The Boston Brahmins or Boston elite are members of

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's traditional

upper class Upper class in modern societies is the social class composed of people who hold the highest social status, usually are the wealthiest members of class society, and wield the greatest political power. According to this view, the upper class is gen ...

. They are often associated with

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;

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; and traditional

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customs and clothing. Descendants of the earliest English colonists are typically considered to be the most representative of the Boston Brahmins. They are considered

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(WASPs).

Etymology

The doctor and writer

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coined the term "Brahmin Caste of New England" in an 1860 story in ''

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''. The term ''

Brahmin Brahmin (; sa, ब्राह्मण, brāhmaṇa) is a varna as well as a caste within Hindu society. The Brahmins are designated as the priestly class as they serve as priests (purohit, pandit, or pujari) and religious teachers (guru ...

'' refers to the priestly caste within the four castes in the

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. By extension, it was applied in the United States to the old wealthy

New England New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces ...

families of British

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origin that became influential in the development of American institutions and culture. The influence of the old

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has been reduced in modern times, but some vestiges remain, primarily in the institutions and the ideals that they championed in their heyday.

Characteristics

The nature of the Brahmins is hinted at by the

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"Boston Toast" by Holy Cross alumnus John Collins Bossidy: While some 19th-century Brahmin families of large fortune were of common origin, still fewer were of an aristocratic origin. The new families were often the first to seek, in typically British fashion, suitable marriage alliances with those old aristocratic New England families that were descended from landowners in England to elevate and cement their social standing. The Winthrops, Dudleys, Saltonstalls, Winslows, and Lymans (descended from English magistrates, gentry, and aristocracy) were, by and large, happy with this arrangement. All of Boston's "Brahmin elite", therefore, maintained the received culture of the old English gentry, including cultivating the personal excellence that they imagined maintained the distinction between gentlemen and freemen, and between ladies and women. They saw it as their duty to maintain what they defined as high standards of excellence, duty, and restraint. Cultivated, urbane, and dignified, a Boston Brahmin was supposed to be the very essence of enlightened

aristocracy Aristocracy (, ) is a form of government that places strength in the hands of a small, privileged ruling class, the aristocracy (class), aristocrats. The term derives from the el, αριστοκρατία (), meaning 'rule of the best'. At t ...

. The ideal Brahmin was not only wealthy, but displayed what was considered suitable personal virtues and character traits. Beacon Hill and Massachusetts State House P1010887

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The Brahmin was expected to maintain the customary English reserve in his dress, manner, and deportment, cultivate the arts, support charities such as hospitals and colleges, and assume the role of community leader. Although the ideal called on him to transcend commonplace business values, in practice many found the thrill of economic success quite attractive. The Brahmins warned each other against

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and insisted upon personal responsibility. Scandal and divorce were unacceptable. This culture was buttressed by the strong extended family ties present in Boston society. Young men attended the same prep schools, colleges, and private clubs, and heirs married heiresses. Family not only served as an economic asset, but also as a means of moral restraint. Most belonged to the Unitarian or

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churches, although some were

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or Methodists. Politically they were successively

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, Whigs, and Republicans. They were marked by their manners and once distinctive elocution. Their distinctive Anglo-American manner of dress has been much imitated and is the foundation of the style now informally known as

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. Many of the Brahmin families trace their ancestry back to the original 17th- and 18th-century colonial ruling class consisting of Massachusetts governors and magistrates, Harvard presidents, distinguished clergy, and fellows of the

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(a leading scientific body), while others entered New England aristocratic society during the 19th century with their profits from commerce and trade, often marrying into established Brahmin families.

List of families

Adams

Adams Family *

Samuel Adams Samuel Adams ( – October 2, 1803) was an American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was a politician in colonial Massachusetts, a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and ...

(1722–1803),

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; second cousin of: *

John Adams John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Befor ...

(1735–1826), Founding Father and second

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; husband of Abigail Smith Adams (1744–1818) **

John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams (; July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States S ...

(1767–1848), sixth President of the United States ***

Charles Francis Adams, Sr. Charles Francis Adams Sr. (August 18, 1807 – November 21, 1886) was an American historical editor, writer, politician, and diplomat. As United States Minister to the United Kingdom during the American Civil War, Adams was crucial to Union effort ...

(1807–1886),

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****

Charles Francis Adams, Jr. Charles Francis Adams Jr. (May 27, 1835 – March 20, 1915) was an American author, historian, and railroad and park commissioner who served as the president of the Union Pacific Railroad from 1884 to 1890. He served as a colonel in the Union Arm ...

(1835–1915), Civil War general ****

John Quincy Adams II John Quincy Adams II (September 22, 1833 – August 14, 1894) was an American politician who represented Quincy in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1866 to 1867, 1868 to 1869, 1871 to 1872, and from 1874 to 1875. Adams served as ...

(1833–1894), lawyer, politician *****

Charles Francis Adams III Charles Francis Adams III (August 2, 1866 – June 10, 1954) was an American lawyer and politician, who served as the 44th United States Secretary of the Navy under President Herbert Hoover from 1929 to 1933. He was skipper of the Resolute which ...

(1866–1954), U.S. Secretary of the Navy ******

Charles Francis Adams IV Charles Francis Adams IV (May 2, 1910 – January 5, 1999) was an American electronics industrialist, United States Naval officer, and great-great-great-grandson of John Adams. Early life Charles Francis Adams IV was born on May 2, 1910, in Bost ...

(1910–1999), industrialist, first president of

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******* Timothy Adams, son of Charles Francis Adams IV ****

Henry Brooks Adams Henry Brooks Adams (February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918) was an American historian and a member of the Adams political family, descended from two U.S. Presidents. As a young Harvard graduate, he served as secretary to his father, Charles Fra ...

(1838–1918), author ****

Brooks Adams Peter Chardon Brooks Adams (June 24, 1848 – February 13, 1927) was an American attorney, historian, political scientist and a critic of capitalism. Early life and education Adams was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, on June 24, 1848, son of ...

(1848–1927), historian *

Ivers Whitney Adams Ivers Whitney Adams (May 20, 1838 – October 10, 1914) was an American baseball executive and businessperson, and founder of the first professional baseball team in Boston, the Boston Red Stockings. Baseball Adams was the founder, organize ...

(1838–1914), founder of the oldest continuously playing professional baseball team, the Boston Red Stockings

Amory

Amory Family *

John Amory Lowell John Amory Lowell (November 11, 1798 – October 31, 1881) was an American businessman and philanthropist from Boston. He became the sole trustee of the Lowell Institute when his first cousin, John Lowell, Jr. (philanthropist), John Lowell, Jr. ( ...

(1798–1881), merchant. *

Thomas Coffin Amory Thomas Coffin Amory Jr. (October 6, 1812 – August 20, 1889) was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest son of Jonathan Amory and his wife Mehitable (Sullivan) Culter. An American lawyer, historian, politician, biographer, and poet, he ...

(1812–1889), lawyer, author. * Thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory (1828–1864), Civil War general. *

Ernest Amory Codman Ernest Amory Codman, M.D., (December 30, 1869 – November 23, 1940) was a pioneering Boston surgeon who made contributions to anaesthesiology, radiology, duodenal ulcer surgery, orthopaedic oncology, shoulder surgery, and the study of medica ...

(1869–1940), surgeon. *

Cleveland Amory Cleveland Amory (September 2, 1917 – October 14, 1998) was an American author, reporter, television critic, commentator and animal rights activist. He originally was known for writing a series of popular books poking fun at the pretensions an ...

(1917–1998), author.

Appleton

Appleton Family Patrilineal line: *

Daniel Appleton Daniel Appleton (December 10, 1785 – March 27, 1849) was an American publisher who founded D. Appleton & Co. Early life Daniel Appleton was born on December 10, 1785, in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He was the son of Daniel Appleton (1750� ...

(1785–1849), publisher. * Frances Appleton (died 1861), wife of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. *

George Swett Appleton George Swett Appleton (August 11, 1821 – July 8, 1878) was an American publisher, the third son of Daniel Appleton. Early life George Swett Appleton was born on August 11, 1821 in Andover, Massachusetts. He was the third son of eight children b ...

(1821–1878), publisher. * Jane Means Appleton Pierce (1806–1863), wife of U.S. President

Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. He was a northern Democrat who believed that the abolitionist movement was a fundamental threat to the nation's unity ...

, was

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from 1853 to 1857. * Jesse Appleton (1772–1819), second president of

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John Appleton John Appleton (February 11, 1815 – August 22, 1864) was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat who served as the United States' first '' chargé d'affaires'' to Bolivia, and later as special envoy to Great Britain and Russia. Born i ...

(1816–1864), assistant Secretary of State, diplomat, U.S. congressman. * John Appleton, Chief Justice of the

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. *

John F. Appleton John Francis Appleton (August 29, 1838 – August 31, 1870) was a lawyer and Union colonel in the American Civil War from the state of Maine who was awarded the honorary grade of brevet brigadier general, United States Volunteers.Hunt, Roger ...

(1838–1870), lawyer and

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colonel in the American Civil War. *

John James Appleton John James Appleton (September 22, 1792 – March 4, 1864) was an American diplomat who served the United States in several European countries. Biography Appleton was born in Calais, France on September 22, 1792 while his father John Appleton (17 ...

(1789–1864), ambassador. *

Nathan Appleton Nathan Appleton (October 6, 1779July 14, 1861) was an American merchant and politician and a member of " The Boston Associates". Early life Appleton was born in New Ipswich, New Hampshire, the son of Isaac Appleton (1731–1806) and his wife Ma ...

(1771–1861), U.S. congressman and merchant. * Nathaniel Appleton (1693–1784), Congregational minister. * Samuel Appleton (1625–1696), military and government leader in the

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and

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. * Samuel Appleton (1766–1853), merchant and philanthropist. *

Thomas Gold Appleton Thomas Gold Appleton (March 31, 1812April 17, 1884), son of merchant Nathan Appleton and Maria Theresa Gold, was an American writer, an artist, and a patron of the fine arts. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow became his brother-in-law after marrying A ...

(1812–1884), writer and art patron. * William Appleton (1786–1862), U.S. congressman. *

William Henry Appleton William Henry Appleton (January 27, 1814 – October 19, 1899) was an American publisher, eldest son and successor of Daniel Appleton. Early life William Henry Appleton was born on January 27, 1814 at Haverhill, Massachusetts. He was the eldest ...

(1814–1899), publisher. *

William Sumner Appleton William Sumner Appleton Jr. (May 29, 1874 – November 24, 1947) was founder of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA) in 1910. He was the chief force behind much of the preservation of historic homes in the New Englan ...

(1874–1947), philanthropist. Other notable relatives: *

Thomas Storrow Brown Thomas Storrow Brown (July 7, 1803 – November 26, 1888) was a Canadian journalist, writer, orator, and revolutionary in Lower Canada (present-day Quebec). Biography Born in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, the son of Henry Barlow Brown and R ...

(1803–1888), journalist, writer, orator, and revolutionary in

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(present-day

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

) *

Edward Augustus Holyoke Edward Augustus Holyoke (August 1, 1728 – March 31, 1829) was an American educator and physician. Biography Edward Augustus was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, Marblehead, Province of Massachusetts Bay, on August 1, 1728. His father was th ...

(1728–1829), educator and physician *

Alice Mary Longfellow Alice Mary Longfellow (September 22, 1850 – December 7, 1928) was a philanthropist, preservationist, and the eldest surviving daughter of the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. She is best known as "grave Alice" from her father's poem " Th ...

(1850–1928), philanthropist and preservationist * Ernest Wadsworth Longfellow (1845–1921), artist *

Alpheus Spring Packard Alpheus Spring Packard Jr. LL.D. (February 19, 1839 – February 14, 1905) was an American entomologist and palaeontologist. He described over 500 new animal species – especially butterflies and moths – and was one of the founders of ''The Am ...

(1839–1905), entomologist and paleontologist *

William Alfred Packard William Alfred Packard (August 26, 1830 – December 2, 1909) was an American classical scholar, born at Brunswick, Maine.Staff report (1909)De Mortuis.''Annual report - Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching'' He was the son of the e ...

(1830–1909), classical scholar *

Charles Storrow Williams Charles Storrow Williams (December 25, 1827 – June 20, 1890) was an American civil engineer who managed the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad and Southern Railway in Mississippi. Early life Williams was born on December 25, 1827, in Woodstock, ...

(1827–1890), railroad executive *

Edward H. Williams Edward Higginson Williams (June 1, 1824 – December 21, 1899) was an American physician and railroad executive known for his philanthropy. Early life and medical career Williams was born on June 1, 1824, in Woodstock, Vermont to Vermont Secret ...

(1824–1899), physician and railroad executive

Bacon

Bacon Family *

Robert Bacon Robert Bacon (July 5, 1860 – May 29, 1919) was an American statesman and diplomat. He was also a leading banker and businessman who worked closely with Secretary of State Elihu Root, 1905-1909, and served as United States Secretary of Sta ...

(1860–1919),

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; father of ** Robert L. Bacon (1884–1938), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York **

Gaspar G. Bacon Gaspar Griswold Bacon, Sr. (March 7, 1886 – December 25, 1947) served on the board of overseers of Harvard University, as the President of the Massachusetts Senate from 1929 to 1932 and as the 51st Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, lieutena ...

(1886–1947), politician; father of *** Gaspar G. Bacon, Jr. (1914–1943), actor

Bates

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Originally from

and

Britain Britain most often refers to: * The United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands * Great Britain, the largest island in the United King ...

: * Benjamin Bates I (–1710), merchant banker, family patriarch * Benjamin Bates II (1716 – ), member of the Hell Fire Club * Frederick Bates (1777–1825), politician * James Woodson Bates (1788–1846), judge *

Joshua Bates (financier) Joshua Bates (October 10, 1788 – September 24, 1864) was an American international financier who divided his life between the United States and the United Kingdom. Early life Bates was born in Commercial St., Weymouth, Massachusetts on Octo ...

, Barings Bank partner, managed many Brahmin family fortunes, advised Adams family on Court protocol *

Edward Bates Edward Bates (September 4, 1793 – March 25, 1869) was a lawyer and politician. He represented Missouri in the US House of Representatives and served as the U.S. Attorney General under President Abraham Lincoln. A member of the influential ...

(1793–1869), U.S. Attorney General *

Benjamin Bates IV Benjamin Edward Bates IV (; July 12, 1808 – January 14, 1878) was an American rail industrialist, textile tycoon and philanthropist. He was the wealthiest person in Maine from 1850 to 1878, and is considered to have introduced both the Efficienc ...

(1808–1878), philanthropist, namesake and benefactor of

Bates College Bates College () is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine. Anchored by the Historic Quad, the campus of Bates totals with a small urban campus which includes 33 Victorian Houses as some of the dormitories. It maintains of nature p ...

Boylston

Boylston Family *

Thomas Boylston Thomas Boylston (January 26, 1644-1695) was a prominent early-American doctor and patriarch of the influential Boylston family of Massachusetts. Thomas Boylston was born in 1644 in Watertown, Massachusetts to Thomas Boylston Sr. He became a sur ...

(1644–1695), doctor, family patriarch *

Zabdiel Boylston Zabdiel Boylston, FRS (March 9, 1679 – March 1, 1766) was a physician in the Boston area. As the first medical school in North America was not founded until 1765, Boylston apprenticed with his father, an English-born surgeon named Thomas Boyls ...

(1679–1766), physician *

Ward Nicholas Boylston Ward Nicholas Boylston (1747–1828; born Ward Hallowell), a descendant of the physician Zabdiel Boylston, was an American merchant, a philanthropist, and benefactor of Harvard University. He was a brother of Admiral Sir Benjamin Hallowell Carew, ...

(1747–1828), benefactor, Harvard University

Bradlee

Bradlee Family Direct line: Sarah Bradlee Fulton * Nathan Bradley I, earliest known member born in America, in

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, Massachusetts, in 1631 * Samuel Bradlee, constable of Dorchester, Massachusetts ** Nathaniel Bradlee,

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participant, member of Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association ** Josiah Bradlee I, Boston Tea Party participant; m. Hannah Putnam *** Josiah Bradlee III (Harvard), m. Alice Crowninsheld *** Frederick Josiah Bradlee I (Harvard), Director of the Boston Bank **** Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr. (Harvard, 1915), on the first All-American football team at Harvard; m. Josephine de Gersdorff ***** Frederick Josiah Bradlee III, Broadway actor, author ***** Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee (1921–2014) (Harvard, 1942), Chief Executive Editor of ''

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'' ******

Ben Bradlee Jr. Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee Jr. (born August 7, 1948) is an American journalist and writer. He was a reporter and editor at ''The Boston Globe'' for 25 years, including a period when he supervised the Pulitzer Prize–winning investigation i ...

(born 1948),

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and writer ** Joseph Putnam Bradlee (1783–1838), Commander of the New England Guards, chairman of the State Central Committee, Director and then President of the Boston City Council ** Samuel Bradlee, Jr., lieutenant colonel during the American Revolutionary War ** Thomas Bradlee, Boston Tea Party participant; member of Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics Association; Member of the St. Andrews Lodge of Freemasons ** David Bradlee, Boston Tea Party participant; Captain in the

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, member of the St. Andrews Lodge of

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** Sarah Bradlee, "Mother of the Boston Tea Party"

Brinley

Brinley Family of Boston, Newport, and Shelter Island, NY * Francis Brinley, Esq. (1632–1719), arrived from England in 1651 after the

English Civil War The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians (" Roundheads") and Royalists led by Charles I ("Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of England's governance and issues of re ...

, with his two sisters, children of Thomas Brinley, auditor to King

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& II, his original home became Newport's White Horse Tavern, Judge, book collector, landowner (RI, MA, NJ), Governor's assistant, m: Hannah Carr (niece of RI Gov.

Caleb Carr Caleb Carr (born August 2, 1955) is an American military historian and author. Carr is the second of three sons born to Lucien Carr and Francesca Von Hartz. He authored ''The Alienist'', ''The Angel of Darkness'', ''The Lessons of Terror'', ''K ...

). Boston estate at Hanover and Elm, current site of Government Center. ** William Brinley, Esq. (1656–1704), first son of Francis, Judge in Newport, co-founder of Trinity Church, Newport, first Anglican church in RI, disinherited by father after marriage *** William Brinley, Esq. (1677–1753), only child of Wm. Brinley, Judge in Monmouth, NJ, passed over for younger cousin

Francis Brinley Colonel Francis Thomas Brinley (1690November 27, 1765) was an American landowner, government official, philanthropist and military officer best known for being the subject of a portrait by John Smibert which hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of ...

**** John Brinley (1713–1775), Brinley grist mill owner in Oakhurst, NJ ***** William Brinley (1754–1840), Major in Revolutionary War ****** Sylvester C. Brinley (1816–1905), founded Brinley, Ohio (a.k.a. Brinley Station) in 1855. ** Thomas Brinley (1661–1693), second son of Francis, Boston/London merchant, co-founder of

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, Boston, first Anglican church in colonial New England. *** Eliakim Hutchinson (1711–1775), Judge, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas for Suffolk County, and one of Boston's richest men, owner of Shirley Place (now Shirley-Eustis House) m:Elizabeth Shirley (daughter of MA Gov

William Shirley William Shirley (2 December 1694 – 24 March 1771) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of the British American colonies of Massachusetts Bay and the Bahamas. He is best known for his role in organi ...

) *** Colonel

(1690–1765): Colonel in Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company, merchant, landowner (Datchet House/Brinley Place-Roxbury, Brinley Place-Framingham), one of the richest Bostonians of the 18th century, grandfather's heir, m: Deborah Lyde, granddaughter of Judge

Nathaniel Byfield Nathaniel Byfield (1653 – June 6, 1733) was an American jurist and Speaker of the Massachusetts General Court. Byfield, first judge of the Court of Vice-Admiralty, was born in 1653, at Long Ditton, Surrey, England, the twenty-first child of R ...

**** Francis Brinley Fogg Sr. Esq. (1795–1880), m. Mary Middleton Rutledge of

Middleton Place Middleton Place is a plantation in Dorchester County, along the banks of the Ashley River west of the Ashley and about northwest of downtown Charleston, in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Built in several phases during the 18th and 19th centu ...

, TN state senator, started Nashville public schools, school board president, namesake Fogg School opened in 1875, a founder of Sewanee University of the South. and Christ Church Cathedral Nashville **** Catherine Grace Frances Moody Nevinson Gore (1798–1861), English writer **** Francis William Brinley (1796–1859), merchant, mayor of

Perth Amboy, NJ Perth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 55,436. Perth Amboy has a Hispanic majority population. In the 2010 census, th ...

, Surveyor of NJ state. **** Francis Brinley Jr., Esq. (1800–1880), Harvard 1818-

Porcellian Club The Porcellian Club is an all-male final club at Harvard University, sometimes called the Porc or the P.C. The year of founding is usually given as 1791, when a group began meeting under the name "the Argonauts",, p. 171: source for 1791 origins ...

, President of

Boston Common Council The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councillors are elected to two-year terms and there is no l ...

, MA state legislator (House and Senate), clerk to Secretary of State,

Daniel Webster Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, ...

, delegate to state constitutional convention, commander of the

Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts is the oldest chartered military organization in North America and the third oldest chartered military organization in the world. Its charter was granted in March 1638 by the Great and Gen ...

. **** Edward Brinley (1809–1868), Importer for Edward Brinley & Co., Old

Faneuil Hall Faneuil Hall ( or ; previously ) is a marketplace and meeting hall located near the waterfront and today's Government Center, in Boston, Massachusetts. Opened in 1742, it was the site of several speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis, and others ...

, Boston **** George Brinley (1817–1875), noted book collector, pioneer of the Americanist movement ****

Emily Malbone Morgan Emily Malbone Morgan (December 10, 1862 – February 27, 1937) was a prominent social and religious leader in the Episcopal Church in the United States who helped found the Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross as well as the Colonel Danie ...

(1862–1939), founder of the Colonel Daniel Putnam Association and the

Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross The Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross (SCHC) is an organization for Episcopal/Anglican women founded by Emily Malbone Morgan in 1884. SCHC has chapters across the United States and India. There also is a virtual chapter for members who don ...

**** Godfrey Malbone Brinley (1864–1939), top 10 US tennis pro, later master at St. Paul's school **** Edward Brinley Faneuil Adams (1871–1922), Harvard 1892/Law 1897, Harvard Law librarian ****

Daniel Putnam Brinley Daniel Putnam Brinley (March 8, 1879 – July 31, 1963) was an American muralist and painter. He was born in Newport, Rhode Island, the son of Edward Huntington Brinley and Rebecca Maitland Porter Brinley. Brinley spent his childhood at his parent ...

(1873–1963), artist (painter, muralist, impressionist) **** Charles Henry Brinley Esq (1825–1907), Judge in AZ, involved in early CA/AZ politics, int'l merchant, appointed Vice Consul to Mexico by Pres Theo. Roosevelt *****

Charles Brinley Charles Brinley (November 15, 1880 – February 17, 1946) was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 140 films between 1913 and 1939. He was born in Yuma, Arizona and died in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, ...

(1880–1946), silent actor ***

Emily Borie Ryerson Emily Maria Borie Ryerson (August 10, 1863 – December 28, 1939, Philadelphia) was an American first-class passenger who survived the sinking of on April 15, 1912. Early life and family Emily married Arthur Larned Ryerson on January 31, ...

(1863–1939), Titanic survivor, suffragette, philanthropist * Anne Brinley Coddington (1628–1708), third wife of Governor

William Coddington William Coddington (c. 1601 – 1 November 1678) was an early magistrate of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and later of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He served as the judge of Portsmouth and Newport, governor of Portsmouth ...

, who arrived with the Winthrop fleet in 1630 and became an early MA magistrate, the first Governor of Rhode Island/founder of Portsmouth and Newport, RI, and mother and grandmother of subsequent Governors. **

William Coddington Jr. William Coddington Jr. (18 January 1651 – 5 February 1689) was an early governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, serving two consecutive terms from 1683 to 1685. Biography Coddington was the son of William Coddington ...

(1651–1689), colonial Governor of Rhode Island ** Mary Coddington (1654–1693), wife of Gov.

Peleg Sanford Peleg Sanford (10 May 1639 – 1701) was an early governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, serving three consecutive terms from 1680 to 1683. Biography Family Sanford was the son of John Sanford by his second wife, ...

of RI ** William Coddington III (1680–1755), colonial Governor of Rhode Island, merchant, judge, m: Content Arnold ** Margaret Sanford Hutchinson (1716–1754), wife of

Thomas Hutchinson (governor) Thomas Hutchinson (9 September 1711 – 3 June 1780) was a businessman, historian, and a prominent Loyalist politician of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in the years before the American Revolution. He has been referred to as "the most import ...

, last loyalist Gov. of MA ** Lucretia Rudolph Garfield (1832–1918), First Lady, wife of 20th U.S. President James A. Garfield **

Ted Danson Edward Bridge "Ted" Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor. He achieved stardom playing the lead character Sam Malone on the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'', for which he received two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He ...

(born 1947), actor, activist * Grisell Brinley Sylvester (1635–1687), wife of

Nathaniel Sylvester Nathaniel Sylvester (1610–1680) was an Anglo-Dutch sugar merchant, slave owner, and the first European settler of Shelter Island. Early life Nathaniel Sylvester was born in 1610 in England.Jennifer SchuesslerConfronting Slavery at Long Island� ...

, together they became the first white settlers and owners of all of Shelter Island, NY. She is credited with bringing

boxwoods ''Buxus'' is a genus of about seventy species in the family Buxaceae. Common names include box or boxwood. The boxes are native to western and southern Europe, southwest, southern and eastern Asia, Africa, Madagascar, northernmost South ...

to the colonies. ** Brinley Sylvester (1690–1752), built

Sylvester Manor Sylvester Manor is a historic manor on Shelter Island in Suffolk County, New York, USA. History The land, spanning 8,000 acres on Shelter Island, was acquired by English-born colonist Nathaniel Sylvester in the 17th century. Sylvester and his b ...

on Shelter Island, which was made a non-profit educational farm by the 11th generation heir. ** Charles Ward Apthorp Jr. (1729–1797), owner of Manhattan's

Apthorp Farm The Apthorp Farm that lay on Manhattan's Upper West Side straddled the old Bloomingdale Road, laid out in 1728, which was re-surveyed as The "Boulevard" – now Upper Broadway. It was the largest block of real estate remaining from the " Bloomi ...

, merchant, NY Governor's Council 1763-83 **

Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton Sarah Wentworth Apthorp Morton (August 1759 – May 14, 1846) was an American poet. Early life Sarah was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in August 1759. She was the third of ten children born to James Apthorp (1731–1799), a merchant and slav ...

(1759–1846), poet, wife of

Perez Morton Perez Morton (November 13, 1751 – October 14, 1837) was a lawyer and revolutionary patriot in Boston, Massachusetts. Life and career Morton was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1751, and raised in Boston. His father, Joseph Morton, worke ...

, MA Speaker and AG. **

Charles Bulfinch Charles Bulfinch (August 8, 1763 – April 15, 1844) was an early American architect, and has been regarded by many as the first American-born professional architect to practice.Baltzell, Edward Digby. ''Puritan Boston & Quaker Philadelphia''. Tra ...

(1763–1844), Harvard 1781/4, architect in Boston and of the

US Capitol The United States Capitol, often called The Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, which is formally known as the United States Congress. It is located on Capitol Hill at ...

building ** Sen. James Lloyd (1769–1831), Harvard 1787/90, US Senator from MA, merchant, businessman **

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...

(1882–1945), Harvard 1904, 32nd and longest serving President of the United States ** Benjamin Crowinshield Bradlee (1921–2014), Harvard 1942, Executive Editor of ''The Washington Post''

Buckingham

Buckingham Family Originally from

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: *

William Alfred Buckingham William Alfred Buckingham (May 28, 1804 – February 5, 1875) was a Republican who served as the governor of Connecticut during the Civil War and later as a United States senator. Biography Born in Lebanon, Connecticut, the son of Samuel Buckin ...

(1804–1875), Governor of

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...

, U.S. senator. *

Edgar Buckingham Edgar Buckingham (July 8, 1867 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – April 29, 1940 in Washington DC) was an American physicist. He graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's degree in physics in 1887. He did graduate work at Strasbourg ...

Harvard Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

scholar creator of the

Buckingham π theorem In engineering, applied mathematics, and physics, the Buckingham theorem is a key theorem in dimensional analysis. It is a formalization of Rayleigh's method of dimensional analysis. Loosely, the theorem states that if there is a physically me ...

, a key theorem in dimensional analysis.

Cabot

Chaffee/Chafee

Chaffee Family Originally of

Hingham, Massachusetts Hingham ( ) is a town in metropolitan Greater Boston on the South Shore of the U.S. state of Massachusetts in northern Plymouth County. At the 2020 census, the population was 24,284. Hingham is known for its colonial history and location on B ...

: * Thomas Chaffee (1610–1683), businessman and landowner * Jonathon Chaffee (1678–1766), businessman and landowner * Matthew Chaffee (1657–1723), Boston landowner * Adna Romanza Chaffee (1842–1914), U.S. general *

Adna R. Chaffee, Jr. Adna Romanza Chaffee Jr. (September 23, 1884 – August 22, 1941) was an officer in the United States Army, called the "Father of the Armored Force" for his role in developing the U.S. Army's tank forces. Early life and education Chaffee was bor ...

(1884–1941), U.S. general *

Zechariah Chafee Zechariah Chafee Jr. (December 7, 1885 – February 8, 1957) was an American judicial philosopher and civil rights advocate, described as "possibly the most important First Amendment scholar of the first half of the twentieth century" by Richar ...

(1885–1957), philosopher, civil

libertarian Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...

John Chafee John Lester Hubbard Chafee ( ; October 22, 1922 – October 24, 1999) was an American politician and officer in the United States Marine Corps. A member of the Republican Party (United States), he served as the 66th Governor of Rhode Island, as ...

(1922–1999), U.S. senator *

Lincoln Chafee Lincoln Davenport Chafee ( ; born March 26, 1953) is an American politician. He was mayor of Warwick, Rhode Island from 1993 to 1999, a United States Senator from 1999 to 2007, and the 74th Governor of Rhode Island from 2011 to 2015. He was a m ...

(born 1953), former U.S. senator, former Rhode Island governor, 2016 U.S. presidential candidate for the Democratic party

Choate

Choate Family *

Rufus Choate Rufus Choate (October 1, 1799July 13, 1859) was an American lawyer, orator, and Senator who represented Massachusetts as a member of the Whig Party. He is regarded as one of the greatest American lawyers of the 19th century, arguing over a th ...

(1799–1859), U.S. senator *

George C. S. Choate George Cheyne Shattuck Choate (March 30, 1827 – June 4, 1896) was an American physician and the founder of Choate House (New York), Choate House, a psychiatric sanatorium. Biography He was born in Salem, Massachusetts, on March 3 ...

(1827–1896), founder of Choate Sanitarium,

Pleasantville, New York Pleasantville is a village in the town of Mount Pleasant, in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is located 30 miles north of Manhattan. The village population was 7,019 at the 2010 census. Pleasantville is home to the secondary camp ...

Joseph Hodges Choate Joseph Hodges Choate (January 24, 1832 – May 14, 1917) was an American lawyer and diplomat. Choate was associated with many of the most famous litigations in American legal history, including the Kansas prohibition cases, the Chinese exclusi ...

(1832–1917), lawyer, diplomat *

William Gardner Choate William Gardner Choate (August 30, 1830 – November 14, 1920) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Education and career Choate was born in Salem, Massachusetts, the son o ...

(1830–1920), U.S. federal judge, founder of

Choate Rosemary Hall Choate Rosemary Hall (often known as Choate; ) is a private, co-educational, college-preparatory boarding school in Wallingford, Connecticut, United States. Choate is currently ranked as the second best boarding school and third best private high ...

* Sarah Choate Sears (1858–1935), art patron *

Robert B. Choate, Jr. Robert Burnett Choate Jr. (November 6, 1924 – May 3, 2009) was an American businessman, political activist, and self-described " citizen lobbyist" most famous for his work in consumer protection. Life Born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of th ...

(1924–2009), businessman * Elizabeth Choate Spykman (1896–1965), writer *

Nathaniel Choate Nathaniel Choate (1899-1965) was an American painter and sculptor who served as vice president of the National Sculpture Society. Choate worked with varied materials, including aluminum, bronze, marble, and onyx. He regularly showcased his work at ...

(1899–1965), artist, sculptor

Coffin

Coffin Family Originally of Newbury and

Nantucket Nantucket () is an island about south from Cape Cod. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government that is part of the U.S. state of Massachuse ...

: * Tristram Coffin (1604–1681), colonist, original owner of Nantucket * William Coffin (1699–1775), merchant, co-founder of Trinity Church * Sir Isaac Coffin (1759–1839), naval officer * Charles E. Coffin (1841–1912), industrialist, U.S. congressman * Charles A. Coffin (1844–1926), industrialist, co-founder of

General Electric General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston. The company operated in sectors including healthcare, aviation, power, renewable energ ...

Henry Coffin Nevins Henry Coffin Nevins (January 10, 1843 – June 25, 1892) was an industrialist from an established New England family in the city of Methuen, Massachusetts.

(1843–1892), industrialist * John Coffin Jones, Sr. (1750–1820),

Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives This is a list of speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives. The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the majority party caucus followed by confirmation of the full House through ...

** John Coffin Jones, Jr. (1796–1861), U.S. Minister to Hawaii *

(1812–1889), lawyer, author * Thomas Jonathan Coffin Amory (1828–1864), Civil War general *

David Coffin David Coffin is an American folk musician specializing in early music and sea music, based in Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States. He is the song leader for the Revels music programs in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He also presents music enri ...

(active 1980–present), folk musician

Coolidge

John Calvin Coolidge Sr. John Calvin Coolidge Sr. (March 31, 1845 – March 18, 1926) was an American politician and businessman from Vermont, and the father of Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States. The senior Coolidge administered the presiden ...

(1845–1926), politician and businessman **

Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.; ; July 4, 1872January 5, 1933) was the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. Born in Vermont, Coolidge was a History of the Republican Party (United States), Republican lawyer ...

(1872–1933), 30th President of the United States ***

John Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge (September 7, 1906 – May 31, 2000) was an American executive, businessman, and entrepreneur with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, and the first son of President Calvin Coolidge and Grace Coolidge. Early life ...

(1906–2000), businessman and railroad executive *

T. Jefferson Coolidge Thomas Jefferson Coolidge (August 26, 1831 – November 17, 1920) was a U.S. ambassador and a leading Boston businessman. Early life Coolidge was born to a Joseph Coolidge (1798–1879) and Ellen Wayles (Randolph) Coolidge (1796–1876). He was ...

(1831–1920), Financier, industrialist, and civic leader *

Archibald Cary Coolidge Archibald Cary Coolidge (March 6, 1866 – January 14, 1928) was an American educator and diplomat. He was a professor of history at Harvard College from 1908 and the first director of the Harvard University Library from 1910 until his death. Co ...

(1866–1928), educator *

John Gardner Coolidge John Gardner Coolidge (July 4, 1863 – February 28, 1936) was an American collector, diplomat, author, and nephew of Isabella Stewart Gardner. Early life Coolidge was born in Boston, Massachusetts on July 4, 1863. He was the second of five so ...

(1863–1936), U.S. ambassador *

Charles A. Coolidge Charles Austin Coolidge, Jr. (July 19, 1844 – June 1, 1926) was a United States Army soldier who served in the American Civil War, the American West, Spanish–American War, and in Asia before retiring in 1903 as a brigadier general. Early life ...

(1844–1926), U.S. Army general

Cooper

* John Cooper (1609–1669), colonist *

Samuel Cooper Samuel or Sam Cooper may refer to: *Samuel Cooper (painter) (1609–1672), English miniature painter *Samuel Cooper (clergyman) (1725–1783), Congregationalist minister in Boston, Massachusetts * Samuel Cooper (surgeon) (1780–1848), English surge ...

(1725–1783), clergyman * Samuel D. Cooper, Jr. (1750–1824), revolutionary * Samuel D. Cooper III (1778–1853), trade merchant *

Priscilla Cooper Tyler Elizabeth Priscilla Cooper Tyler (June 14, 1816 – December 29, 1889) was the daughter-in-law of John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States. She served as official White House hostess and first lady of the United States from September ...

(1816–1889), First Lady of the United States *

Theodore Cooper Theodore Cooper (January 13, 1839 – August 24, 1919) was an American civil engineer. He may be best known as consulting engineer on the Quebec Bridge that collapsed in 1907. Biography Upon receiving a degree in civil engineering from Resselaer I ...

(1839–1919), civil engineer *

Frederic Taber Cooper Frederic Taber Cooper Ph.D. (May 27, 1864 – May 20, 1937) was an American editor and writer. Life Cooper was born in New York City, graduated from Harvard University in 1886 and obtained an LL.B. from Columbia University in 1887."Frederi ...

(1864–1937), writer

Crowninshield

Crowninshield Family * Johann Casper Richter von Kronenscheldt, colonist *

Jacob Crowninshield Jacob Crowninshield (March 31, 1770 – April 15, 1808) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and appointee to the position of U.S. Secretary of the Navy, which he never filled. His brother Benjamin Williams Crowninshield did succes ...

(1770–1808), U.S. congressman **

Arent S. Crowninshield Arent Schuyler Crowninshield (March 14, 1843 – May 27, 1908) was a Rear admiral (United States), rear admiral of the United States Navy. He saw combat during the American Civil War, Civil War, and after the war held high commands both afloat an ...

(1843–1908), U.S. Navy admiral * Caspar Crowninshield (1837–1897), Union Army colonel * Benjamin William Crowninshield (1837–1892), Union Army colonel * Frederic Crowninshield (1845–1918), first president of the National Society of Mural Painters *

Benjamin Williams Crowninshield Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (December 27, 1772 – February 3, 1851) served as the United States Secretary of the Navy between 1815 and 1818, during the administrations of Presidents James Madison and James Monroe. Early life Crownins ...

(1772–1851), 5th U.S. Secretary of Navy *

Frank Crowninshield Francis Welch Crowninshield (June 24, 1872 – December 28, 1947), better known as Frank or Crownie (''informal''), was an American journalist and art and theater critic best known for developing and editing the magazine '' Vanity Fair'' for 2 ...

(1872–1947), creator and editor of '' Vanity Fair'' * Bowdin Bradlee Crowninshield (1867–1948), American naval architect Descendants by marriage: *

William Crowninshield Endicott William Crowninshield Endicott (November 19, 1826 – May 6, 1900) was an American politician and Secretary of War in the first administration of President Grover Cleveland (1885–1889). Early life Endicott was born in Salem, Massachusetts o ...

(1826–1900), 5th U.S. Secretary of War * Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr. (1892–1970), on the first All-American football team (from

) * Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee Sr. (1921–2014), Editor-in-chief of ''

'' * Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee Jr. (born 1948), Editor for ''

The Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Glob ...

'' * Josiah Quinn Crowninshield Bradlee (born 1982), founder and CEO of FriendsOfQuinn.com

Cushing

Cushing Family Originally of

: *

Caleb Cushing Caleb Cushing (January 17, 1800 – January 2, 1879) was an American Democratic politician and diplomat who served as a Congressman from Massachusetts and Attorney General under President Franklin Pierce. He was an eager proponent of territoria ...

(1800–1879), U.S. congressman and Attorney General *

John Perkins Cushing John Perkins Cushing (April 22, 1787 – April 12, 1862), called "Ku-Shing" by the Chinese, was a wealthy American sea merchant, opium smuggler, and philanthropist. His sixty-foot pilot schooner, the ''Sylph'', won the first recorded American yac ...

(1787–1862), China trade merchant, investor *

Thomas Cushing Thomas Cushing III (March 24, 1725 – February 28, 1788) was an American lawyer, merchant, and statesman from Boston, Massachusetts. Active in Boston politics, he represented the city in the provincial assembly from 1761 to its dissolution ...

(1725–1788), statesman, revolutionary *

William Cushing William Cushing (March 1, 1732 – September 13, 1810) was one of the original five associate justices of the United States Supreme Court; confirmed by the United States Senate on September 26, 1789, he served until his death. His Supreme Court ...

(1732–1810), U.S. Supreme Court justice *

Harvey Cushing Harvey Williams Cushing (April 8, 1869 – October 7, 1939) was an American neurosurgeon, pathologist, writer, and draftsman. A pioneer of brain surgery, he was the first exclusive neurosurgeon and the first person to describe Cushing's disease. ...

(1869–1939),

neurosurgeon Neurosurgery or neurological surgery, known in common parlance as brain surgery, is the medical specialty concerned with the surgical treatment of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord and peri ...

Descendant by marriage: *

Albert Cushing Read Albert Cushing Read, Sr. (March 29, 1887 – October 10, 1967) was an aviator and Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. He and his crew made the first transatlantic flight in the ''NC-4'', a Curtiss NC flying boat. Early life and Atlantic c ...

(1887–1967), naval officer

Dana

Dana Family * Richard Dana (1699–1772), colonial Boston politician. *

Francis Dana Francis Dana (June 13, 1743 – April 25, 1811) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1777–1778 and 1784. A signer of the Articles of Confederat ...

(1743–1811), revolutionary. *

Richard Henry Dana, Sr. Richard Henry Dana Sr. (November 15, 1787 – February 2, 1879) was an American poet, critic and lawyer. His son, Richard Henry Dana Jr., also became a lawyer and author. Biography Richard Henry Dana was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Novem ...

(1787–1879), lawyer, author. * Richard Henry Dana, Jr. (1815–1882), lawyer, author (''Two Years Before the Mast'').

Delano

Delano Family *

Columbus Delano Columbus Delano (June 4, 1809 – October 23, 1896) was a lawyer, rancher, banker, statesman, and a member of the prominent Delano family. Forced to live on his own at an early age, Delano struggled to become a self-made man. Delano was electe ...

(1809–1896), U.S. Secretary of the Interior *

Jane Delano Jane Arminda Delano (March 12, 1862 in Montour Falls, New York – April 15, 1919 in Savenay, Loire-Atlantique, France) was a nurse and founder of the American Red Cross Nursing Service. Personal life A descendant of one of the first settlers to ...

(1862–1919), founder of the

American Red Cross Nursing Service The American Red Cross Nursing Service was organized in 1909 by Jane Arminda Delano (1862-1919). A nurse and member of the American Red Cross, Delano organized the nursing service as the reserve of the Army Nurse Corps to be ready just before the ...

Paul Delano Captain Paul Delano (June 15, 1775 – February 4, 1842) was an American born sea captain and a member of the prominent American Delano family. Early life Delano was born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts on June 15, 1775, to Nathan Pope Delano and S ...

(1745–1842), naval officer *

(1882–1945), President of the United States * Frederic A. Delano (1863–1953), civic reformer and railroad president

Dudley

Dudley Family *

Thomas Dudley Thomas Dudley (12 October 157631 July 1653) was a New England colonial magistrate who served several terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Dudley was the chief founder of Newtowne, later Cambridge, Massachusetts, and built the tow ...

(1576–1653), Governor of Massachusetts, a founder of

Harvard College Harvard College is the undergraduate college of Harvard University, an Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636, Harvard College is the original school of Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher lea ...

. * Anne Dudley Bradstreet (1612–1672), first American poet, wife of Royal Governor

Simon Bradstreet Simon Bradstreet (baptized March 18, 1603/4In the Julian calendar, then in use in England, the year began on March 25. To avoid confusion with dates in the Gregorian calendar, then in use in other parts of Europe, dates between January and Ma ...

. *

Joseph Dudley Joseph Dudley (September 23, 1647 – April 2, 1720) was a colonial administrator, a native of Roxbury in Massachusetts Bay Colony, and the son of one of its founders. He had a leading role in the administration of the Dominion of New England ...

(1647–1720), Royal Governor of Massachusetts, President of the

Dominion of New England The Dominion of New England in America (1686–1689) was an administrative union of English colonies covering New England and the Mid-Atlantic Colonies (except for Delaware Colony and the Province of Pennsylvania). Its political structure represe ...

, Chief Justice of New York, Member of Parliament, Lt. Governor of the

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight ( ) is a county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island of England. Referred to as 'The Island' by residents, the Isle of ...

. * Paul Dudley (1675–1751), Chief Justice of Massachusetts, member of the Royal Society, founder of the

Dudleian lectures The Dudleian lectures are a series of prestigious lectures on religion at Harvard University, where they are the oldest endowed lectureship. They were held annually and without interruption from 1755 to 1857 when they were suspended by the board o ...

at Harvard. *

Paul Dudley Sargent Paul Dudley Sargent (Baptized June 23, 1745, Salem, Massachusetts – September 28, 1828 Sullivan, Maine) was a privateer and soldier in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Early life Sargent was born in 1745 and baptized ...

(1745–1828), Army colonel and Revolutionary War hero. *

Dudley Saltonstall Dudley Saltonstall (1738–1796) was an American naval commander during the American Revolutionary War. He is best known as the commander of the naval forces of the 1779 Penobscot Expedition, which ended in complete disaster, with all ships lost. ...

(1738–1796), Naval commodore during the Revolution and successful

privateer A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war. Since robbery under arms was a common aspect of seaborne trade, until the early 19th century all merchant ships carried arms. A sovereign or deleg ...

Dwight

Dwight Family *

Timothy Dwight IV Timothy Dwight (May 14, 1752January 11, 1817) was an American academic and educator, a Congregationalist minister, theologian, and author. He was the eighth president of Yale College (1795–1817). Early life Timothy Dwight was born May 14, 17 ...

(1752–1817), president of

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

. *

Joseph Dwight General Joseph Dwight (17031765) was a military and civil leader and judge in the British American Province of Massachusetts Bay. Life Joseph Dwight was born in Hatfield, Massachusetts on October 16, 1703. He graduated from Harvard College in 172 ...

(1703–1765), lawyer,

French and Indian War The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes. At the ...

veteran . *

James Dwight Dana James Dwight Dana Royal Society of London, FRS FRSE (February 12, 1813 – April 14, 1895) was an American geologist, mineralogist, volcanologist, and zoologist. He made pioneering studies of mountain-building, volcano, volcanic activity, and the ...

(1813–1895), geologist.

Eliot

Eliot Family *

Samuel Eliot (banker) Samuel Eliot was an American banker and businessman from the prominent Eliot family of Boston. He served as President of Massachusetts Bank, and was a highly successful Boston merchant, owning and operating what was then the precursor to 19th- an ...

(1739–1820). *

Samuel Atkins Eliot (politician) Samuel Atkins Eliot (March 5, 1798 – January 29, 1862) was a member of the notable Eliot family of Boston, Massachusetts who served in political positions at the local, state and national levels. Early life Eliot was born in Boston, Massac ...

(1798–1862) . *

Charles William Eliot Charles William Eliot (March 20, 1834 – August 22, 1926) was an American academic who was president of Harvard University from 1869 to 1909the longest term of any Harvard president. A member of the prominent Eliot family of Boston, he transfo ...

(1834–1926), president of Harvard University. * Charles Eliot (1859–1897), landscape architect. * Samuel A. Eliot II (1862–1950), president of the

American Unitarian Association The American Unitarian Association (AUA) was a religious denomination in the United States and Canada, formed by associated Unitarian congregations in 1825. In 1961, it consolidated with the Universalist Church of America to form the Unitarian Uni ...

. *

Samuel Eliot Morison Samuel Eliot Morison (July 9, 1887 – May 15, 1976) was an American historian noted for his works of maritime history and American history that were both authoritative and popular. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1912, and ta ...

(1887–1976), maritime author. * Theodore Lyman Eliot (1928–2019), diplomat. *

Charles Eliot Norton Charles Eliot Norton (November 16, 1827 – October 21, 1908) was an American author, social critic, and Harvard professor of art based in New England. He was a progressive social reformer and a liberal activist whom many of his contemporaries c ...

(1827–1908), author. * T. S. Eliot (1888–1965), Nobel Prize-winning poet, playwright, and literary critic.

Emerson

Emerson Family *

Rev. William Emerson William Emerson (May 6, 1769 – May 12, 1811) was one of Boston's leading citizens, a liberal-minded Unitarian minister, pastor to Boston's First Church and founder of its Philosophical Society, Anthology Club, and Boston Athenaeum, and fath ...

(1769–1811), clergyman; m. Ruth Haskins Emerson. **

Ralph Waldo Emerson Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803April 27, 1882), who went by his middle name Waldo, was an American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, abolitionist, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century. He was seen as a champ ...

(1803–1882), poet; m. Lydia Jackson Emerson. ***

Edward Waldo Emerson Edward Waldo Emerson (July 10, 1844 – January 27, 1930) was an American physician, writer and lecturer. Biography Emerson was born in Concord, Massachusetts. He was a son of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Lidian Jackson Emerson, and educated at Har ...

, (1844–1930). **** Raymond Emerson, (1886–1977).

Endicott

Endicott Family Salem: *

(1826–1900), U.S. Secretary of War. Dedham: *

Augustus Bradford Endicott Augustus Bradford Endicott (September 10, 1818 – November 21, 1910) was a Massachusetts state legislator and sheriff of Norfolk County. Biography Endicott, the son of Elijah Endicott and Cynthia (Childs) Endicott, was born September 10, 18 ...

(1818–1910), politician. ** Philip Endicott Young (1885–1955), industrialist. **

Henry Bradford Endicott Henry Bradford Endicott (September 11, 1853 – February 12, 1920) was the founder of the Endicott Johnson Corporation as well as the builder of the Endicott Estate, in Dedham, Massachusetts. During World War I he served in numerous public c ...

(1853–1920), industrialist. *** Henry Wendell Endicott (1880–1954), philanthropist.

Everett

Everett Family *

Richard Everett Richard Everett (December 11, 1597 – July 3, 1682) emigrated from the English county of Essex. On July 15, 1636 he and a party of settlers bought land from Native American on the Connecticut River at Agawan – now Springfield, Massachusetts. Ev ...

(1597–1682), early colonist and native of Holbrook, England. He was a founder of

Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, and the seat of Hampden County. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ...

, and progenitor of the American Everett family. * Deac. John Everett (1676–1751), early deacon at the

First Church and Parish in Dedham First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and rec ...

and member of the

Massachusetts General Court The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled the General Court of Massachusetts) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from the earliest days of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, ...

. * John Everett (1736–1799), numerous times elected as selectman for

Norfolk County, Massachusetts Norfolk County is located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 725,981. Its county seat is Dedham. It is the fourth most populous county in the United States whose county seat is neither a city nor a boro ...

(1770s–1790s) and member of the

(1780s–1790s). * David Everett (1745–1775), revolutionary and killed defending Bunker Hill. * Moses Everett (1750–1813), judge for

and member of the

. * Rev. Oliver Everett (1752–1802), prominent

Congregational Congregational churches (also Congregationalist churches or Congregationalism) are Protestant churches in the Calvinist tradition practising congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its ...

minister and judge for

. * Melatiah Everett (1777–1858), member of the

Massachusetts Senate The Massachusetts Senate is the upper house of the Massachusetts General Court, the bicameral state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The Senate comprises 40 elected members from 40 single-member senatorial districts in the ...

(1812, 1841). *

Horace Everett Horace Everett (July 17, 1779 – January 30, 1851) was an American politician. He served as a United States representative from Vermont. Biography Everett was born in Foxboro, Massachusetts. His father was John Everett; his mother was Melatiah ...

(1779–1851), member of the

Vermont House of Representatives The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members, with each member representing around 4,100 citizens. Representatives ar ...

(1819–1820, 1822, 1824, 1834) and the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...

from

Vermont's 3rd congressional district } Vermont's 3rd congressional district is an obsolete district. It was created in 1803. It was eliminated after the United States Census, 1880, 1880 Census. Its last Congressman was William W. Grout. List of members representing the district ...

(1829–1843). * Ebenezer Everett (1788–1869), long-time

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and north ...

state official, trustee of

, member of the

Maine Legislature The Maine Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maine. It is a bicameral body composed of the lower house Maine House of Representatives and the upper house Maine Senate. The Legislature convenes at the State House in Aug ...

(1840s). *

Alexander Hill Everett Alexander Hill Everett (March 19, 1792 – June 28, 1847) was an American diplomat, politician, and Boston man of letters. Everett held diplomatic posts in the Netherlands, Spain, Cuba, and China. His translations of European literature, publish ...

(1790–1847), American Ambassador to the Netherlands (1819–1824), Ambassador to Spain (1825), and Ambassador to the Qing Empire (1845–1847) . *

Edward Everett Edward Everett (April 11, 1794 – January 15, 1865) was an American politician, Unitarian pastor, educator, diplomat, and orator from Massachusetts. Everett, as a Whig, served as U.S. representative, U.S. senator, the 15th governor of Massa ...

(1794–1865), statesman and diplomat. He was a member of the

from

Massachusetts's 4th congressional district Massachusetts's 4th congressional district is located mostly in southern Massachusetts. It is represented by Democrat Jake Auchincloss. Auchincloss was first elected in 2020. The district covers much of the area included in the before the 1992 ...

(1825–1835),

Governor of Massachusetts The governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the chief executive officer of the government of Massachusetts. The governor is the head of the state cabinet and the commander-in-chief of the commonwealth's military forces. Massachusetts ...

(1836–1840), Ambassador to Great Britain (1841–1845),

President of Harvard University The president of Harvard University is the chief academic administration, administrator of Harvard University and the ''Ex officio member, ex officio'' president of the President and Fellows of Harvard College, Harvard Corporation. Each is appoi ...

(1846–1848), the

United States Secretary of State The United States secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The office holder is one of the highest ranking members of the president's Ca ...

(1852–1853), and a

United States Senator The United States Senate is the Upper house, upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States House of Representatives, House of Representatives being the Lower house, lower chamber. Together they compose the national Bica ...

for Massachusetts (1853–1854). * Horace Everett (1819–1890), a native of

Windsor, Vermont Windsor is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As the "Birthplace of Vermont", the town is where the Constitution of Vermont was adopted in 1777, thus marking the founding of the Vermont Republic, a sovereign state until 1791, when ...

, he was a prominent early founder of

Council Bluffs, Iowa Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The city is the most populous in Southwest Iowa, and is the third largest and a primary city of the Omaha–Council Bluffs ...

. * Henry Sidney Everett (1834–1898), long-time diplomat, Secretary of the American Legation at

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

(1877–1884). *

William Everett William Everett (October 10, 1839 – February 16, 1910) was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, United States. He was the son of Charlotte Gray Brooks and orator, Massachusetts governor and U.S. Secretary of State Edward Everett, who spoke ...

(1839–1910), member of the

from

Massachusetts's 7th congressional district Massachusetts's 7th congressional district is a congressional district located in eastern Massachusetts, including roughly three-fourths of the city of Boston and a few of its northern and southern suburbs. The seat is currently held by Democrat ...

(1893–1895). * Sidney Brooks Everett (1868–1901), member of the

Boston City Council The Boston City Council is the legislative branch of government for the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is made up of 13 members: 9 district representatives and 4 at-large members. Councillors are elected to two-year terms and there is no ...

(1892–1894), American Consul to the

Dutch East Indies The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which ...

(appointed 1897), and secretary and chargé de affairs to the American Legation in

Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Guatemala ( es, República de Guatemala, links=no), is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the north and west by Mexico; to the northeast by Belize and the Caribbean; to the east by H ...

(1900–1901). Descendants through the marriage of

Sarah Preston Everett Sarah Preston Everett Hale (5 September 1796 – 14 November 1866) was an American diarist, translator, columnist and newspaper publisher. Biography Born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1796 Sarah Preston Everett was the daughter of the Reverend O ...

(1796–1866) and noted journalist

Nathan Hale Nathan Hale (June 6, 1755 – September 22, 1776) was an American Patriot, soldier and spy for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission in New York City but was captured b ...

(1784–1863): * Prof. Nathan Hale Jr. (1818–1871), journalist and professor at

Union College Union College is a private liberal arts college in Schenectady, New York. Founded in 1795, it was the first institution of higher learning chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, and second in the state of New York, after Columbia Co ...

. *

Lucretia Peabody Hale Lucretia Peabody Hale (September 2, 1820 – June 12, 1900) was an American journalist and author. Biography Hale was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and educated at George B. Emerson's school there. Subsequently she devoted herself to literat ...

(1820–1900), author and journalist. *

Edward Everett Hale Edward Everett Hale (April 3, 1822 – June 10, 1909) was an American author, historian, and Unitarian minister, best known for his writings such as "The Man Without a Country", published in ''Atlantic Monthly'', in support of the Union dur ...

(1822–1909), famed author and Unitarian minister and theologian. *

Charles Hale Charles Hale (1831–1882) of Boston was an American legislator and diplomat. Intermittently from 1855 to 1877, he served in the Massachusetts state House and Senate. He was Speaker of the House in 1859. In the 1860s he lived in Cairo, Egypt, as ...

(1831–1882), member and later

(1855–1859), Consul-General to Egypt (1864–1870), and the

United States Assistant Secretary of State Assistant Secretary of State (A/S) is a title used for many executive positions in the United States Department of State, ranking below the under secretaries. A set of six assistant secretaries reporting to the under secretary for political affairs ...

(1872–1873). *

Susan Hale Susan Hale (December 5, 1833 – September 17, 1910) was an American author, traveler and artist. She devoted herself entirely to the art of painting in watercolors which she studied under English, French and German masters. Hale traveled extensi ...

(1833–1910), artist and author. *

Ellen Day Hale Ellen Day Hale (February 11, 1855February 11, 1940) was an American Impressionism, Impressionist painter and printmaker from Boston. She studied art in Paris and during her adult life lived in Paris, London and Boston. She exhibited at the Paris S ...

(1855–1940), artist. * Prof. Edward Everett Hale Jr. (1863–1932), distinguished and long-time professor at

. *

Philip Leslie Hale Philip Leslie Hale (1865–1931) was an American Impressionism, American Impressionist artist, writer and teacher. His work was part of the Art competitions at the 1932 Summer Olympics#Painting, painting event in the Art competitions at the 1932 ...

(1865–1931), artist. *

Nancy Hale Nancy Hale (May 6, 1908 – September 24, 1988) was an American novelist and short-story writer. She received the O. Henry Award, a Benjamin Franklin magazine award, and the Henry H. Bellaman Foundation Award for fiction. Early life and educatio ...

(1908–1988), author.

Fabens

Of Marblehead and Salem: * William Fabens (1810–1883), lawyer, member of Assembly,

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

** William Chandler Fabens (1843–1903), Lynn attorney, namesake of Fabens Building * Samuel Augustus Fabens (1813–1899), master mariner in the East India and California trade * Francis Alfred Fabens (1814–1872), mercantile businessman, San Francisco judge, attorney * Joseph Warren Fabens (1821–1875), U.S. Consul at

Cayenne Cayenne (; ; gcr, Kayenn) is the capital city of French Guiana, an overseas region and Overseas department, department of France located in South America. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic Oc ...

, businessman, Envoy Extraordinary of the Dominican Republic * George Wilson Fabens (1857–1939), attorney, land commissioner and superintendent of

Southern Pacific Railroad The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...

, namesake of

Fabens, Texas Fabens is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 8,257 at the 2010 census. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP Codes encompassing the CDP area are 79836 and 79 ...

Forbes

Forbes Family *

John Murray Forbes John Murray Forbes (February 23, 1813 – October 12, 1898) was an American railroad magnate, merchant, philanthropist and abolitionist. He was president of both the Michigan Central railroad and the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad in ...

(1813–1898), industrialist *

Edward W. Forbes Edward Waldo Forbes (1873-1969) was an American art historian. He was the Director of the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University from 1909 to 1944. Early life Edward Waldo Forbes, of the Forbes family, was born on July 16, 1873 on Naushon Island ...

(1873–1969), Director of the

Fogg Art Museum The Harvard Art Museums are part of Harvard University and comprise three museums: the Fogg Museum (established in 1895), the Busch-Reisinger Museum (established in 1903), and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum (established in 1985), and four research ...

at Harvard University from 1909 to 1944. *

John Forbes Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician and diplomat who currently serves as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. A member of the Forbes family and the Democratic Party (Unite ...

(born 1943),

(2013–2017), senator from Massachusetts (1985–2013) *

Elliot Forbes Elliot Forbes (August 20, 1917, Cambridge, Massachusetts – January 9, 2006, in Cambridge), known as "El", was an American conductor and musicologist noted for his Beethoven scholarship. Life and career Forbes came from a Boston Brahmin family ...

(1917–2006), conductor and musicologist *

Robert Bennet Forbes Captain Robert Bennet Forbes (September 18, 1804 – November 23, 1889), was an American sea captain, China merchant and ship owner. He was active in ship construction, maritime safety, the opium trade, and charitable activities, including food ...

(1804–1889), sea captain, China merchant, ship owner, writer *

William Howell Forbes William Howell Forbes (November 25, 1837 – July 10, 1896) was an American businessman in Hong Kong. He was the head partner of the Russell & Co. and was the 11th chairman of the board of Directors of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation f ...

(1837–1896), businessman *

Beatrice Forbes Manz Beatrice Forbes Manz is an American historian of the Middle East and Central Asia who specializes in nomads and the Timurid dynasty. She currently works as a professor of history at Tufts University. Her 1989 book ''The Rise and Rule of Tamerlane' ...

, professor of history at

Tufts University Tufts University is a private research university on the border of Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1852 as Tufts College by Christian universalists who sought to provide a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. ...

Gardner

Gardner Family Originally of Essex county: * Samuel Pickering Gardner (1767–1843), merchant. * John Lowell Gardner (1808–1884), merchant. *

John Lowell Gardner II John Lowell "Jack" Gardner Jr. (November 26, 1837 – December 10, 1898) was an American businessman, art collector, and philanthropist. He and his wife, Isabella Stewart Gardner, were patrons of the arts whose collection is now housed in the Isab ...

(1837–1898), merchant. *

Augustus P. Gardner Augustus Peabody Gardner (November 5, 1865 – January 14, 1918) was an American military officer and Republican Party politician from Massachusetts. He represented the North Shore region in the Massachusetts Senate and United States House of Re ...

(1865–1918), U.S. congressman. *

Isabella Stewart Gardner Isabella Stewart Gardner (April 14, 1840 – July 17, 1924) was a leading American art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. She founded the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Gardner possessed an energetic intellectual cur ...

(1840-1924), art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts.

Gillett

* Jonathan Gillett (1609–1677), colonist * Edward Bates Gillett (1817–1899), attorney **

Frederick Huntington Gillett Frederick Huntington Gillett (; October 16, 1851 – July 31, 1935) was an American politician who served in the Massachusetts state government and both houses of the U.S. Congress between 1879 and 1931, including six years as Speaker of the Hous ...

(1851–1935), 37th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ** Arthur Lincoln Gillett (1859–1938), clergyman *

Ezra Hall Gillett Ezra Hall Gillett (1823–1875) was an American clergyman and author. Biography Ezra Hall Gillett was born at Colchester, Connecticut on July 15, 1823. He graduated in 1841 at Yale, and in 1844 at the Union Theological Seminary, and became past ...

(1823-1875), clergyman and author **Charles Ripley Gillett (1855-1948), clergyman

Hallowell

Hallowell Family *

(1747–1828), merchant and philanthropist *

Norwood Penrose Hallowell Norwood Penrose "Pen" Hallowell (April 13, 1839 – April 11, 1914) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. One of three brothers to serve with distinction during the war, he and his brother Edward Needles Hallowell bot ...

(1839–1914), colonel in the 54th Massachusetts regiment * Norwood Penrose Hallowell Jr. (1875-1961), President of Lee, Higginson & Co. *

Edward Needles Hallowell Edward "Ned" Needles Hallowell (November 3, 1836 – July 26, 1871) was an officer in the Union Army in the duration of the American Civil War, commanding the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry following the death of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw a ...

(1836–1871), An officer in the 54th Massachusetts. He and his brother were collectively portrayed by actor

Cary Elwes Ivan Simon Cary Elwes (; born 26 October 1962) is an English actor and writer. He is known for his leading film roles as Westley in ''The Princess Bride'' (1987), Robin Hood in '' Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' (1993), and Dr. Lawrence Gordon in ...

in his role as Major Cabot Forbes in the Civil War movie Glory. *

John Hallowell John White Hallowell (December 24, 1878 – January 5, 1927) was a prominent American businessman and American football, football player. He played college football at Harvard University and was a consensus All-American at the End (American footb ...

(1878–1927), Harvard Football player and assistant to Herbert Hoover in the

United States Food Administration The United States Food Administration (1917–1920) was an independent Federal agency that controlled the production, distribution and conservation of food in the U.S. during the nation's participation in World War I. It was established to preve ...

during World War I

Healey/Dall

* Mark Healey (1791–1872), originally of

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

, merchant and first president of the Merchant's Bank ** Caroline Wells Healey (1822–1912), writer, feminist, and abolitionist ** Charles Henry Appleton Dall (1816–1886), first Unitarian minister to India ***

William Healey Dall William Healey Dall (August 21, 1845 – March 27, 1927) was an American naturalist, a prominent malacologist, and one of the earliest scientific explorers of interior Alaska. He described many mollusks of the Pacific Northwest of America, and w ...

(1845–1912),

malacologist Malacology is the branch of invertebrate zoology that deals with the study of the Mollusca (mollusks or molluscs), the second-largest phylum of animals in terms of described species after the arthropods. Mollusks include snails and slugs, clams, ...

paleontologist Paleontology (), also spelled palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene epoch (roughly 11,700 years before present). It includes the study of fossi ...

, and explorer of

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

Holmes

Holmes Family *

Abiel Holmes Abiel Holmes (December 24, 1763 – June 4, 1837) was an American Congregational clergyman and historian. He was the father of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. and grandfather of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Biography Holmes was born in Woodstock, Conn ...

(1763–1837), clergyman **

(1809–1894), doctor, author ***

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (March 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935) was an American jurist and legal scholar who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932.Holmes was Acting Chief Justice of the Un ...

(1841–1935), U.S. Supreme Court justice

Jackson

Jackson Family * Edward Jackson (1708–1757), colonist; m. Dorothy Quincy Jackson ** Jonathan Jackson (1743–1810), merchant, revolutionary; m. Hannah Tracy Jackson *** Charles Jackson (1775–1855), Massachusetts Supreme Court justice *** James Jackson (1777–1867), Physician m. Elizabeth Cabot **** Francis Henry Jackson (1815–1873), m. Sarah Ann Boott ***** James Tracy Jackson (1843–1900), m. Rebecca Nelson Borland ****** James Tracy Jackson, Jr. (1881–1952), m. Rachel Brooks ******* Francis Gardner Jackson (1914–1970), m. Jane Matthews ******** Francis Gardner Jackson, Jr. (born 1943), m. Pamela Graves Hardee ********* Patrick Graves Jackson (born 1969), Surgeon, husband to

Ketanji Brown Jackson Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson ( ; born September 14, 1970) is an American jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Jackson was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Joe Biden on February 25, 20 ...

and related to

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (March 8, 1841 – March 6, 1935) was an American jurist and legal scholar who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932.Holmes was Acting Chief Justice of the Un ...

**** Amelia Lee Jackson: wife of

*****

, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States ***

Patrick Tracy Jackson Patrick Tracy Jackson (August 14, 1780 – September 12, 1847) was an American manufacturer, one of the founders of the Boston Manufacturing Company of Waltham, Massachusetts, and later a founder of the Merrimack Manufacturing Company, whose deve ...

(1780–1847), co-founder of the

Boston Manufacturing Company The Boston Manufacturing Company was a business that operated one of the first factories in America. It was organized in 1813 by Francis Cabot Lowell, a wealthy Boston merchant, in partnership with a group of investors later known as The Boston A ...

***

Hannah Jackson Hannah Jackson ( 1801-1895) was an African American household slave of President Andrew Jackson and his wife Rachel. She was present at both their deaths. She was interviewed twice late in her life for her stories about Jackson and is thought to ...

, wife of

Francis Cabot Lowell Francis Cabot Lowell (April 7, 1775 – August 10, 1817) was an American businessman for whom the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, is named. He was instrumental in bringing the Industrial Revolution to the United States. Early life Francis Cabot ...

* Lydia Jackson, wife of

* Greling Jackson

Knowles

Knowles Family *

Freeman Knowles Freeman Tulley Knowles (October 10, 1846 – June 1, 1910) was a veteran of the American Civil War, lawyer, journalist and social activist. From 1897 to 1899, he served one term in the United States House of Representatives as a Populist Party (Un ...

(1846–1910) * Horace G. Knowles (1863–1937) *

John Knowles John Knowles (; September 16, 1926November 29, 2001) was an American novelist best known for ''A Separate Peace'' (1959). Biography Knowles was born on September 17, 1926, in Fairmont, West Virginia, the son of James M. Knowles, a purchasing ag ...

(1926–2001) *

Malcolm Knowles Malcolm Shepherd Knowles (August 24, 1913 – November 27, 1997) was an American adult educator, famous for the adoption of the theory of andragogy—initially a term coined by the German teacher Alexander Kapp. Knowles is credited with being a ...

(1913–1997) *

Tony Knowles (politician) Anthony Carroll Knowles (born January 1, 1943) is an American politician and businessman who served as the seventh governor of Alaska from 1994 to 2002. Barred from seeking a third consecutive term as governor in 2002, he ran unsuccessfully for t ...

(born 1943) * Warren P. Knowles (1908–1993) *

William Standish Knowles William Standish Knowles (June 1, 1917 – June 13, 2012) was an American chemist. He was born in Taunton, Massachusetts. Knowles was one of the recipients of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He split half the prize with Ryōji Noyori for thei ...

(1917–2012)

Lawrence

Lawrence Family * Samuel Lawrence (died 1827), revolutionary **

Amos Lawrence Amos Lawrence (April 22, 1786 – December 31, 1852) was an American merchant and philanthropist. Biography Amos Lawrence was born in Groton, Massachusetts. Lawrence attended elementary school in Groton and briefly attended the Groton Academy. ...

(1786–1852), merchant ***

Amos Adams Lawrence Amos Adams Lawrence (July 31, 1814August 22, 1886) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and social activist. He was a key figure in the United States abolitionist movement in the years leading up to the Civil War and the growth of the E ...

(1814–1886), abolitionist **** William Lawrence (1850–1941), Episcopal bishop ***** William Appleton Lawrence (1889–1963), Episcopal bishop *****

Frederic C. Lawrence Frederic Cunningham Lawrence (May 22, 1899 – April 16, 1989) was a suffragan bishop of the Diocese of Massachusetts (1956–1968). Early life and education Lawrence was born on May 22, 1899, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of Bis ...

(1899–1989), Episcopal bishop **

Abbott Lawrence Abbott Lawrence (December 16, 1792, Groton, Massachusetts – August 18, 1855) was a prominent American businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He was among the group of industrialists that founded a settlement on the Merrimack River that w ...

(1792–1855), U.S. congressman, founder of

Lawrence, Massachusetts Lawrence is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Merrimack River. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 89,143. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and Nort ...

** Luther Lawrence (died 1839), politician Descendant by marriage: Abbott Lawrence Lowell (1856–1943), president of Harvard University

Lodge

Lodge family, Lodge Family * John Ellerton Lodge, husband of Anna Cabot ** Henry Cabot Lodge (1850–1924), U.S. senator *** George Cabot Lodge (1873–1909), poet **** Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (1902–1985), U.S. senator, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations ***** George C. Lodge, George Cabot Lodge II (born 1927), Harvard Business School professor, United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 1962, 1962 U.S. Senate candidate from Massachusetts against Edward M. Kennedy ***** Henry Sears Lodge (1930–2017) **** John Davis Lodge (1903–1985), List of Governors of Connecticut, 79th governor of

, U.S. ambassador ***** Lily Lodge (1930-2021)

Lowell

* John Lowell (1743–1802), Member of the Continental Congress and Federal Judge ** John Lowell, Jr. (lawyer), John Lowell (1769–1840), lawyer and Federalist ***

(1798–1881), industrialist, philanthropist **** John Lowell (judge, 1865–1884), John Lowell (1824–1897), Federal Judge ***** John Lowell (1856–1922), lawyer ****** Mary Emlen Lowell (1884–1975), Countess of Berkeley, m. Randall Thomas Mowbray Berkeley, 8th Baron Berkeley, Earl of Berkeley ****** Ralph Lowell (1890–1978), philanthropist, founder of WGBH ****** Olivia Lowell (1898–1977), m. Augustus Thorndike (1896–1986) ***** James Arnold Lowell, James Lowell (1869–1933), Federal Judge **** Augustus Lowell (1830–1900), industrialist, philanthropist ***** Percival Lowell (1855–1916), famous astronomer ***** Abbott Lawrence Lowell (1856–1943), President of

, 1909–1933 ***** Elizabeth Lowell Putnam, Elizabeth Lowell (1862–1935), m. William Lowell Putnam (see below) ****** Katherine Putnam (1890–1983), m. Harvey Bundy (1888–1963) ******* William Bundy (1917–2000), foreign affairs advisor to John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson ******* McGeorge Bundy (1919–1996), U.S. National Security Advisor ******* Katharine Lawrence Bundy (1923–2014), m. Hugh Auchincloss Jr. (1915–1998), 1st cousin once removed of Hugh D. Auchincloss ******** Hugh Auchincloss III (born 1949), m. Laurie Glimcher, Laurie Hollis Glimcher (born 1951), divorced; daughter of Melvin J. Glimcher ********* Jake Auchincloss, Jacob Daniel Auchincloss (born 1988), Captain in United States Marines, City of Newton, Massachusetts Councilman (2015–2020), candidate for United States Congress from Massachusetts 4th District. ****** Roger Putnam (1893–1972), Mayor of Springfield, Director of the Economic Stability Administration (ESA) ***** Amy Lowell (1874–1925), Pulitzer Prize-winning poet **

(1775–1817), founder of the Industrial Revolution in the United States *** John Lowell, Jr. (philanthropist), John Lowell, Jr. (1799–1836), Founder of the Lowell Institute *** Francis Cabot Lowell, Jr. (1803–1874), industrialist **** George Gardner Lowell (1830–1885) ***** Francis Cabot Lowell (judge), Francis Cabot Lowell (1855–1911), Federal Judge **** Edward Jackson Lowell (1845–1894), historian ***** Guy Lowell (1870–1927), architect ** Rebecca Russell Lowell (1779–1853), m. Samuel Pickering Gardner (1767–1843) *** John Lowell Gardner (1804–1884) **** John Lowell Gardner (1837–1898), m. Isabella Stewart Gardner, Isabella Stewart (1840–1924) ** Charles Russell Lowell, Sr., Charles Lowell (1782–1861), Unitarian minister *** Charles Russell Lowell (1807–1870) **** Charles Russell Lowell, Charles Russell Lowell, Jr. (1835–1864), Civil War general, m. Josephine Shaw Lowell, Josephine Shaw **** Harriet Lowell (1836–1920), m. George Putnam (1834–1917) ***** William Lowell Putnam (1861–1923), lawyer and banker, m. Elizabeth Lowell Putnam, Elizabeth Lowell (see above) *** Mary Traill Spence Lowell Putnam (1810–1898), author, translator *** Robert Traill Spence Lowell (1816–1891) **** Robert T.S. Lowell (1860–1887) ***** Robert T.S. Lowell (1887–1950), naval officer ****** Robert Lowell (1917–1977), Pulitzer Prize–winning poet *** James Russell Lowell (1819–1891), American Romantic poet, Ambassador to Spain and England

Lyman

* Theodore Lyman (merchant), Theodore Lyman (1753–1839), China trade merchant, commissioned Samuel McIntire to build one of New England's finest country houses, Lyman Estate, The Vale * Theodore Lyman II (1792–1849), brigadier general of militia, Massachusetts state representative, mayor of Boston * Theodore Lyman (Massachusetts), Theodore Lyman III (1833–1897), natural scientist, aide-de-camp to George Meade, Major General Meade during the American Civil War, and United States congressman from Massachusetts * Theodore Lyman IV (1874–1954), director of Jefferson Physics Lab, Harvard. The Lyman series of spectral lines, the crater Lyman (crater), Lyman on the far side of the Moon, and the Lyman Physics Building at Harvard are named after him.

Minot

Minot (disambiguation)#People, Minot Family * Charles Sedgwick Minot (1852–1914), anatomist * George Richards Minot (1885–1950), winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine * Henry Davis Minot (1859–1890), ornithologist * Susan Minot (born 1956), author * Alexandria Minot (born 1981), lawyer, human rights activist

Norcross

Norcross (surname), Norcross family Original from Watertown, Massachusetts * Otis Norcross (1811–1882), mayor of Boston * Amasa Norcross (1824–1898), politician * Eleanor Norcross (1854–1923), artist

Oakes

Oakes (surname), Oakes family * Urian Oakes (1631–1681), minister and educator; president of

Otis

Otis family * James Otis, Jr. (1725–1783), revolutionary * Mercy Otis Warren (1728–1814), playwright, revolutionary * Samuel Allyne Otis (1740–1814), politician * Harrison Gray Otis (politician), Harrison Gray Otis (1765–1848), U.S. senator, mayor of Boston

Paine

Paine (disambiguation)#People, Paine Family * Robert Treat Paine (1731–1814), lawyer, politician, and a Founding Father of the United States who signed the Continental Association and the United States Declaration of Independence, Declaration of Independence. * Robert Treat Paine Jr. (1773–1811), a poet and editor * Charles Jackson Paine (1833–1916), railroad executive, yachtsman, and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. * Robert Treat Paine (philanthropist) (1835–1910), lawyer, philanthropist, and social reformer * Sumner Paine (1868–1904), American shooter who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics. * John Paine (sport shooter) (1870–1951), American shooter who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics. * Lyman Paine (1901–1978), architect and far-left activist. * Robert Treat Paine Storer (1893–1962), All-American football player for

and decorated veteran of World War I. * Robert T. Paine (zoologist) (1933–2016), the ecologist who coined the term "keystone species". * Michael Paine (1928–2018), an acquaintance of Lee Harvey Oswald, unknown Paine and his wife Oswald had been hiding his Carcano Model 38 infantry carbine rifle in the garage of their Irving, Texas home, that was used to kill President John F. Kennedy, and wound Texas Governor John Connally in November 1963, and used beforehand in a failed attempt on the life of far-right activist, resigned Army General, Edwin Walker, in April of that year. * Ruth Paine (1932–present) friend of Marina Oswald, who was living with her at the time of the assassination of President Kennedy.

Palfrey

Palfrey (surname), Palfrey Family * Peter Palfrey (1611–1663), one of the founders of Salem, Salem representative to the first General Court of

* William Palfrey (1741–1780), American patriot, Aide-de-camp to George Washington, chief clerk to John Hancock, successful merchant * John G. Palfrey, John G. Palfrey I (1796–1881), played a leading role in the creation of Harvard Divinity School, first Dean of Harvard Divinity School, U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts, Unitarian minister, historian * Francis Winthrop Palfrey (1831–1889), historian, decorated Union officer * Sarah Palfrey Cooke, Sarah Palfrey Danzig (1912–1996), won 18 national tennis championship titles (singles, doubles, mixed doubles) * John G. Palfrey V (1919–1979), member of President Kennedy, President Kennedy's Atomic Energy Commission, Dean of Columbia University * John G. "Sean" Palfrey VI (born 1945), pediatrician and advocate, Harvard Faculty Dean of Adams House (Harvard College), Adams House with Judith Palfrey, Judy Palfrey * John Palfrey, John G. Palfrey VII (born 1972), educator and author, historian, Headmaster of Phillips Academy, Andover, Phillips Andover

Parkman

Parkman Family * Samuel Parkman (1751–1824), investor; father of ** George Parkman, physician, investor, philanthropist; victim in the Parkman–Webster murder case * Francis Parkman, Francis Parkman, Jr., historian; grandson of Samuel Parkman; nephew of George Parkman

Peabody

Peabody (surname), Peabody Family * Elizabeth Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer Peabody (1804–1894), American educator who opened the first English-language kindergarten in the United States * Endicott Peabody (educator), Endicott Peabody (1857–1944),

priest, founder of the Groton School, Groton School for Boys * Endicott Peabody, Endicott "Chubb" Peabody (1920–1997), governor of Massachusetts * George Peabody (1795–1869), entrepreneur, philanthropy, philanthropist who founded the House of Morgan and the Peabody Institute * Joseph Peabody (1757–1844), merchant, shipowner, philanthropist whose company sailed clipper ships in the Old China Trade from its base in Salem, Massachusetts * Mary Tyler Peabody Mann (1806–1887), American author * Nathaniel Peabody (Boston), Nathaniel Peabody (1774–1855) * Richard R. Peabody (1892–1936), author of ''The Common Sense of Drinking'', a major influence on Alcoholics Anonymous founder Bill W., Bill Wilson * Sophia Hawthorne, Sophia Amelia Peabody Hawthorne (1809–1871), painter, illustrator, wife of American author Nathaniel Hawthorne

Perkins

Perkins (disambiguation), Perkins Family * Thomas Handasyd Perkins (1764–1854), merchant, pioneer of the China trade, philanthropist * Charles Callahan Perkins, Charles Perkins (1823–1886), art historian, philanthropist, founder of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts * Edward Perkins (1856–1905), constitutional lawyer * Maxwell Perkins (1884–1947), literary editor of Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, and F. Scott Fitzgerald

Phillips

Phillips (surname), Phillips Family * George Phillips (Watertown), Rev. George Phillips (1593–1644), gateway ancestor to the Phillips New England family, one of the founders of Watertown, Massachusetts * Christopher H. Phillips (1920–2008), politician, diplomat * Samuel Phillips, Jr. (1752–1802), politician, founder of Phillips Academy * John Phillips (educator), John Phillips (1719–1795), educator, founder of Phillips Exeter Academy * John Sanborn Phillips (1861–1949), publisher of McClure's Magazine * Wendell Phillips (1811–1884), abolitionist * William Phillips (diplomat), William Phillips (1878–1968), diplomat * Samuel Phillips (reverend), Samuel Phillips (1690–1771), first pastor of the South Church, Andover, Massachusetts, South Church of Andover, Massachusetts, Andover Other notable relatives: * Phillips Brooks (1835–1893), Episcopal Church (United States), American Episcopal clergyman and author * Samuel P. Huntington, Samuel Phillips Huntington (1927–2008),

political science professor and author; grandson of John Sanborn Phillips * Charles F. Brush (1849–1929), inventor, philanthropist * Bill Gates (born 1955), billionaire software pioneer, philanthropist, investor, entrepreneur

Putnam

Putnam family, Putnam Family * James Putnam (judge), James Putnam (1725–1789), last attorney general in Massachusetts before American Revolution; judge and politician in New Brunswick * James Putnam (politician), James Putnam (1756–1838), Canadian politician * Israel Putnam, Major General Israel Putnam (1718–1790), U.S. general during the American Revolutionary War, Revolutionary War ** Colonel Daniel Putnam (1759–1831), colonel in U.S. Continental Army; his home is Putnam Elms *** John Day Putnam (1837–1904), Wisconsin politician * William Lowell Putnam (1861–1924), and Elizabeth Lowell Putnam ** George P. Putnam (1887–1950), publisher, explorer, husband of Amelia Earhart ** Katherine L. Putnam (1890–1983), wife of Harvey Hollister Bundy ** Roger Lowell Putnam (1893–1972), politician, businessman

Quincy

Quincy political family, Quincy Family * Edmund Quincy (1602–1636), Edmund Quincy (1602–1636), settled in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1633 * Josiah Quincy II (1744–1775), lawyer, revolutionary ** Josiah Quincy III (1772–1864), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts, mayor of Boston, president of

* Dorothy Quincy Hancock, wife of John Hancock * Abigail Smith Adams (1744–1818), wife of John Adams **

(1767–1848), President of the United States

Rice

Rice (surname), Rice Family Originally of Sudbury, Massachusetts: * Deacon Edmund Rice (1638), Edmund Rice (1594–1663), colonist * Alexander Hamilton Rice (1818–1895), industrialist, mayor of Boston, governor of Massachusetts, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts ** Alexander H. Rice, Jr., Alexander Hamilton Rice, Jr. (1875–1956), physician, geographer, explorer * Americus V. Rice, Brigadier General Americus Vespucius Rice (1835–1904), U.S. general, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio, banker * Edmund Rice (Medal of Honor), Brigadier General Edmund Rice (1842–1906), U.S. general, Medal of Honor recipient * Edmund Rice (politician), Edmund Rice (1819–1889), U.S. senator, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota * Henry Mower Rice (1816–1894), U.S. senator * Luther Rice (1783–1836), Baptist clergyman, missionary to India * Thomas Rice (1768), Thomas Rice (1768–1854), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts * William Marsh Rice (1816–1900), businessman, founder of Rice University * William North Rice (1845–1928), geologist, educator * William Whitney Rice (1826–1896), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts * William B. Rice (1840–1909), industrialist, philanthropist

Saltonstall

Saltonstall family, Saltonstall Family * Leverett Saltonstall I (1783–1845), politician, educator * Leverett Saltonstall (1892–1979), U.S. senator ** William L. Saltonstall (1927–2009), politician * Elizabeth Saltonstall (1900–1990), lithographer, painter * Philip Saltonstall Weld (1915–1984), World War II commando, environmentalist * William Saltonstall, William G. Saltonstall (1905–1989), 8th Principal of Phillips Exeter Academy

Sargent

* Epes Sargent (soldier), Colonel Epes Sargent (1690–1762), colonel of militia before the Revolution and a justice of the general session court for more than 30 years **

(1745–1828), Revolutionary officer, one of the founding overseers of

*** Harrison Tweed (1885–1969), lawyer, civic leader **** Tweed Roosevelt (born 1942), great-grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt ** John Sargent (Loyalist), John Sargent (1750–1824), Loyalist (American Revolution), Loyalist officer during the American Revolution *** Winthrop Sargent (1753–1820), patriot, governor, politician, writer; member of the Federalist Party *** Judith Sargent Murray (1751–1820), feminist, essayist, playwright, poet; her home is the Sargent House Museum ** Daniel Sargent Sr. (1730–1806), merchant, owned Sargent's Wharf in Boston *** Daniel Sargent (politician), Daniel Sargent (1764–1842), merchant, politician **** Daniel Sargent Curtis (1825–1908), lawyer, banker, trustee of the BPL, owner of Palazzo Barbaro *** Henry Sargent (1770–1845), painter, military man *** Henry Winthrop Sargent (1810–1882), horticulturist, landscape gardener *** Lucius Manlius Sargent (1786–1867), author, antiquarian, temperance advocate **** Horace Binney Sargent, Brigadier General Horace Binney Sargent (1821–1908), U.S. Civil War general (Union Army), politician *** John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" *** Charles Sprague Sargent (1841–1927), botanist, first director of

's Arnold Arboretum *** Winthrop Sargent Gilman (1808–1884), head of the banking house of Gilman, Son & Co. in New York City *** Epes Sargent (poet), Epes Sargent (1813–1880), editor, poet, playwright *** Francis W. Sargent (1915–1998), 64th governor of Massachusetts *** Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee (1921–2014), (Harvard, 1942): editor of ''

'' *** Frances Sargent Osgood (1811–1850), poet, one of the most popular women writers during her time *** Anna Maria Wells (née Foster; –1868), early American poet, children's author

Sears

Sears (disambiguation), Sears Family * Richard Sears (pilgrim), Richard Sears (1610–1676), colonist * David Sears (America), David Sears II (1787–1871), philanthropist, merchant, landowner * Clara Endicott Sears (1863–1960), author, philanthropist * Mason Sears (1899–1973), politician, ambassador * Emily Sears, wife of Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. * John W. Sears (1930–2014), politician

Sedgwick

Sedgwick family, Sedgwick Family * Major General Robert Sedgwick (1611–1656), immigrant, Commander of the Massachusetts Bay Colony forces ** Hon. Theodore Sedgwick (1746–1813), 4th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; major in U.S. Continental Army *** John Sedgwick, Major General John Sedgwick (1813–1864), U.S. Civil War general (Union Army) *** Theodore Sedgwick (lawyer), Theodore Sedgwick, Jr. (1780–1839), lawyer, author; politician **** Theodore Sedgwick (writer), Theodore Sedgwick III (1811–1859), attorney, legal author, U.S. Minister to France *** Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1789–1876), one of the first noted female writers in the United States *** Henry Dwight Sedgwick (1785–1831), father of **** Henry Dwight Sedgwick II (1824–1903), father of ***** Ellery Sedgwick (1872–1960), magazine editor; father of ****** Ellery Sedgwick, Jr. (1908–1991), father of ******* Theodore Sedgwick (diplomat), Theodore “Tod” Sedgwick, diplomat, publisher ***** Henry Dwight Sedgwick III (1861–1957), lawyer, author; father of ****** Henry Dwight Sedgwick IV (1896–1914) ****** Francis Minturn Sedgwick (1904–1967), father of ******* Edith Minturn Sedgwick (1943–1971), American socialite, actress, fashion model who worked with Andy Warhol ****** Robert Minturn Sedgwick (1899–1976), father of ******* Henry Dwight Sedgwick V (1928–2018), venture capitalist; husband of Helen Stern (1930–2019) and Patricia Rosenwald Sedgwick (born 1933); father of ******** Mike Stern (born Michael Sedgwick 1953), jazz guitarist ******** Kyra Sedgwick, Kyra Minturn Sedgwick (born 1965), actress, producer, director; wife of Kevin Bacon; mother of ********* Sosie Bacon (born 1992), actress ******** Holly Sedgwick (born ), mother of ********* Justin Nozuka (born 1988) ********* George Nozuka (born 1986) ********* Philip Nozuka (born 1987) ******** Robert Sedgwick (actor), Robert Sedgwick (born )

Shaw

* Robert Gould Shaw (1776–1853) m. Elizabeth Willard Parkman (1785–1853) ** Francis George Shaw (1809–1882) m. Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw, Sarah Blake Sturgis (1815–1902) *** Robert Gould Shaw (1837–1863) *** Josephine Shaw Lowell, Josephine Shaw (1843–1905) m. Charles Russell Lowell (1835–1864) ** Quincy Adams Shaw (1825–1908) m. Pauline Agassiz Shaw, Pauline Agassiz (1841–1917) *** Robert Gould Shaw II (1872–1930) m. Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, Nancy Langhorne (1879–1964) **** Robert Gould Shaw III (1898–1970) **** Louis Agassiz Shaw II (1906–1987)

Thayer

Thayer family, Thayer Family * Sylvanus Thayer, Brevet Brigadier General Sylvanus Thayer (1785–1872), U.S. general (Army), Father of West Point * Nathaniel Thayer (1769–1840), Unitarian minister; father of ** Nathaniel Thayer, Jr. (1808–1883), financier, philanthropist; partner in John E. Thayer and brother firm which he left to clerks Kidder and Peabody after his retirement. One of the most generous citizens of Boston donating Thayer Hall to Harvard University; an overseer of Harvard, 1866–1868, and a fellow, 1868–1875; father of *** Nathaniel Thayer III, Nathaniel Thayer, III (1851–1911), capitalist, pioneer railroad promoter * Bayard Thayer (1862–1916), millionaire sportsman, horticulturist * Eugene Van Rensselaer Thayer (1855–1907), financier, capitalist; father of ** Eugene Van Rensselaer Thayer, Jr. (1881–1937), Harvard class of 1904; President of Merchants and Chase National Banks; Chairman of Stutz motorcars * James Bradley Thayer (1831–1902), American legal writer, educationist * Ernest Thayer (1863–1940), American poet, author of "Casey at the Bat", and uncle of Scofield Thayer * Scofield Thayer (1889–1982), American poet, publisher * Eli Thayer (1819–1899), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts * John A. Thayer (1857–1917), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts * John R. Thayer (1845–1916), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts * John Milton Thayer, Brevet Major General John Milton Thayer (1820–1906), U.S. senator, U.S. Civil War general (Union Army); governor of Nebraska * Webster Thayer (1857–1933), judge at the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti * William Greenough Thayer (1863–1934), American educator; father of ** Sigourney Thayer (1896–1944), theatrical producer, aviator, poet * Tommy Thayer (born 1960), lead guitarist for the rock band Kiss

Thorndike

Thorndike (disambiguation), Thorndike Family * Israel Thorndike (1755–1832), merchant, politician * Augustus Thorndike (1896–1986), physician * George Thorndike Angell (1823–1909), lawyer, philanthropist

Tudor

Tudor (name), Tudor Family * William Tudor (1750–1819), lawyer, politician, founder of the Massachusetts Historical Society * William Tudor (1779–1830), William Tudor (1779–1830), cofounder of the ''North American Review'' and the Boston Athenaeum * Frederic Tudor (1783–1864), Boston's "Ice King", founder of the Tudor Ice Company * Tasha Tudor (1915–2008), illustrator and author of children's books

Warren

* Richard Warren (1578–1628), London merchant, ''Mayflower'' passenger * James Warren (politician), James Warren (1726–1808), paymaster general of Continental Army, major general in Massachusetts colony militia, president of Massachusetts Congress * Mercy Otis Warren (1728–1814), playwright, historian, revolutionary * Joseph Warren (1741–1775), major general in Massachusetts colony militia, hero/martyr of Bunker Hill, president of Massachusetts Congress; sent Paul Revere on his famous midnight ride * John Warren (1753–1815), founder of Harvard Medical School, surgeon at Bunker Hill, co-founder of the Massachusetts Medical Society * John Collins Warren (1778–1856), surgeon, president of the American Medical Association, founding dean of Harvard Medical School, a founder of Massachusetts General Hospital; gave first public demonstration of surgical anesthesia, a founder of ''The New England Journal of Medicine'' * Winslow Warren (1838–1930), American attorney who served as Collector of Customs for the Port of Boston during the second administration of Grover Cleveland * John Collins Warren Jr. (1842–1927), surgeon, president of the American Surgical Association * Charles Warren (U.S. author), Charles Warren (1868–1954), lawyer, author, legal scholar who won a Pulitzer Prize for his book ''The Supreme Court in United States History''

Weld

Weld family, Weld Family * Thomas Weld (minister), Thomas Weld (born ), colonist, Puritan minister * William Gordon Weld (1775–1825), merchant * William Fletcher Weld (1800–1881), merchant, philanthropist * Ezra Greenleaf Weld (1801–1874), daguerreotypist * Theodore Dwight Weld (1803–1895), abolitionist * Stephen Minot Weld (1806–1867), politician, educator * George Walker Weld (1840–1905), philanthropist * Stephen Minot Weld, Jr., Brevet Brigadier General Stephen Minot Weld, Jr. (1842–1920), U.S. Civil War general (Union Army) * Charles Goddard Weld (1857–1911), philanthropist * Isabel Weld Perkins (1877–1948), philanthropist * Philip Saltonstall Weld (1915–1984), World War II commando, environmentalist * Tuesday Weld (born 1943), actress * William Weld (born 1945), governor of Massachusetts, 2016 Libertarian Party (United States), Libertarian Party Vice Presidential Candidate

Whitney

* Eli Whitney (1765–1825) * William Collins Whitney (1841–1904)

Wigglesworth

Wigglesworth (disambiguation), Wigglesworth Family * Michael Wigglesworth (1631–1705), colonist, clergyman; father of ** Edward Michael Wigglesworth (c. 1693–1765), clergyman, educator; father of *** Edward Wigglesworth (1732–1794), Edward Wigglesworth (1732–1794), academician * Richard B. Wigglesworth (1891–1960), ambassador to Canada, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts

Winthrop

Winthrop Family Patrilineal descendants: * Lucy Winthrop Downing: mother of diplomat Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet, founder of New York, of Downing Street, London, and ultimately of Downing College, Cambridge, UK; Lucy's letter to her brother Governor Winthrop provided the impetus for the founding of Harvard College; sister of * John Winthrop the Elder, John Winthrop (1588–1649), founding governor of

; father of ** John Winthrop the Younger, John Winthrop (1606–1676), governor of

*** Fitz-John Winthrop (1637–1711), governor of Connecticut * John Winthrop, husband of Anne Dudley, granddaughter of

** John Winthrop (educator), John Winthrop (1714–1779), acting president of Harvard, pioneer of American science *** James Winthrop (1752–1821), librarian, jurist * Thomas Lindall Winthrop (1760–1841), Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts * Robert Charles Winthrop (1809–1894), lawyer, politician, philanthropist Other descendants: *Kwame Anthony Appiah (born 1954), philosopher, author, cultural theorist and descendant in the female line of John Winthrop.

Bibliography

* Cleveland Amory, ''The Proper Bostonians'', 1947

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brahmin, Boston American upper class English-American culture in Massachusetts High society (social class) White American culture in Massachusetts

Etymology

Characteristics

List of families

Adams

Amory

Appleton

Bacon

Bates

Boylston

Bradlee

Brinley

Buckingham

Cabot

Chaffee/Chafee

Choate

Coffin

Coolidge

Cooper

Crowninshield

Cushing

Dana

Delano

Dudley

Dwight

Eliot

Emerson

Endicott

Everett

Fabens

Forbes

Gardner

Gillett

Hallowell

Healey/Dall

Holmes

Jackson

Knowles

Lawrence

Lodge

Lowell

Lyman

Minot

Norcross

Oakes

Otis

Paine

Palfrey

Parkman

Peabody

Perkins

Phillips

Putnam

Quincy

Rice

Saltonstall

Sargent

Sears

Sedgwick

Shaw

Thayer

Thorndike

Tudor

Warren

Weld

Whitney

Wigglesworth

Winthrop

Bibliography

See also

References