Famous Kin of
Nathan Hale
America's First Spy
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Sarah Caldwell
1st Female Conductor of the Metropolitan Opera
2nd cousin 6 times removed via Joseph Strong
Lucy (Webb) Hayes
First Lady of President Rutherford B. Hayes
3rd cousin 3 times removed via Jedediah Strong
Dr. Hawley H. Crippen
Murderer in Erik Larson's “Thunderstruck”
3rd cousin 4 times removed via Jedediah Strong
David Hyde Pierce
Stage, TV, and Movie Actor
3rd cousin 7 times removed via Rev. James Noyes
William Williams
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
4th cousin 1 time removed via Elizabeth Charde
Levi Parsons Morton
22nd U.S. Vice-President
4th cousin 1 time removed via John Strong
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
4th cousin 1 time removed via William Holton
J.P. Morgan
American Banker and Art Collector
4th cousin 2 times removed via Thomas Woodford
Lewis Henry Morgan
Pioneering Anthropologist
4th cousin 2 times removed via William Holton
Constance Fenimore Woolson
Victorian Novelist and Poet
4th cousin 2 times removed via Dr. Henry Woodward
J.P. Morgan, Jr.
American Banker and Philanthropist
4th cousin 3 times removed via Thomas Woodford
Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd U.S. President
4th cousin 3 times removed via Dr. Henry Woodward
Frederick Upton
Co-Founder of Whirlpool Corporation
4th cousin 3 times removed via John Strong
Lillian Gish
Stage, TV and Movie Actress
4th cousin 3 times removed via John Strong
John Wellborn Root
1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition Architect
4th cousin 3 times removed via Thomas Woodford
Henry Sturgis Morgan
Co-Founder of Morgan Stanley
4th cousin 4 times removed via Thomas Woodford
Henry Luce
Co-Founder of Time, Life, Fortune and Sports Illustrated magazines
4th cousin 4 times removed via Dr. Henry Woodward
Gilbert Clifford Noble
Co-Founder of Barnes & Noble
4th cousin 4 times removed via Thomas Woodford
Tennessee Williams
Author of A Streetcar Named Desire
4th cousin 5 times removed via Rev. William Noyes
Dr. Benjamin Spock
American Pediatrician and Author on Child Care
4th cousin 5 times removed via Thomas Woodford
Kate Upton
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Model
4th cousin 5 times removed via John Strong
Barbara Hutton
Socialite (aka “Poor Little Rich Girl”)
4th cousin 5 times removed via Thomas Woodford
John Adams Morgan
1952 Olympic Sailing Gold Medalist
4th cousin 5 times removed via Thomas Woodford
Nancy (Davis) Reagan
First Lady of President Ronald Reagan
4th cousin 6 times removed via Thomas Woodford
Mike Huckabee
44th Governor of Arkansas
4th cousin 6 times removed via Dr. Henry Woodward
Linda Hamilton
TV and Movie Actress
4th cousin 6 times removed via William Moody
Ethan Hawke
Actor, Director, Screenwriter, Novelist
4th cousin 7 times removed via Rev. William Noyes
Henry Wells
Co-Founder of American Express and Wells Fargo and Co.
5th cousin 1 time removed via Elizabeth Charde
Edith (Carow) Roosevelt
First Lady of President Theodore Roosevelt
5th cousin 2 times removed via Robert Blott
Eliphalet Remington
Founder of Remington Arms Company
5th cousin 2 times removed via Elizabeth Charde
Charles Dawes
30th U.S. Vice-President
5th cousin 3 times removed via Thomas Ford
Henry Lee Higginson
Founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
5th cousin 3 times removed via Elizabeth Charde
Erle Stanley Gardner
Author of the Perry Mason series
5th cousin 3 times removed via Thomas Ford