Lineages of Benjamin C. Bradlee (1921-2014)

Benjamin C. Bradlee born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts on 26 Aug 1921 to Frederick Josiah Bradlee and Josephine de Gersdorff. He was the former Editor in-chief of the Washington Post during the Watergate scandal and is currently married to Sally Sterling Quinn.

von Habsurg

 * Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459-1519)

Luxemberg

 * Siegismund, Holy Roman Emperor

Valois-Capet

 * John II of France

von Oldenberg

 * John of Denmark

Plantagenet

 * Edward III of England

Stewart

 * James IV of Scotland (1473-1513)

England

 * Dacre
 * Bourchier
 * Fiennes
 * Greene
 * Mortimer
 * Neville
 * Zouche

Germany

 * von Castell-Castell
 * von Gersdorff
 * von Habsburg
 * von Reuss-Ebersdorff

Scotland

 * Campbell
 * Douglas
 * Sterling
 * Stewart

Notable American Families
Connecticut
 * Douglas
 * Haynes
 * Russell
 * Wyllys

Rhode Island

 * Greene

Massachusetts

 * Bacon
 * Bradlee
 * Chandler
 * Choate
 * Crowninshield
 * Endicott
 * Fairbanks
 * de Gersdorff
 * Glover
 * Hubbard
 * Leverett
 * Pickering
 * Putnam
 * Rogers
 * Sargent
 * Sedgwick

New York

 * Gardiner

Merchant Marine Captains

 * Francis Boardman (1748-1792)
 * Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (1772-1851)
 * Jacob Crowninshield (1728-1808)
 * George Crowninshield (1734-1815)
 * George Crowninshield, Jr. (1766-1808)
 * Richard Derby (1712-1783)
 * Nathaniel Greene (1679-1714)

Sheriffs

 * David Hubbard (1706-1741)

Constables
Massachusetts
 * Samuel Bradlee (1707-1768)

Generals

 * Maj. Gen. Hezekiah Haynes (?-1693), collateral descent
 * Maj. Gen. John Leverett (1616-1678), collateral descent
 * Maj. Gen. Israel Putnam (1718-1790), collateral descent
 * Maj. Gen. Robert Sedgwick (c1611-1656), lineal descent

Colonels

 * Col. John Chandler III, Esq. (1665-c1660), lineal descent
 * Col. John Chandler IV, Esq. (1693-1762), lineal descent
 * Col. Benjamin William Crowninshield (1837-1892), lineal descent
 * Col. Elias Hasket (1670-), 11th Governor of the Bahamas, collateral descent
 * Col. Timothy Pickering (1745-1829), collateral descent
 * Col. David Putnam (1707-1768), collater descent
 * Col. Epes Sargent (1690-1762), lineal descent
 * Col. Henry Sargent (bapt.1770-1845), collateral descent
 * Col. James Swan, financier (1754-1830), lineal descent
 * Col. John Turner, Esq. (1671-1728), lineal descent

Captains

 * David Bradlee (1742-1811)
 * Lion Gardiner (1599-1663)

Lieutenants

 * Ephraim Morton (1648-c1731), lineal descent

Massachusetts Bay Colony
Plymouth Colony
 * John Endecott (bef1601-c1664)
 * John Leverett (bap1616-c1678)
 * Thomas Hinckley (c1618-1706)

New Hampshire

 * Benning Wentworth (1696-1770)
 * Lt. Gov. John Wentworth (1671-1730)

Harvard Graduates

 * Frederick Josiah Bradlee I (1666-1951)
 * Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr. (1892-1970)
 * Hon. Perez Morton, Esq. (1751-1837) - class of 1771

Bost Tea Party Participants

 * Capt. David Bradlee (1742-1811), collateral descent
 * Prvt. Josiah Bradlee I (1754-1798), lineal descent
 * Nathaniel Bradlee, collateral descent
 * Sarah (Bradlee) Fulton (1740-1835), collateral descent
 * Thomas Bradlee, collateral descent

Politicians

 * William Gardner Choate (1830-1920), lawyer, founder of Choate School; collateral descent
 * Jacob Crowninshield (1770-1808), U.S. Representative
 * Joseph Hodges Choate, lawyer (1832-1917), American Ambassador to Great Brittain; collateral descent
 * Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (1727-1851), 5th United States Secretary of Navy
 * Perez Morton (1751-1837), lawyer, Massachusetts Atterney General; lineal descent
 * Col. Timothy Pickering (1745-1829), 3rd U.S. Secretary of State; collateral descent

Proprietors

 * Capt. Lion Gardiner (1599-1663), lineal descent

American Revolutionists

 * Capt. David Bradlee (1742-1811), collateral descent
 * Drury Faribanks (1733-1786), lineal descent
 * George Faribanks (1765-1753), lineal descent
 * Perely Fairbanks (1761-1842), collateral descent
 * Col. Timothy Pickering (1745-1829), collateral descent

Lawyers

 * Joseph Hodges Choate (1832-1917)
 * William Gardner Choate (1830-1920)
 * Perez Morton (1751-1837)