5th cousin 1 time removed
via Peter Crapo

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