Thomas Coram[kOr´um] , 1668–1751, English philanthropist and colonizer. He lived for some years in Massachusetts, working as a shipbuilder. On his return to England he became (1732) a trustee of James Oglethorpe's Georgia colony and sponsored (1735) a colony in Nova Scotia for unemployed artisans. He established the London Foundling Hospital (1739), a pioneer institution of its kind.
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Scott Bakula.."Star Trek Enterprise" is married to Chelsea Field. She is my second cousin.
Not a HUGE connection but a connection at least!!!
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My grandfather played drums and grandmother sang with the Harry James Band back in the 1940s and 50s.
I've been told I am related to Manon Rheaume. She was the first woman to ever play professional hockey in the NHL as a goalie for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Sakajewea - I'm sure I BUTCHERED the spelling on that but I'm sleepy
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General George McClellan, A general in the Civil War I believe. My Dad was named after him, George McClellan Clayton. Not sure of the relationship, but he was family I guess. I was told my Dad actualy wanted that to be my first name, McClellan, but settled for Michael.
(P.S.Todd, please edit the title & change "whose" to "who's" thanks!)
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hennies family name is FLOYD. her daddys cousin was "pretty boy floyd." and add to that...there are cousins to the floyd family named BARKER, and they have some relation to "ma barker."
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Aaron Burr, Vice President in 1802 and his Father who founded Princeton University.
Aaron Burr is the one who shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel.
General George Henry Thomas, a Big shot during the Civil War, on the Union Side.
Raymond Burr, the actor, on Father's side.
Danny Thomas, the actor, on Mother's side.
A little story: My Great-great-great Grandfather was stowed away on a ship coming to this country in a roll of carpet by his two sisters...after being discovered, he had to work off his expenses by working on the Erie Canal.
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My two older kid's last name is Warfield, they are supposedly related to Wallis Warfield Simpson. One of my ancestors, tho I don't know how because he was childless, was John Barry. He was born in Ireland and was in charge of the first American Navy and commander of the brig Lexington. I used to babysit for a guy who is related to George Romero and had a bit-part as a scientist in Night of the Living Dead....does that count? Love....Jill
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Ernies side of the family- John Balch was the first white baby born in Salem Massaachusetts in 1625. The Balch house, built in 1629, in Beverly Massachusetts, is still occupied by Balch's and is a living museum. On his mothers side- related to President Andrew Jackson. My maiden name is Lemieux. Great grandparents were from Monteal. Who knows, I may be related to hockey player Mario Lemieux.
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Yep, Ike Clanton of the Clanton Gang and OK Corral fame is one of our forks. (BTW-Don't believe everything you have heard about how great Wyatt Earp was, He was one of the few that got to write his own version of his history. "the older I get, the better I was...")
Some of you "age experienced" people might remember the singer Jimmy Clanton- there is a scene in the "Buddy Holly Story" where they are in an office and in the background there is a showbill poster- Jimmy Clanton is listed. (even more useless trivia) He's also one of our forks.
We even have a town in Alabama- Clanton (never been there, but I wonder if anyone would recognize me)
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Eight of the Mayflower passengers were kin to me, including John & Priscilla Alden and Mary Chilton (first white female to land over here- pushy 12 year old who was TIRED of being on ship!) We have 43 family names traced here before 1640. More recently, John Singer Sargent was a cousin of my great-grand mother...
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It's exciting to hear of others colorful histories; mine is equally broad, though, by accident or plan, I now remain the last of my male family w/no blood male ties. My youngest is adopted, name only in circles that put credence to blood only. Though he is listed in full family tree. And, as most know, my first died.
Why I posted was to enlighten some of their hertitage: Mike Clayton; Gen. McClellan was one of the first cavarly officers and is credited with inventing the "McCellan Saddle", a saddle, whose entire purpose was to be used in combat and still have neccessary equipment bearing qualities. Still in use today and some prefer it, even has it's own class amongest those that ride competitively in todays rodeos. Very light. Mike Clanton; your relation Jimmy Clanton was an excellent singer, enjoyed him throughout the 50's... Mike Milos; HATFIELD/McCOY feud was one of the bloodiest hill wars in history, still have simmering amongest kin of original clans today. Supposedly started over a pig. Though I doubt it goes past discussion anymore, hopefully. Supposedly started over a pig.
Thank you, I'm done....
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My Mom's side: the M(a)cIntosh clan (now the M(a)cIntosh apple fame) yes, my Grandma took me to the farm in southern Indiana where she grew up and they grew the apples. Our MacIntosh family comes dates back to 642 A.D. My great uncle Frank was the president of Northern Ohio University in Ada, Ohio for twenty years. Our family still has the genealogy and family crest (Touch not but the Cat from Scotland). In this comes direct lineage to Samuel Adams and Nathan Hale. (My granny was always truthful and somewhere in a far linkage is Jesse James!!!!!!!) My dad from English heritage connected to the Creek, Souix and Blackfoot, just a 1/20. It still may be something, but my dad was mostly English and Dutch. Direct lineage to the American Revolution here too. anyone ever considering joining the Daughters of American Revolution? I have my paperwork ready, just seems like there is never time to sit down and file it all!
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My cousin Suzie Côté was an actress on Guiding Light playing Samantha Marler (1989-1992)(one of them soaps) and my second cousin Marc Fortier played for the Quebec Nordiques on and off from 1987 to 1992. Ottawa Senators and Los Angeles Kings 92-93 and the Canadian National Team in 1995. Later went to play for Zurich and Berlin Polar Bears and then the Frankfurt Lions (Europe). Not sure if he is still playing.
Not family tree oriented but I was, along with my brother in law, Jason Ward's first hockey coach. He now plays for the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL...
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Hey Magoo, yes the fued was started somewhat over a pig... but it really kicked off when 3 McCOY boys attacked a Hatfield.. i cant recall his name at the moment.. but i know hes one of my kin.. so Devil A. Hatfield kidnapped the boys and said if he died.. he would take their lifes.. and he did died.. so he shoot the 3 McCOY boys.. "an eye for an eye"
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I've read a lot on the Hatfield/McCoy thing. My husband works in Pikeville KY which is the county on the KY side of the river. I can never remember which family was WV & which was KY. Anyway, the whole thing was really blown out of proportion by the media. Back when the "fued" happened, the area was scarcely populated. Basically everyone in 1 county was a Hatfield or married to one, everyone in other was a McCoy or married to one, with a few exceptions, not many. Most of the real disputes were normal disputes like those that happened everywhere between neighbors, especially in recently settled areas (the pig incident, arguments over timber). But because the only families there at the time were Hatfields or McCoys, the media decided to credit everything that happened (and a lot that didn't) to a fued between the families.
Some credit the beginning to a kid from 1 family dying in the civil war, some to the pig incident. There were arguments over timber, over a hatfield & a mccoy kid getting together. I wonder if either family had settled both sides of the river if it woulda been called the McCoy family fued or Hatfield family fued.
As for famous family, I have no clue but I do have a cool family legend.
Legend has it that my great (no idea how many) grandfather was found as a baby after one of the early Johnstown floods (not 1889, earlier). No one came forward to claim him, so a family took him in & gave him the name "king" because he survived the flood. Keep telling myself I need to find time to research this, just hasn't happened yet.
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My Dads great,great uncle was Sir John A. Mcdonald ,first Prime Minister of Canada. My dad was a great athlete,in junior hockey he led the league in scoring ,played with the New York Americans in hockey ,his buddys were Bauer,Smidt and Dumar ,the famous Kraught line from Boston.Played in the Detroit Tigers organization in Baseball and played Fastball in the World Fastball league .Played and managed the Windsor Jets, the only Canadian team in the league, went on to win the world championship.Played Football for the University of Windsor.He was voted by former referees and umpires in 1980 as the most valuable athlete to ever come out of Windsor. Ontario Canada.He was inducted into the Southern Ontario Sports hall of Fame. My mother was a great swimmer and diver and was invited to represent Canada at the Berlin Olympics .She was also crowned Miss Windsor and Miss Southern Ontario. My dads brother was drafted by the St.Louis Cardinals as a catcher. The sisterenlaw of my moms sister in Texas was Miss Texas.
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Great stories everyone! Regarding the Hatfield/McCoy feud: interestingly, I read a bit about this online withing the last year out of curiosity. I'd have to go back and research again for clarity and exact details....but I believe the "pig" incident was correct....and also, I recall that one of the Hatfield daughters fell in love with a fellow on the McCoy side, and this added fuel to the fire....
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John Jumper...(on my fathers side)Chief of the Seminole tribe...he brought his people to Oklahoma indian territory and cared for his people til his death.
Anyone named Kennedy (on my mothers side) altho the name was spelled Cannady on many limbs of the tree (I guess they old irish weren't as literate). Or maybe they were trying to hide something.
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I find the "Wyatt Earp" story very intriguing. In fact, I have read the Biography, "Wyatt Earp: The life behind the legend" by author Casey Tefertiller, published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
This book was touted as a very unbiased biography which attempts to dispell the modern day lore and myths of Wyatt Earp and instead makes a heroic attempt to disect his life and times through exhaustive research, including letters, newspaper clippings, eye-witness accounts and the like.
I think he did a very good job. Footnotes and bibliographies are extensive. Every claim made is somehow backed up. Unknowns are stated as such, as are commonly held beliefs which aren't provable to the advantage of either side.
Have you read this accounting? If so, I'd be curious to hear your critique on the book.
There is fairly extensive accountings of the infamous Gunfight at Ok Coral.
And the Tombstone Epitaph and Tombstone Nugget were polar opposites politically as well as their support or condemnation of the Earps and other issues. Sounds familiar doesn't it?
The book is full of photographs and I thought was very well done. Every fact was disected almost to excess.
Here's a clip of his demise;
"...Wyatt Earp had begun fading. The old marshal died on January 13, 1929, a victim of chronic cystitis, a prostate problem.
Lake wrote of the scene in a letter to Dodge, saying Wyatt had been optimistic to the end, planning another trip to the desert. He fell sick on the 12th, and Sadie called a doctor. Lake wrote that Sadie Earp, with a doctor and a nurse, stayed by Earp's bedside through the night. Wyatt awoke about five in the morning and asked for a glass of water, then went back to sleep. Sometime between seven and eight he said clearly, "Suppose, suppose." Sadie Earp leaned over and asked what Wyatt had said. He did not answer. A moment later he ceased breathing." He was 2 months short of his 81st birthday.
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Then she and my mother-in-law must be related. I'm still laughing about that!!!
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My Dads side of the family was related to the infamous General George Armstrong Custer.
Maybe thats why I rush into things sometimes without thinking? I dare say that my ego is not as big as his was thank God. My Mom's Great Grandmother was the first white child born in Butler County, Kansas.
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