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William Rufus Day

Ancestry of
William Rufus Day

36th U.S. Secretary of State


The family tree for William Rufus Day is still in progress.

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Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for William Rufus Day

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Hoyt Vandenberg

2nd Director Central Intelligence

6th cousin 2 times removed
via Thomas Paine Jr.

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Richard A. Snelling

76th and 78th Governor of Vermont

7th cousin 3 times removed
via Richard Warren

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Richard A. Snelling

76th and 78th Governor of Vermont

7th cousin 2 times removed
via William Bradford Jr.

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Orson Bean

TV Actor

6th cousin 2 times removed
via Joshua Ripley

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Orson Bean

TV Actor

7th cousin 1 time removed
via Thomas Bingham

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Jim Douglas

80th Governor of Vermont

6th cousin 4 times removed
via Moses Cleveland

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Stephen King

Author of The Stand

9th cousin 2 times removed
via Alexander Carpenter

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Stephen King

Author of The Stand

7th cousin 4 times removed
via Richard Warren

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Matthew Perry

TV and Movie Actor

6th cousin 4 times removed
via Thomas Paine Jr.

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William H. Avery

37th Governor of Kansas

7th cousin 1 time removed
via Richard Warren

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Jim Douglas

80th Governor of Vermont

8th cousin 3 times removed
via Jane Gates

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Jim Douglas

80th Governor of Vermont

7th cousin 4 times removed
via Richard Warren

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Jim Douglas

80th Governor of Vermont

8th cousin 4 times removed
via Edward Sprague

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Jim Douglas

80th Governor of Vermont

8th cousin 2 times removed
via Anthony Eames

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Jim Douglas

80th Governor of Vermont

8th cousin 3 times removed
via Thomas Bourne

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Jim Douglas

80th Governor of Vermont

7th cousin 2 times removed
via William Bradford Jr.

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Orrin Hatch

U.S. Senator from Utah

6th cousin 3 times removed
via John Doane Jr.

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Jim Douglas

80th Governor of Vermont

7th cousin 4 times removed
via John Doane

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Jim Douglas

80th Governor of Vermont

6th cousin 5 times removed
via Thomas Paine Jr.

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Jon Meacham

Author and Historian

6th cousin 4 times removed
via John Doane Jr.

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Wallace Rider Farrington

6th Terr. Governor of Hawaii

7th cousin
via Nicholas Snow

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Dallas West

Hall of Fame Pool Player

6th cousin 3 times removed
via Nathaniel Warren

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Roland L. Bragg

Silver Star Recipient - WWII
Fort Bragg Namesake (2025)

7th cousin 2 times removed
via Nicholas Snow

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Dallas West

Hall of Fame Pool Player

21st cousin
via Sir Roger de Quincy

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Porter Goss

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

16th cousin 5 times removed
via Sir William de Ros

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