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American Revolution
These men fought to liberate the thirteen original colonies from England between 1775 and 1783.
- Capt. Andrew Grant
- James Kenney
California Gold Rush
- William Howe
- Horse thief
Civil War
Clergy
- Rev. Elmer Phillip Howery (?-1921), Methodist minister
Colorado Gold Rush
- William Adams “Wild Bill” Hickman (1815-1883) – 3rd great uncle
Colorado Pioneers
- Gillespie, Left Hand Canyon
- Oard
Colorful Characters
- Frances Mariam “Mamie” (Bair) Tarter, Madam in Big Piney, Wyoming – mother-in-law of great grandfather
- Sarah Elizabeth (Luce) Hickman (1828-1909) – 3rd great aunt
Danites
The Danites were a group of Mormon vigilantes.
- William Adams “Wild Bill” Hickman (1815-1883) – 3rd great uncle
- Jason Reid Luce – 3rd great uncle
- John Martin “Matt” Luce – 3rd great uncle
- Wilford Woodruff Luce – 2nd great grandfather
Gateway Ancestors
Gateway ancestors are colonial immigrants to North America with proven lines to European royalty.
- Rose (Stoughton) Otis (1629-1677), descendant of Edward I – 8th great grandmother
Mayflower Passengers
Indian Massacres
- Richard Otis (1626-1689), Cochecho Massacre – 8th great grandfather
- Resnick
Indian Wars
- Jason Luce – 2nd great uncle
Religious Leaders
- Dr. Martin Luther (1483-1546), Protestant reformer – 16th great uncle
- Joseph Bates Noble (1810-1900) – adoptive father of 2nd great grandmother Ann (Quarmby) Luce
- Joseph Smith, Jr. (1805-1844), 1st Mormon Prophet – 4th great uncle
- Erastus Snow (1818-1888), Mormon Apostle – 4th great uncle
- Brigham Young (1801-1877), 2nd Mormon Prophet – 4th great uncle
Musicians
- Aslak Borgersrud, Gatas Parlament
- Elling Borgersrud, Gatas Parlament
Politicians
- Leikny Øgrim (1953- ), Norwegian feminist
- Ruth Bernhardina (Øgrim) Bull (1911-2005), wife of Brynjulf Friis Bull (1906-1933), Mayor of Oslo – 2nd cousin 1x removed
- Tron Øgrim (1947-2007), one of the founders of the Norwegian Workers’ Communist Party – 3rd cousin
Royalty and Nobility
- Edward III, King of England
Salem Witch Trials
These are accusers and participants of the Salem Witch Trials, which occurred in 1692 in Salem, Massachusetts. Rampant paranoia ensued in the 1690s when young girls accused others of performing witchcraft. Many of the accused were hanged in one of the darkest periods of human history.
Salvation Army
- Sven Johan Ögrim, KVO2kl (1853-1938), Head of the Salvation Army in Sweden (1912-1919) and Germany (1919-1925), knighted in 1932 – 2nd great uncle
- Tobias Immanuel Øgrim (1886-1962), Head of the Salvation Army in Norway
Scottish Prisoners of War
These Scottish men were captured by the English and deported to the British colonies in North America. The Battles of Durham (1650) and Worcester (1651) were battles of the Scottish Covenanters against the English under Oliver Cromwell. Their descendants organized the Scottish Prisoners of War Society. The Battle of Culloden in 1746 ended the Jacobite resistance to the Hanoverian dynasty.
- Peter Grant (c1632-1709/12), deported to Maine after the Battle of Dunbar in 1650
- William Shaw (c1720-aft 1777), deported to Virginia in 1746 after the Battle of Culloden in 1746 – xth great grandfather
- John Sinclair (c1634-bef 1700), deported to Maine after the Battle of Dunbar in 1651
South Pass Gold Rush
These people came to South Pass, Wyoming after the discovery of gold there in 1867. Bill Hickman was skirmishing with the U.S. Army near Ft. Bridger, but his diary shows he and a band of his boys were at South Pass.
- William Adams “Wild Bill” Hickman (1815-1883) – 3rd great uncle
- Jason Reid Luce
- John Martin Luce
- Wilford Woodruff Luce
Territorial Pioneers
These people lived in territories of the United States prior to statehood.
- Gillespie
- Denver Howes, Montana Howes
Town Founders
- Col. Henry B. Gillespie (1847-1903), father of Aspen, Colorado – 1st cousin 4x removed
- Jacob Howry, founder of Howrytown, Virginia
United Empire Loyalists
- Walliser
Utah Pioneers
These people were Utah pioneers (before the coming of the railroad in 1869). See Mormon Pioneer Database for additional details.
- Malatiah Luce, arrived in 1848, pioneer of Salt Lake City – 4th great grandfather
- Mary Ann (Wheeler) Luce, arrived in 1848, pioneer of Salt Lake City – 3rd great grandmother
- Ruth (Grant) Luce (1775- ), arrived in 1848, pioneer of Salt Lake City and Ogden – 4th great grandmother
- Stephen Luce, arrived in 1848, pioneer of Salt Lake City – 3rd great grandmother
- James Pace
- Annie (Quarmby) Luce, arrived in 1847, pioneer of Salt Lake City – 2nd great grandmother
- Ira Samuel Sutton (1809-1894), pioneer of Green River
Utah War of 1858
These men served in the Nauvoo Militia, attempting to prevent the annexation of Deseret by the United States.
- Stephen Luce – 3rd great grandfather
Wild West
- William Adams “Wild Bill” Hickman (1815-1883) – 3rd great uncle
- Sarah Elizabeth (Luce) Hickman (1828-1909) – 3rd great aunt
- Wilford Woodruff Luce
- Wilford Woodruff Luce, Jr.
- James Pace
Wyoming Pioneers
- Wilford Woodruff Luce, Jr. (1864-1948), rancher – great grandfather
Disproven and Doubtful Connections
- Josephine de Beauharnais, Empress of the French.
- Sven Duwall, Swedish baron. The Wåhlstrand family has a tradition they are descended from an illegitimate son.
- Tom Horn, gunslinger.
- John Howland, Mayflower passenger.
- Frans Ludvig Svanström (c1625-1678), Swedish noble.
- Sven (Rospigg) Eketrä (c1562-1626), Swedish noble. He was rumored to be an illegitimate son of Duke Magnus Vasa.
- Gustaf I Vasa, King of Sweden.
Other
- Jonny Edwards, according to FamilySearch, he is descended from Michel Haché (c1660-1737), of Acadia in French Canada. This Michel is supposed to be son of a “Sauvage Eskimaude (savage Eskimo).
This post is modeled after Chris Ferraiolo’s Notable Relations page at Wikitree
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