Ancestry of
James Bowdoin
2nd Governor of Massachusetts
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Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for James Bowdoin
George Plimpton
Sports writer, Humorist, and Journalist
15th cousin 6 times removed
via Isabelle of Angoulême
George Plimpton
Sports writer, Humorist, and Journalist
15th cousin 6 times removed
via Sir William de Cantilupe
Walt Disney
Co-Founder of The Walt Disney Company
15th cousin 6 times removed
via Isabelle of Angoulême
Helen (Herron) Taft
First Lady of President William H. Taft
18th cousin 3 times removed
via Henry II, King of England
Sir Charles Tupper
6th Prime Minister of Canada
18th cousin 3 times removed
via Henry II, King of England
Guillermo Billinghurst
31st President of Peru
18th cousin 3 times removed
via Henry II, King of England
Eugene Foss
45th Governor of Massachusetts
18th cousin 2 times removed
via Henry II, King of England
William Henry Moore
Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco
15th cousin 5 times removed
via Isabelle of Angoulême
William Henry Moore
Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco
17th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir William Longespee
Thomas Jefferson
3rd U.S. President and Signer of the Declaration of Independence
15th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Humphrey de Bohun
Samuel Prescott
Completed Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
15th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Humphrey de Bohun
John Marshall
4th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
15th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir Humphrey de Bohun
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