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
William Henry Moore
Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco
15th cousin 6 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
Seth Low
Mayor of New York City
President of Columbia University
10th cousin 5 times removed
via Sir Reynold Grey
Seth Low
Mayor of New York City
President of Columbia University
17th cousin 3 times removed
via Alan of Galloway
Melvil Dewey
Inventor of the Dewey Decimal System
15th cousin 6 times removed
via Isabelle of Angoulême
Melvil Dewey
Inventor of the Dewey Decimal System
16th cousin 5 times removed
via William de Braiose
Melvil Dewey
Inventor of the Dewey Decimal System
17th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir William Longespee
Melvil Dewey
Inventor of the Dewey Decimal System
15th cousin 6 times removed
via Sir Humphrey de Bohun
Angela Y. Davis
Civil Rights Activist
and former Black Panther
10th cousin 8 times removed
via Sir Reynold Grey
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