Just watched a TV show on the life of Franklin Roosevelt and was curious if he and Thedore Roosevelt were related, and how.
2007-05-09 14:32:45 · 10 answers · asked by heavnbound911 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
They were fifth cousins. Also FDR's wife was Therodore Roosevelts neice making her and FDR cousins also. I think that would name them sixth cousins or something like that. Eleanor's last name was Roosevelt before she married FDR.
2007-05-09 17:15:00 · answer #1 · answered by NikiS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1901-1909) and FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (1933-1945) share a famous name but were only distantly related: they were fifth cousins.
2007-05-09 21:42:12 · answer #2 · answered by Caroline 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The conventional "wisdom" is that they were fifth cousins, but I think they actually were SIXTH cousins. According to this graphic
http://www-tc.pbs.org/
wgbh/americanexperience/media/uploads/special_features/captioned_image/eleanor_tree.jpg,
they shared a great-great-great-great-great grandparent. You share a great-grandparent with your 2nd cousins. 1 great = 2nd cousins, 5 greats (their case) = 6th cousins. If I'm right, then Eleanor would be FDR's sixth cousin, once removed (and vice versa).
2014-09-12 21:59:23 · answer #3 · answered by Michael 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
fifth cousins, Eleanor was Teddy's niece
2007-05-10 00:11:55 · answer #4 · answered by Kathi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as I can remember they were cousins, like third or fourth.
2007-05-10 00:53:57 · answer #5 · answered by Morganika 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are. I think they're cousins. Or Uncle and nephew
2007-05-09 22:36:23 · answer #6 · answered by CC M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe they were distant cousins.
2007-05-09 21:38:35 · answer #7 · answered by clarklhc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup.
2007-05-09 21:41:26 · answer #8 · answered by BP 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i thought teddy was his g-pa
2007-05-09 21:49:52 · answer #9 · answered by kitten 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yeah...
2007-05-10 00:29:12 · answer #10 · answered by Ninik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋