Tuesday, June 03, 2008

 

Relatives!

Last summer people in the college office gathered genealogical info from faculty and staff, compiled the info into a database, searched for common ancestors to see who was related to whom. For fun, they also included in the database: former BYU presidents, some current and past LDS leaders, signers of the Declaration of Independence, European royalty, Mayflower travelers, US Presidents, etc. I arrived too late to get my "relatives report" last summer, but just got mine yesteday.

Disclaimer: It uses info submitted to Ancestral File, which may or may not be accurate. Here's the website where you can access Ancestral File:
http://www.familysearch.org/

But here are some cool findings regarding my relatives:
(Note: FFMF, for example, = "father's father's mother's father")

Past LDS church presidents:
Benson, Ezra Taft's FFMMMFMMF = my FFFMFFMFFF = T. CADWELL(1679,CT).
     (We are 8th cousins, once removed)
Grant, Heber J's FMFMMFMF = my MMMFMMMFMMF = J. BREWSTER(1593,England).
     (We are 7th cousins, 3 times removed)
Hinckley, Gordon B's FFFFFFFMMF = my MMMFMMMFFMF = J. JENNEY(1596,England).
     (We are 9th cousins, once removed)
Kimball, Spencer's FFFFMMFFF = my MMMFMMMFFFF = A. WOOD(1582,England).
     (We are 8th cousins, twice removed)
Lee, Harold B's FFMFFFMFF = my FFFMFFMMMF = W. CHATTERTON(1640,CT).
     (We are 8th cousins, once removed)
Smith, George Albert's MMFMFMFFFF = my MMMFMMMFFFF = A. WOOD(1582,England).
     (We are 9th cousins, once removed)
Smith, Joseph Fielding's MFFMMMF = my FFFMFMFMFF = J. PETTIBONE(1640,Connecticut).
     (We are 6th cousins, 3 times removed)
Snow, Lorenzo's FFMFFF = my MMMFMFMMFF = R. PHILLIPS(1635,England).
     (We are 5th cousins, 4 times removed)
Woodruff, Wilford's MMMMMFM = my FFFMFFMFFM = E. WILSON(1632,England).
     (We are 6th cousins, 3 times removed)
Young, Brigham's MFMFMF = my FFFFFMMMFFF = J. BENT(1596,England).
     (We are 5th cousins, 5 times removed)

Current LDS church leaders (apostles):
Ballard, Russel's MFMFFMMMF = your FFFMFMFMFF = J. PETTIBONE(1640,Connecticut).
     (We are 8th cousins, once removed)
Bednar, David's MFFFFMFMFF = your MMMFMFMFMMF = M. PRATT(1600,Eng.).
     (We are 9th cousins, once removed)
Cook, Quentin L's MFMMF = your FFFMF = S. MERRILL(1780,Connecticut).
     (We are 4th cousins)
Faust, James's MMMMFMMMF = your FFFFFFFMMF = E. TAYLOR(1642,Eng). (We are 8th cousins, once removed)
Hales, Robert's FMFFMMFF = your FFFFFFFF = B. COLTON(1695,MA). (We are 7th cousins)
Oaks, Dallin's MFFFFMMMFF = your FFFFFMMFMFF = G. BELCHER(1606,Eng.).
     (We are 9th cousins, once removed)
Packer, Boyd's FMFMMMMFFF = your MMMFMFMMMMF = G. ALDRIDGE(1605,England).
     (We are 9th cousins, once removed)
Perry, Tom's FFFFFFFMMF = your MMMFMFMFMMF = M. PRATT(1600,Eng.).
     (We are 9th cousins, once removed)

The Three Witnesses to the Book of Mormon
Cowdery, Oliver's FFMMMFF = your FFFFFFMMMMF = P. BULKLEY(1582,England).
     (We are 6th cousins, 4 times removed)
Harris, Martin's FMMMFF = your FFFFFMMFMFF = G. BELCHER(1606,Eng.).
     (We are 5th cousins, 5 times removed)

Signers of the Declaration of Independence
Adams, John's FMMMMF = your MMMFMMMFFFFF = N. ATWOOD(1539,England).
     (We are 5th cousins, 6 times removed)
Carroll, Charles's MMFFFM = your MMMFMFMMFFFMM= M. GRAZEBROOK(1556,England).
     (We are 5th cousins, 7 times removed)
Paine, Robert Treat's FMMMF = your FFFFFMMMFMFF = T. BOURNE DEACON(1583,England).
     (We are 4th cousins, 7 times removed)
Wolcott, Oliver's FF = your FFFFFFMFMF = S. WOLCOTT(1624,England).
     (We are first cousins, 8 times removed)

Travelers on the Mayflower
Brewster, William = MMMFMMMFMMFF
     (my 10th great-grandfather)

U.S. Presidents (I'm tired of counting M's and F's, so I'll let the interested reader figure out the exact relationships from here on out.)
Adams, John's FMMMMF = your MMMFMMMFFFFF = N. ATWOOD(1539,England).
Adams, Quincy's FFMMMMF = your MMMFMMMFFFFF = N. ATWOOD(1539,England).
BUSH, George H. W.'s FMMMMMMFFFF = your MMMFMMMFFF = H. ATWOOD OR WOOD(1620,England).
BUSH, George W.'s FFMMMMMMFFFF = your MMMFMMMFFF = H. ATWOOD OR WOOD(1620,England).
Coolidge, Calvin's FMMMMFMFFF = your MMMFMFMFFFF = J. WHITMARSH(1596,England).
Garfield, James's MMFFFMMFMF = your FFFFFFMMMMFF = E. BULKELEY REVEREND(1540,England).
Harding, Warren's FFFFFFFFFM = your MMMFMFMFFMFM = M. HARDING(1600,Of England).
Hayes, Rutherford's MMMMMMF = your FFFFFFFFMF = T. COOPER(1630,England).
Hoover, Herbert's MFMMFMFMFF = your MMMFMFFFMFF = H. BROOKS(1592,England).
Nixon, Richard's FMMFFFFFF = your FFFMFMMFMMF = J. MOORE(1614,Connecticut).
Pierce, Franklin's FMFFFF = your FFFMFFFFFF = N. MERRILL(1601,England).
Roosevelt, Franklin's MFMMMMMFMF = your MMMFMMMFFMF = J. JENNEY(1596,England).
Taft, William's MFMMMMFFF = your MMMFMFMMMMF = G. ALDRIDGE(1605,England).

European Royalty
King Of ENGLAND, Edward II = MMMFMMMFMFFMFMFFMFFFF
King Of ENGLAND, Edward III = MMMFMMMFMFFMFMFFMFFF
King Of ENGLAND, Edward I Longshanks = FFFMFMFMMMFFMFMFFFMMF
King Of ENGLAND, Henry I = FFFMFMFMMMFFMFMFMMFFFFFMF
King Of ENGLAND, Henry II = FFFMFMFMMMFFMFMFMMFFFFF
King Of ENGLAND, Henry III = FFFMFMFMMMFFMFMFMMFFF
King Of ENGLAND, John Lackland = FFFMFMFMMMFFMFMFMMFFFF
King Of ENGLAND, William the Conquerer = FFFMFMFMMMFFMFMFMMFFFFFMFF
King Of FRANCE, Louis VII = FFFMFMFMMMFFMFMFMMFMFFFF
King Of FRANCE, Louis VIII the Lion = FFFMFMFMMMFFMFMFMMFMFF
King Of FRANCE, Louis VI The Fat = FFFMFMFMMMFFMFMFMMFFFMMFF
King Of FRANCE, Philippe Auguste II = FFFMFMFMMMFFMFMFMMFMFFF
King Of FRANCE, Philippe I = FFFMFMFMMMFFMFMFMMFFFMMFFF
King Of FRANCE, Philippe IV = MMMFMMMFMFFMFMFFMFFFMF
King Of GERMANY, Phillipp II = FFFMFMFMMMFFMFMFMMFMMMF
King Of HUNGARY, Andras II = MMMFMMMFMFFMFMFFMFFFMFMMF
King Of HUNGARY, Bela III = MMMFMMMFMFFMFMFFMFFFMFMMFF
King Of HUNGARY, Geza II = MMMFMMMFMFFMFMFFMFFFMFMMFFF
King Of HUNGARY, Istvan V = MMMFMMMFMFFMFMFFMFFMMMMF
King Of SCOTLAND, David I The Saint = MMMFMMMFMMFMFFMMMFMFFMFFF
King Of SCOTLAND, Duncan I = MMMFMMMFMMFMFFMMMFMFFMFFFFF
King Of SCOTLAND, Malcolm III = MMMFMMMFMMFMFFMMMFMFFMFFFF
King Of SCOTLAND, William I The Lion = MMMFMMMFMMFMFFMMMFMFFMF
Princess Of HUNGARY, Piroska = MMMFMMMFMFFMFMFFMFFFMFMFMMFM
Princess Of KIEV, Evfrosiniya = MMMFMMMFMFFMFMFFMFFFMFMMFFM


It looks like the the computer science dept has put the database & tool on the web, so if you want to create a similar thing for yourself, try this:
http://roots.cs.byu.edu/digroots/selfafninfo.php

Comments:
Dr. Colton,

Perhaps I could use that database to figure out if I'm related to the guys who developed this (25kw solid-state laser firing multiple second long bursts) http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2008/q2/080603a_nr.html

Okay, the truth is that has nothing to do with family history, I just wanted to tell you and I'm too lazy to look up your email. Since you moderate comments you can just elect not to post this one if you want and just check out the article for yourself.
 
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