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  • My Connections: Featured Military

    From Mike Dippel@954:895/1 to All on Wednesday, September 01, 2021 10:54:38
    This week's Featured Connections are US Civil War generals.

    My Ancestors and Cousins, I am

    29 generations Thomas Edward (Lawrence) Shaw CB DSO (1888-1935)
    30 generations Richard Evelyn Byrd II (1888-1957)
    31 generations Horatio Nelson KB (1758-1805)
    31 generations Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (1843-1864)
    33 generations George Smith Patton Jr. (1885-1945)
    33 generations Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658)
    34 generations John Sidney McCain Jr. (1911-1981)
    35 generations Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)
    35 generations Henri (La Tour d'Auvergne) de La Tour d'Auvergne (1611-1675) 36 generations Bernard Law Montgomery (1887-1976)
    37 generations Audie Leon Murphy (1925-1971)
    37 generations William Avery Bishop (1894-1956)
    39 generations Raymond Ames Spruance (1886-1969)
    39 generations Grace Brewster (Murray) Hopper (1906-1992)
    39 generations John Archer Lejeune (1867-1942)
    40 generations Omar Nelson Bradley (1893-1981)
    52 generations Napol˙one Bonaparte (1769-1821)
    53 generations William Frederick Halsey Jr. (1882-1959)
    29 generations Thomas Edward (Lawrence) Shaw CB DSO (1888-1935)
    30 generations Richard Evelyn Byrd II (1888-1957)
    31 generations Horatio Nelson KB (1758-1805)
    31 generations Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (1843-1864)
    33 generations George Smith Patton Jr. (1885-1945)
    33 generations Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658)
    34 generations John Sidney McCain Jr. (1911-1981)
    35 generations Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)
    35 generations Henri (La Tour d'Auvergne) de La Tour d'Auvergne (1611-1675) 36 generations Bernard Law Montgomery (1887-1976)
    37 generations Audie Leon Murphy (1925-1971)
    37 generations William Avery Bishop (1894-1956)
    39 generations Raymond Ames Spruance (1886-1969)
    39 generations Grace Brewster (Murray) Hopper (1906-1992)
    39 generations John Archer Lejeune (1867-1942)
    40 generations Omar Nelson Bradley (1893-1981)
    52 generations Napol˙one Bonaparte (1769-1821)
    53 generations William Frederick Halsey Jr. (1882-1959)

    My connections are:

    16 degrees George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876)
    17 degrees Joseph Roswell Hawley (1826-1905)
    18 degrees Isaac Brock (1769-1812)
    19 degrees Thomas Laycock (abt.1786-1823)
    21 degrees Michel (Ney) Ney d'Elchingen (1769-1815)
    21 degrees Frank Friday Fletcher (1855-1928)
    22 degrees Elmo Russell Zumwalt Jr (1920-2000)
    23 degrees Chester William Nimitz (1885-1966)
    23 degrees Andrew Hamilton Russell KCB KCMG (1868-1960)
    23 degrees George Johnston (1764-1823)
    23 degrees Otto Eduard Leopold (Bismarck-Sch˙nhausen) von Bismarck-Sch˙nhausen
    (1815-1898)
    23 degrees William Edward Hall VC (abt.1827-1904)
    24 degrees Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970)
    24 degrees Arthur William (Curry) Currie GCMG, KCB (1875-1933)
    25 degrees Philippe Fran˙ois Marie (Hauteclocque) Leclerc de Hauteclocque (1902-
    1947)
    26 degrees Alfred Spencer Heathcote VC (1832-1912)
    26 degrees Johannes van den Bosch (1780-1844)
    27 degrees John Monash GCMG KCB (1865-1931)

    Mike Dippel
    My WikiTree ID is Dippel-21

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  • From Mike Dippel@954:895/1 to All on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 08:26:42
    This week, via the website http://wikitree.com I was able to see my relationship to some
    famous military notables.

    I am:

    16 degrees George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876)
    17 degrees Joseph Roswell Hawley (1826-1905)
    18 degrees Isaac Brock (1769-1812)
    19 degrees Thomas Laycock (abt.1786-1823)
    21 degrees Michel (Ney) Ney d'Elchingen (1769-1815)
    21 degrees William Frederick Halsey Jr. (1882-1959)
    21 degrees Frank Friday Fletcher (1855-1928)
    21 degrees Robert Brousard Landry (1910-2000)
    22 degrees Elmo Russell Zumwalt Jr (1920-2000)
    23 degrees Chester William Nimitz (1885-1966)
    23 degrees Andrew Hamilton Russell KCB KCMG (1868-1960)
    23 degrees George Johnston (1764-1823)
    23 degrees Otto Eduard Leopold (Bismarck-Sch˙nhausen) von Bismarck-Sch˙nhausen
    (1815-1898)
    23 degrees William Edward Hall VC (abt.1827-1904)
    24 degrees Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970)
    24 degrees Arthur William (Curry) Currie GCMG, KCB (1875-1933)

    I was also able to see an area of mine that shows all of my cousins, and a separate area
    for my cousins spouses. This site is amazing!

    Mike Dippel
    hobbylinebbs.com

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