Bradlee family

Bradlee
Ethnicity	English;
Current region	United States, United Kingdom
Information
Place of origin	Yorkshire, England
Notable members	**[[Dolphin fitz Dolphin de Bradley, Lord of Carlisle (1107-) Samuel Bradlee; Sarah Bradlee; Benjamin c. Brdlee; Benjamin C. Bradlee, Jr.; J. Quinn C. Bradlee;
Connected families	*Apthorp family Choate family; Crowninshield family; Derby family; de Gersdorff family; Mayhew family; Perkins family; Putnam family; House of Ascania; House of Habsburg; House of Reuss-Ebersdorff;
Estate	Laird-Dunlop House
Name origin and meaning	Broad Meadow

The Bradlee's were among the Boston Brahmin society of Boston, Massachusetts and they married into other Brahmin families such as the Putnams, and the Crowninshield family; Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee's second great grandmother, on his grandmother's side was Caroline Choate of the Boston Brahmin Choate family. Samuel Bradlee was the grandson of Nathan Bradley, the Bradlee ancestor, who was born in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts on 1631, changed the family name to Bradlee. Samuel did so because he was running to be Constable of Dorchester and there were too many Bradleys and became confusing.

History[]

Family origin[]

The Bradley families of modern day UK and US are descended from Dolphin fitz Dolphin de Bradley who was born in 1107 in Bingley, West Riding, Yorkshire, England. He was the son of Dolfin Fitz Gospatrick, Lord of Cumbria, Appletreewick Hartlington & Rilston who was born about 1078 in Bingley. His father was Gospatric fitz Arkil, Earl of Northumbria and was born about 1045 in Northumbria and died in 1075 in the same place. Gospatric was the Arkil Morel, Lord of Northumberland who was born about 1015 in Northumbria and died in 1095 in Argyll, Scotland. He had married Sigrida who was born about 1020 in Yorkshire and died in 1078 in Argyll, Scotland. Dolfin’s last child Richard who seemed to have been born in the hamlet of Fixby, which was originally part of the town Huddersfield mentioned above in the county of West Yorkshire, England. He also used the surname de Broedelegh but changed the spelling to de Bradelay. The Bradleys were an early family of England and Richards third great grandson who was John de Bradelay who was Constable of Ovenden. He was born about 1380 in Hailfax, England and died on 3 Jul 1456 in Bradfordshire, England. Richard’s son John de Brodelegh was born in 1180 also in Fixby, West Yorkshire, England and his son William de Bordelegh was born in 1210 also in West Riding, Yorkshire, England and died on 23 May 1275 in the same place. It was not until Richard’s son William who was born in 1240 in Hailfax, West Riding, Yorkshire, England who seemed to be the first in the Bradley genealogy to hold an occupation; that occupation was Constable of Ovenden. In the 2011 census there was a population of 12,251 people so I can only imagine how small it was in the 13th century.

Constables in England[]

The first constable of Ovenden was William de Brodelegh who was born in 1240 in Halifax, England; the second constable of Ovenden was John de Bradeleay who was born in 1320 in Halifax, West Riding, England and died on 3 Jul 1356 in the same place. The third Bradley was Sir John de Brodelegh who was Constable of Hipperholm and Ovenden. He was born about 1380 and died on 3 Jul 1456 in West Riding, England. There were three Bradleys who were Constables of Halifax, a town in West Yorkshire, England. The first was Henry de Brodelegh who was born in 1345 in Hailfaxx West Riding, Yorkshire who was the son of John de Bradeley (1320-1356) and died on 29 Sep 1402 in England. The second was his grandson William de Brodelegh who was born in 1420 in Halifax, West Riding, England to Sir John de Brodelegh (c.1380-1456) and died on 17 Aug 1481 in the same place. The third was Thomas de Bordelegh who was born about 1450 in the same place and died in Yorkshire, England. The occupations of the next three generations are not known, but I do know of their birth years and death years.^[1]

John Bradley was born in 1475 and Sheriff of Hutton, West Riding, Yorkshire, England to Thomas de Bradlelegh (c.1450-) and married Agneta Hynscliff who was born in 1480 in Brooseley, Shropshire, England. Their son William Bradley was born in 1505 in the same place and died on 22 Dec 1577 in Bradford, West Riding, Yorkshire, England; he married Agnes Margartes who was born in 1573 in Reeden, Northamptonshire, England and died on 1 Feb 1603, Bradford, West Riding, England. It was their son John Bradley who was born on 28 Jul 1578 in Kildwick, Yorkshire, England and died on 1 Jun 1642 who immigrated in 1630 to Massachusetts Bay Colony, North America and was the first Bradley to settle in Dorchester, which would become a village just outside of Boston. He married Katherine Bexwicke who was born in 1574 in Manchester, Lancanshire, England and died on 21 Sep 1643 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England. Her parents are not known.

Arrival and Colonial Life in America[]

Their son John Bradley was born in 1605 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England and died in Jun 1642 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He most likely immigrated in 1630 to the New World. He married on 9 Feb 1629 at St. Michael, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England to Katherine Bostocke who was born on 14 Nov 1610 in London, England] and died on 21 Apr 1663 in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, North America. Their child Nathan would be the first Bradley born in America and their children would be the creation of the Bradley family in America.

Nathan Bradley[]

Nathan Bradley was born in 1631 in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony and died on 26 Jul 1701 in the same place. He married on 17 Jul 1666 in the same place that he died to Mary Evans who was born on 19 Nov 1640 in Dorchester to Richard Evans and Mary Morgan and also died in Dorchester. After his marriage the first record that we have of him was a purchase for 2 acres of land and a house of the Great Lots in Dorchester. He was the first Bradley in America to have an occupation on record which was that of Sexton of Dorchester in 1668. His job was to ring the bell and to clean the meeting house of Dorchester as well as to carry water for baptism; and as long as there was a bell to ring, he was paid 4 pounds a year. He was also one of the first people in North America to to start marking cider.

Richard Evans was born in 1614 in Chiswick, England and died in 1662 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony. He married in 1641 in Dorchester to Mary Morgan who was born in 1610 and died about 1673. The surname Evans and Morgan are both of Welsh origin and Evans means “son of Evan” and the Greek spelling is Evangelos. In the old Welsh language the v was pronounced as an f and was a patronymic name or an original name of Wals so it had “ab” or “ap” in front of it. The name Evans in old Welsh was spelled “ab or ap Ifan.” There is also a similarity of the old Welsh name Ifan and the Slavic name Ivan. The name Evans is popular not only in Wales but is also numerous in Cornwall, England.

Nathan Bradley, Jr.[]

Nathan Bradley (1674-1750) and Mary Evans (1640-1711) had a son was also named Nathan who was born on 12 Mar 1674 in Dorchester and died on 13 Dec 1750 in the same place. He unfortunately drowned in Dorchester, but before that he was a merchant and helped to build a wharf on Wale’s creek. He married two times. Firstly he was married by a Rev. Danforth on 2 Jan 1695 in Dorchester. She was born on 22 Sep 1670 in Dorchester to Eleazer Clapp Hawes (1645-1676) and Ruth Haynes (1646-1672) and died on 25 Mar 1701 in the same place. Nathan married secondly on 3 Mar 1701 in Boston to Lydian Harding who we are descended from. She was born on 22 Dec 1684 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts to John Harding (1650-1718) and Hannah Long (1657-1690) and died on 28 Mar 1752 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Lydia’s father John Harding, Jr. was born on 2 Jun 1650 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony to John Harding, Sr. (1624-1682) and Hannah Hurst (c.1627-1690) and died on 17 May 1718 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. John Harding Sr. was born in Oct 1624 in Somerset], England and died on 31 Oct 1682 in Estham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. He married Hannah Hurst who was born about 1627 and died on 7 Jan 1690 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. John Harding, Jr.’s wife Hannah Long was born on 29 Dec 1657 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts to Joseph Long (c.1620-bef.1651) and Mary Lane (1598-1671) and died on 7 Jan 1690 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Samuel Bradlee[]

The second born son who was the third child out of nine children from Nathan Bradley and Lydia Hardin was Samuel Bradlee and made a name for himself by getting elected Constable of Dorchester in 1753. He was born on 5 Oct 1707 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts and died on 7 Jul 1768 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. However at that time in Boston, there were too many people with the surname Bradley, who spelled their name with ey so he changed it to ee, simply because people were getting his name confused with other Bradleys. Samuel was born on 5 Oct 1707 in Dorchester and died on 7 Jul 1768 in Dorchester. He married on 11 Feb 1730 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony to Mary Andrus who was born in 1700 to possibly John Andrews (1685-1758) and Margaret Lord (1687-1769) and died on 20 May 1769.

Patriots[]

Four sons and one daughter of Samual Bradlee and Mary Andrus, Sarah Bradlee who were all born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, participated in the Boston Tea Party which was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty on the night of 16 Dec 1773; it was to protest against the English Tea Act which allowed the British East India Company to sell tea from China in the American colonies. Their way of protesting was to dress up like Native American Indians and in the middle of the night, they boarded the British ships that were in the harbour and dumped the tea that was one those ships into the Boston Harbor. Those sons and one daughter were Sarah Bradlee who was born on 24 Dec 1740 in Dorchester and died on 9 Nov 1835 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. At her brother Nathan’s house, along with her other brothers and her husband John Fulton, Sarah was responsible for dressing up her siblings and her husband and taking off the paint to make them like Native American Indians in secret and because of this, she was later dubbed “The Mother of the Boston Tea Party by a local newspaper.

David Bradlee[]

There is little information on David Bradlee's early life except that his parents were Samuel Bradlee, who was Constable of Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1753 and Hannah Putnam who was the daughter of Joseph Putnam (1714-1788) and Sarah Urann (1716-bef.1765) who were both from Boston. Samuel Bradlee had changed the spelling of his name from "ey" to "ee" when he was running for the office of Constable, because there were too many Bradley's in Boston at that time; David was one of twelve siblings six boys six girls.

Mobbing of Ebenezer Richardson's house[]

Bradlee participated in a riot that broke out on February 22, 1770. A customs officer named Ebenezer Richardson shot into a crowed of boys as well as young men, however the only person that died was a young boy named Christopher Seider who was mobing Richardson's house. The people that were mobbed his house a group of "unruly boys" that through rocks and ice that had broke three windows. Richardson's wife had taken violent abuse from the boys. "Richardson grabbed his musket and warned the boys and the men who egged them on to back off and go home. When the stone throwing continued, Richardson shot into the crowd killing a twelve-year-old boy named Chirsotpher Seider just as the boy was picking up another rock.

Tarring of George Gailer[]

The second event that Bradlee participated in was the tarring of man named George Gailer that took place on 28 Oct 1768 which ended up going to court, because Mr. Gailer ended up sewing Mr. Bradlee. Robert Treat Paine was the lawyer for the side of the state for the trial and Mr. John Adams, whom Mr. Bradlee had connection with, ended up being Bradlee's lawyer. The following was Bradlee's testimony: Windows broke when I got there. I saw 3 or 4 Stones come out of the Window. I saw one or two Men in the Room with Guns in their hands. R. put a Gun on the edge of the Window. I heard the Gun, and run to the back of the house. R. clapt the gun at me."

Boston Massacre involvement[]

His third event that Mr. Bradlee participated in before entering the American Revolutionary War was the one of America's most well known event's that lead America to the American Revolutionary War, which then America became an independent nation was the Boston Massacre that took place on March 5, 1770. It is important to note that Bradlee also became an active member of the Masonic Association of St. Andrew's Lodge as some historians agree that this was the Tea Party was a masonic act. Bradlee was not the only person that witnessed this act, the constable of Boston also witnessed this event who was Benjamin Burdick, Jr., who would later testify in the trails after the event that became known as the Boston Massacre. Constable Burdick's testified by saying, "Dr. Jos. Gardiner and David Bradley, came down to the corpeses, and as we were stopping to take them up, the soldiers presented guns at us again. I then saw an officer passing busily behind them. We carried off the dead withuth regarding the soldiers." The British soldiers shot one black man, Cripus Attuck who Dr. Gardiner and Mr. Bradlee carried away, even though the soldiers raised their guns to fire at them again. Right when the British were about to fire again, Capt. Thomas Preston came, pushed up their guns and said, "Stop firing, do not fire." After this tragic event, David Bradlee would later join the American Revolutionary War and rise to the rank of Captain in the Continental Army while his brother Josiah Bradlee would serve with the rank of Private.

Boston Tea Party patriot[]

After the passing of the Tea Act on May 10, 1773, members of the Sons of Liberty and other protesters such as David Bradlee, gathered together to protest by dressing up as Mohawk people and boarding the British Ships in Boston Harbor and threw the tea barrels overboard on the night of December 16, 1773. Bradlee had gone over to his brother's Nathaniel's house, which was at the corner of Hollis Street, where there sister Sarah had dressed them up to look like Mohawk along with his other brothers, Thomas, Nathaniel and Josiah who would al serve in the American Revolutionary War. Sarah would also dress up her husband, John Fulton at Nathaniel's house, which is why the house would later be called the Boston Tea Party house. The Bradlee family had more family members involved than any other.

American Revolutionary War soldier[]

In 1776 David Bradlee was promoted to quartermaster of the Continental artillery regiment and was assigned to Col. Henry Knox, who ended as a Founding Father of the United States and became the 1st Senior Officer of the U.S. Army. However, when the war heading towards New York, Bradlee declined. Lt. Col. William Burbeck second in command of the Knox's regiment. Instead of continuing with Col. Knox, Bradlee became and officer in Col. Thomas Crafts (1740-1799) Massachusetts artillery regiment, and Bradlee would leave the war in 1779. Crafts regiment helped organized Boston's resistance since the first anti-Stamp Act protest in 1765. The second ranking officer in Colonel Crafts regiment was Lt. Col. Paul Revere who was known for making his famous ride through villages sounding the alarm to the colonists that the British were coming.

Josiah Bradlee[]

Josiah Bradlee was born on 24 Mar 1754 and died on 2 Oct 1798 in Boston. He was a private in the American Revolutionary War. One day he was called on by a man who ended up becoming a fifth great-uncle of mine and war hero, Major General Israel Putnam. One of the general’s nieces, Hannah Putnam, went to see her uncle at the Battle of Bunker Hill, which in today’s world When the time came for her to leave, the general called on Pvt. Josiah Bradlee to escort her back to her home, which he had to go through enemy lines. He was also a member of the Sons of Liberty along with his brother, Capt. David. Josiah was married by Rev. Dr. Stillman on 7 Aug 1777 in Boston to Hannah Putnam. She was born in 1758 in Boston to Joseph Putnam (1714-1788) and Sarah Urann (1716-1765) and died on 4 May 1793 in Boston. Hannah’s father Joseph, who was a chair maker by trade was born in Salem Village, Essex County, Massachusetts into the Salem Putnam family who were heavily involved in the Salem Witch Trials. Joseph’s parents were first cousins, Capt. Bartholomew Putnam (1688-1723) who died at sea and Mary Putnam. Joseph Putnam was a two time descendant of John Putnam, the immigrant and his wife Priscilla Gould.

Thomas Bradlee[]

Samuel Bradlee and Mary Andrus son Thomas Bradlee was the seventh child born and the fourth son. He was born on 4 Dec 1744 and died in Oct 1805. He married on 28 Jan 1765 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts to Margaret Smith. She was born about 1745 and died on 12 Aug 1821 in Boston. Not only was she buried at the Central Burying Ground in Boston. Not only did Thomas participate in the Boston Tea Party with his brothers, but he was a freemason at the St. Andrew’s Lodge in Boston. He was also a member of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics Association in Boston. Thomas is also buried at the Central Burying Ground in Boston, Tomb No. 85.

Nathaniel Bradlee[]

Nathaniel Bradlee, Thomas’s brother was born on 16 Feb 1746 and died on 8 May 1813 in Boston. His baptism date is not known, but he was baptised by Rev. Bowman in Boston. He married on 28 Apr 1769 in Boston to Ann Dulopp. She was born on 12 Oct 1748 in Boston to George Dunlap (1728-1771) and Ann Carr (1728-) and died on 4 Aug 1821 in Boston. She is buried at Central Burying Ground in Boston where her husband, Nathaniel is buried. In 1771 he built a house on Hollis Street and not only participated in the Boston Tea Party, but he was part of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanics Association as his brother Thomas was. According the websites with information and lists of the Boston Tea Party participants, the Bradlee family is the only family that had five family members who participated in the event.

Sarah Bradlee[]

Sarah Bradlee was an active member of the Daughters of Liberty and dubbed the "Mother of the Boston Tea Party." She took part in the American Revolutionary War three times. The first time was in June 1755 after the Battle of Bunker hill where she acted as a nurse and became in charge a group of woman that she organized to help the wounded soldiers after the battle.

The seconded time was in March 1776 at the end of the war where she volunteered to dispatch a letter from John Brooks who was the Mayor of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, North America at the time to Gen. George Washington who was in the frontlines of the war in Charleston. Not only did she execute delivering letter through enemy lines, she came back through enemy lines as well. The third time was during the Siege of Boston where she and her husband helped the American troops by using their own ship to help provide them with wood and fuel.

There is a play written about her entitled Sarah Bradlee Fulton, Patriot: A Colonial Drama in Three Acts.

American Revolutionary War Soldiers[]

Lt. Col. Samuel Bradlee, Jr.[]

Rev collage — American Revolutionary War

Samuel Bradlee, Jr., the first born child of Samuel Bradlee, Sr. and Mary Andrews was born on 15 Aug 1731 and died on 19 Jan 1770 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. He married on 11 Aug 1757 in Boston to Agnes Love. She was born in 1736 in Massachusetts and died on 20 Jan 1770. They are both buried at Granary Burying Ground in Boston and though Samuel did not participate in the Boston Tea Party, his third born son was Samuel Bradlee who fought in the American Revolutionary War. His birth is not known, but he died on 30 Jul 1798 in Boston and like his father he was also elected Constable, but of Boston in 1760. From 1787 to 1788 he was Second Lieutenant and adjutant of a company of artillery. Sometime between 1788 and 1791 he was promoted to the rank of Captain because from 15 Oct 1791 to 10 Oct 1797 he was captain of the same artillery company and on 10 Oct 1797 he was promoted Lieutenant Colonel of the Boston regiment; at some point in time he was Commander of the 1st Regiment of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company. Before his military service he was a wine merchant and a freemason of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge. His burial was with full military honors along with four companies of the First Regiment and Capt. Wild’s Artillery formed the escort at Samuel’s burial.

Pvt. Josiah Bradlee[]

Josiah Bradlee who was the eleventh child of Samuel Bradlee, Sr. and Mary Andrus was born on 24 Mar 1754 in Dorchester, Massachusetts and died on 2 Oct 1798 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Like his brother Capt. David Bradlee, Josiah Bradlee also fought in the American Revolutionary War with the rank of Private and participated in the Boston Tea Party. One day he was called on by war hero, Major General Israel Putnam. One of the general’s nieces, Hannah Putnam, went to see her uncle at the Battle of Bunker Hill, which in today’s world When the time came for her to leave, the general called on Pvt. Josiah Bradlee to escort her back to her home, which he had to go through enemy lines. He was also a member of the Sons of Liberty along with his brother, Capt. David. Josiah was married by Rev. Dr. Stillman on 7 Aug 1777 in Boston to Hannah Putnam. She was born in 1758 in Boston to Joseph Putnam (1714-1788) and Sarah Urann (1716-bef.1765) and died on 4 May 1793 in Boston. Hannah’s father Joseph, who was a chair maker by trade was born in Salem Village, Massachusetts into the Salem Putnam family who were heavily involved in the Salem Witch Trials. Joseph’s parents were first cousins, Capt. Bartholomew Putnam (1688-1723) who died at sea and Mary Putnam (1691-?). Joseph Putnam was a two time descendant of John Putnam, the immigrant (1580-1662) and his wife Priscilla Gould (1586-1662).

Boston Brahmins[]

Josiah Bradlee, Jr.[]

Josiah Bradlee, Jr. who was the first born son and second child of Josiah Bradlee, Sr. and Hannah Putnam was born on 7 Mar 1778 in Boston and died on 6 Jan 1860 in the same place. On 26 Oct 1802 Josiah Bradlee, Jr. He married his first wife on 26 Nov 1802 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA who was Lucy Hall whom he had most of his children with. Lucy was born on 28 Nov 1782 in Medford to the Hon. Ebenezer Hall and Martha Jones and died on 3 Mar 1816 also in Medford. In 1850 he was a merchant living in Boston with a real estate value of $40,000. He was the founder of the whaling firm Josiah Bradlee & Company and owned a ship called the Spermo. Josiah’s agent was George Aurthur Simmons, Esq. sold to Josiah whale oil and candles. Josiah was married a second time by the Reverend Nathaniel Frothing to Joanna S. Frothingham. The first baby for adoption (BFA) was in 1822 when the managers of this program “discovered that a four-year-old child who had been in the asylum for a year did not “come within the number of those for whom this charity was designed.”

The man who solved this problem was Josiah Bradlee “a wealthy Dorochester merchant, and his second wife, Joannah Frothingham Bradlee, sister of two BFA board members, offered to adopt the girl.” In the book, Maritime History of Massachusetts says of Josiah, “Josiah Bradlee, the most extensive advertiser in the Federal press, spending in his lifetime, from 1778 to 1860, but on night outside of Boston, and that at Nahant, Massachusetts a merchant of who it was said that if he sent a shingle afloat on the ebb tide bearing a pebble, it would return on the flood, freighted with a silver dollar!” At the height of his career he had grossed a net worth of $500,000 which in 2017 was equal to the amount of about $13.5 million. Josiah had a residence on Long Wharf No. 6 on House Winter Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Josiah’s firm was described ast “one of the wealthiest commissions housed in the city.”

James Bowdoin Bradlee I[]

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Josiah Bradlee, Jr. and Lucy Hall’s second born son and fourth and last child born was James Bowdoin Bradlee. He was born on 10 Oct 1813 in Boston and died on 26 Jan 1872 in Boston. At the beginning of his life he worked for his fathers shipping firm Josiah Bradlee & Company and wrote letters in 1835 from Russia and elsewhere in Europe. Though he never owned any ships, he always held partnerships with them. In 1861 he was living in Massachusetts, USA. In 1880 he was living in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA and from 1917 to 1918 he was living in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. He was apparently an avid gardener. His home address was 34 Beacon Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts and one year he spent $5,000 on indoor plumbing and central heating for his house. The reason why he spent that much was because in those days, pipes were lead and had to be constantly replaced. In 1840 he paid $245 to the portrait artist Francis Alexander for a portrait of his wife. In 1872 his personal income was $600 which he was taxed by the federal government to support the war effort. In that same year his net worth was $522,000, which back in those days was a lot of money; and $318,000 of that money was invested in real estate and $66,000 in mill stocks. In 1866 he had also purchased a large child’s tea set in three different colors and monogrammed M.M. B. This goes to show what he would do to make his daughter happy and what type of father he was to her.

Frederic Hall Bradlee[]

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Frederic Hall Bradlee was the son of Josiah Bradlee, Jr and Lucy Hall and was born on 18 Sep 1807 in Boston and died on 14 Aug 1886 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. In 1827 he had graduated from Harvard College and was married by Rev. E. S. Gannett on 12 Apr 1831 in Medford to Lucretia Wainwright. Even though at one point he had “a fortune about $300,000,” he became the first Bradlee millionaire. Frederic had purchased the two houses at 11 and 13 Commonwealth Avenue in Back Bay, Boston in 1860.^[2] Lucretia’s grandfather was a prosperous tobacco farmer who came over from England and married Elizabeth Mayhew, the daughter of the clergyman, Rev. Dr. Jonathan Mayhew (1720-1766) and Elizabeth Clarke (1733-1777). The minister famously coined the phrase “No taxation without representation.” Elizabeth Clarke’s father, grandfather, great grandfather and great, great grandfather were all doctors and all named John Clarke. Her paternal immigrant ancestor was Dr. John Clarke who was born on 31 Mar 1590 in Little Paxton, Huntingdon, England and died on 24 Mar 1697 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; and was the first doctor of New England. He married Elizabth Saltonstall (1595-1680) who was the daughter of the famed Sir Richard Saltonstanll, Lord Mayor of London, MP (152-1601), whose son was Sir Richard Saltonstall, Lord of the Manor of Ledsham and a signer of the original Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Josiah Bradlee III[]

Josiah Bradlee III was born on 17 Dec 1837 in Boston, Massachusetts and died on 10 Sep 1902 in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts. He is buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard in 1858 and and his residence in 1888 was house No. 247 Marlboro Street in Boston. He was a merchant and President of the Somerset Club in Boston. In October 1858 he went to Europe and remained there traveling, and studying music until August, 1863. He married, March 17, 1864, Alice Crowninshield the daughter of Col. Francis Boardman Crowninshield, Esq., Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Sarah Gool Putnam, the daughter of Justice Samuel Putnam, Esq. (1796-1853) Judge of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Josiah sailed again for Europe March 30th also in 1864 and sailed back home in the same year.

Frederick Josiah Bradlee I[]

Their son Frederick Josiah Bradlee I was born on 28 Mar 1866 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts and died on 13 Feb 1951 in Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He was educated at St. Mark’s School and then graduated from Harvard with the class of 1888. On 15 Sep 1888 he entered the business of banking with the firms of Bradford, Thomas & Co. and Barnes & Cunningham. He was also a real estate broker and agent with the firm of J. Murray Howe and Bradlee in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. In 1866, 1890, 1900, 1920, 1835, 1937, 1938, 1940 and in 1943 he was living in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. In 1880 he was living in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts. In 1885 and 1887 to 1888 he was living in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. In 1929 he was living in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. In 1932 he departed from Hamilton, Bermuda on the ship MS Monarch and on 22 Dec 1932 arrived in Manhattan, New York, USA; he was 66 years old. He married on 15 Jan 1890 in Boston to Elizabeth Whitwell Thomas who was born on 16 Oct 1868 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts to Alexander Malcolm Thomas and Mary Sarah Sargent and died on 28 Jan 1952 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Mary Sarah was living in 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1935, 1940 and in 1952 she was living in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. In 1927 she departed from Liverpool, England and on 20 Jun 1927 arrived in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts on the ship RMS Samaria at 58 years old. She was living at 211 Beacon St, Boston, Massachusetts at the time. In 1936 She departed from Liverpool, England and on 21 Sep 1936 arrived in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA on the ship Laconia at 67 years old. In 1937 she departed from Le Havre, France and on 29 Aug 1937 arrived in Manhattan, New York, USA on the shop Georgic at 69 years old. Frederick and Elizabeth are both buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.^[3] Mary was a descendant of Col. James Swan (1754-1830), who so wealthy that he paid America's debt with France out of his own pocket. She was also a descendant of Hon. Perez Morton (1751-1837) who was 4th Massachusetts Attorney General, Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1806-1808) and (1810-1811) and held the rank of Major in the American Revolutionary War and Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts (1789-1790). His wif was Sarah Wentworth Apthorp (1759-1846), who was an American poet. Mary is also a descendant of Charles Apthorp (1697-1758) who was the wealthiest man of Boston of his time and man with "imperial trading connections." He served as the Paymaster General of the British Army and Navy forces in Boston.

James Bowdoin Bradlee II[]

James Bowdoin Bradlee II was the third born child and second born son of Josiah Bradlee III and Alice Crowninshield who was born on 31 Jan 1873 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 13 Dec 1962 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery along with his wife in Cambridge, Massachusetts His obituary reads “In Framingham, Dec 13, James Bowdoin, husband of the late Ellen Robbins) Bradlee, 11 Arbetter Drive, Framingham. Services to be held from Bigelow Chapel, Mt. Auburn cemetery, Cambridge, Monday, Dec 17 at 12 noon. It is requested flowers be omitted.” In 1918 he was working as a volunteer investigator for the United States Department of Justice in Boston. In 1919 and 1920 he was living in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA. In 1930, 1935 and on 1 Apr 1940 he was living in Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. James Bradlee had more than one passport and one of them was a Russian passport.

Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr.[]

The fourth and the firstborn of Frederick Josiah Bradlee I and Elizabeth Whitwell Thomas was Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr. who was born on 20 Dec 1892 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts and died on 28 Apr 1970 most likely at his house in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. On 3 Jul 1917 in Beverly he married Josephine de Gersdorff who was born 18 Jun 1896 in Manhattan, New York, USA to Carl de Gersdorff, Esq. and Helen Suzette Crowninshield and died on 15 Oct 1975 in Beverly. Frederick and Josephine are both buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery. In 1900 he was aged 7 and living with his parents at 59 Chastant Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts and going to school. In 1908 he was at St. Mark’s School in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. In 1910 he was living at West Cedar Street in Boston, Sufffolk County, Massachusetts with his parents.

On 5 Jun 1917 he joined the army in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts as a second lieutenant at the start of World War I, however he never went overseas. In 1920 he was living at Beacon Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts and working as a clerk for a bank. He arrived on 12 Aug 1928 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts on the ship Scythia coming from Liverpool, England. In 1930 he was renting a house living on block 1320 at 267 Beacon Street, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; his home value was worth $300.00. In 1940 he was still living at 267 Beacon Street, Boston. The value of his house was worth $14,000. There is a WWII registration card dated 1942. He worked for, after he graduated from Harvard at the National Shawmut Bank as Secretary to it's president, William A. Gaston. Then the World War I came and afterwards went back to work for the bank; he then went on to work for Richardson, Hill & Company and then for Blair & Company, Inc., first as a salesman and then as vice president in charge of their New England activities. In 1925 he was appointed to the Visiting Committee of the Museum of of Fine Arts of Boston In 1933 he had an office at 19 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts. For four years he was President and Treasurer of the Cosmos Chemical Corporation, owned then by Bayard Warren. After the company folded he then became treasurer of Dexter Southfield School, the New England Peabody Home for Crippled Children, the Society for Preservation of New England Antiquities, the Gore Place Society and the Somerset Club and President of the Essex Country Club in Manchester, Hillsbroough County, New Hampshire. B as his family and friends called him,was appointed to a draft board by Gov. Leverett Saltonstall at the outbreak of WWII and then in 1944 to the Massachusetts Parole Board.

He was reappointed by several governors and finally in 1952 he was named it's chairman by Gov. Christian A. Herter; B resigned in 1957 at the age of 65. In 1957 he was elected to the Colonial Society of Massachusetts and in 1959 to the Massachusetts Historical Society. In 1959 he was elected to the Council of the Essex Institute of Salem in Massachusetts. In 1959 he was elected to the council of the Peabody Museum and was there until 1969. He was on the Museum Committee from 1958 to 1964 as a member and then from 1961 as it's chairman. In 1960 he created a committee that was "legally constituted as the Trustees of the Wayside Inn." In 1959 he became a member of a special committee to help save and move the Crowninshield-Bentley House from being torn down. In 1963 he became the general Chairman of the Essex Institute Fund. He married on 3 Jul 1917 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts to Josephine de Gersdorff. She was born on 18 Jun 1896 in Manhattan, New York and died on 15 Oct 1975 also in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Carl August de Gersdorff who was born on 10 Jul 1865 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts and died on 21 Jan 1944 in Manhattan, New York, USA.

Authors and Journalists[]

Francis Boardman Crowninshield Bradlee[]

Francis Boardman Crowninshield Bradlee was born on April 20, 1881 in Boston to Josiah Bradlee III (1837-1902) and Alice Crowninshield (1839-1926) and died on January 6, 1928 in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts. Bradlee was a historian and author and wrote eleven books such as Blockade Running During The Civil War And the Effect Of Land And Water Transportation On the Confederacy, The Eastern Railroad: A Historical Account of Early Railroading in Eastern New England, Some Account of Steam Navigation in New England, The Kearsarge-Alabama Battle, the Story as Told to the Writer by James Magee of Marblehead, Seamon on the Kearsarge, Piracy in the West Indies and It’s Suppression, the Boston and Maine Railroad; a History of the Maine Road, With its Tributary Lines, The First Steamer to Cross the Atlantic: The record of the Steamship “Cracao” of the Royal Netherlands Navy, published in 1925, The Dreadnought of Newburyport, Massachusetts: And Some Account of the Old Transatlantic Packet-Ships, The Boston and Lowell Railroad, the Nashua and Lowell Railroad, and the Salem and Lowell Railroad, and The Salem Iron Factory.

Frederick Josiah Bradlee III[]

Frederick Josiah Bradlee III was born on 6 Feb 1919 in Manhattan, NY and died on 12 Jul 2003 in the same place. He was mostly an actor on and off Broadway, but also wrote two books. His first play was in 1938 in New York called Dame Nature. On 1 Apr 1940 he was living in Boston, Massachusetts but then on December 23, 1940 he was on the magazine cover of Life with debutante Halldis Prince. Frederick Bradlee, who dropped the “III” and “k” at the end of his name and simply became known as Frederic Bradlee and was in the 1940 Broadway show Fledgling and also in the 1941 Broadway show The Happy Days with Diana Berrymore. He had a house that his father bought for him in Hydra, Greece and started The Frederic Bradlee Hydra Scholarship Fund of The American College of Greece as well as starting the first AA meeting at his home on the island. He later became a board member of the New York Opera Orchestra.

Bradlee acted in other plays such as “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” “Theater,” “9the best portrayal in the supporting cast” which was written in the Herald Tribune, “The Winters Tale,” “The Browning Version” (with Maurice Evans) “The First Mrs. Fraser,” “Fledgling,” “Arms in the Man” where Bradlee stard as Captain Bluntschli, which the New York Daily News reviewed as “a well-tuned performance.” Bradlee’s last play was “The Glory of Language,” where he played in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He also wrote three books and his first one was Vanity Fair from America’s Most Memorable Magazine a Cavalcade of the 1920s and 1930 which he co authored with Amory Frederick Vleveand, which was published on January 1, 1960. On 1 Jan 1967 his book Esperie was published, which was a novel based on his life in New York City. His last and third book was A Lady in My Life; Suzette Crowninshield De Gersdorff (1868-1941), which was privately printed and about his grandmother, Helen Suzette Crowninshield.

Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee[]

Download-1 — Ben Bradlee at the Washington Post

The second born child and son of Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr. and Josephine de Gersdorff was Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee who was born on 26 Aug 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts and died on 21 Oct 2014 at his home in Georgetown, Washington, DC. He was buried in 2014 at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Georgetown, Washington, DC. He married first on 8 Aug 1942 in Lindsey Memorial Chapel in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Jean Saltonstall. She was born on 17 Jan 1921 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to John Lee Saltonstall ( - ) and died on 19 Jul 2011 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. On 28 Apr 1953 she arrived in Manhattan, New York, USA. On 24 Sep 1955 she departed Manhattan, New York, USA. In 1959 and 1994 she was living in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. At one point she departed from Le Havre, France. He married second to Antoinette "Tony" Eno Pinchot. She was born on 15 Jan 1924 in Manhattan, New York, USA and died on 9 Nov 2011 in Milford, Pick County, Pennsylvania, USA. She is buried in Milford Cemetery in Milford, Pike County, Pennsylvania, USA. On 1 Jun 1925, 1930 and on 19 Apr 1947 she was living in Manhattan, New York, USA. In 1943 she was living in Poughkeepsie, Duchess County, New York, USA. He married thirdly on 20 Oct 1979 in Washington, DC, USA to Sally Sterling Quinn. She was born on 1 Jul 1941 in Savannah, Chaham County, Georgia to LTG. William Wilson ‘Buffalo Bill” Quinn and Sara-Bette “Bette” Williams (1918-2004) and is still living.

Counterparts — Cast of All The President's Men

He went to Dexter School for grad school, then in 1937 he went to St. Mark’s like his father and grandfather. He graduated from Harvard University a year early in 1942 to join World War II Not only did he graduate from college but he also married his first wife, Jean and took his exams to join the Navy all in the same day. In 1942, two hours after Ben Bradlee graduated college he joined the Office of Naval Intelligence as a communications officer. He was part of the following battles: 4 May to May 8, 1942, Battle of the Coral Sea; 1942 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal; 1944, Second Battle of Guam; 1943, Battle of Vella Lavella 23-26 Oct, 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf; 1945 Bougainville Campaign; the Battle of Leyte Gulf was not only the largest naval battle in World War II but in the history of mankind. In 1946 he co founded the New Hampshire Sunday News; sold the paper in 1948 to William Loeb III. In 1948 he became a police reporter for the Washington Post. In 1951, became the press attache for the American embassy in Paris. In 1952 he joined the U.S. Information and Education Exchange (USIE) where he would broadcast the CIA-directed European propaganda which lead to the controversial spying and execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in Jun 1953. In 1954 joined Newsweek magazine as a foreign correspondent, had a controversial interview with the secret anti-French Algerian guerilla fighters led to his band from France. In 1957 he was expelled from France, however he was invited back to the country and received the Legion d'honneur. In 1959 he met with Sen. John F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie which led to their friendship until the 1963 JFK's assassination. In 1961 became bureau chief of Newsweek. In 1965 he became managing editor of News Week, a position which he held until 1965. In 1968 he became Editor-in-chief of theWashington Post until 1991 when he became the Vice President. During that time he exposed the Pentagon Papers; he hired two Washington reporters name Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein and together they challenged President Richard Nixon which ultimately led to his resignation.

Bradlee-Ben-adv-obit-slide-KX8X-superJumbo — Ben Bradlee receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom

He is the author of several books: Conversations with Kennedy published on 17 Nov 1984, his autobiography A Good Life: Newspaper and Other Adventures published in 1995 and a Father's And Sons' A Life's Work, which he co wrote with his son Josiah Quinn Crowninshield Bradlee. In 1976 he was portrayed by actor Jason Robards in the film All the President's Men. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee, Jr.[]

Ben Bradlee, Jr. was born on 7 Aug 1948 in Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. He graduated from Brown & Nichols for high school in Boston and then graduated from Colby College; after college he served in the Peace Corps in Afghanistan from 1970-1972. His first job as a journalist was working as a copy boy for The Boston Globe as a teenager. He worked as a successful State House reporter, investigative reporter, national correspondent, political editor and metropolitan editor for the Riverside Press-Enterprise in California for three years. He was promoted in 1993 to Assistant Managing Editor which was a position responsible for investigation and other projects. After being promoted to that role, he was responsible for editing the Globe’s reporting on the story that uncovered the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston's continues cover-ups of the sexual abuse of children by priests that began in 2001 and ended in 2003 with pain stasaking investigation. The Globe was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Public service that same year. Bradlee makes a cameo appearance in the 2015 film Spotlight as a journalist watching the response of Archbishop Bernard Law on television to the 9/11 attacks with a notepad.

In 1982 he wrote his first book, The Ambush Murders, about the brutal killings of two California policemen and was the basis for a CBS TV series. In 1989 his second book was Guts and Glory: The Rise and Fall of Oliver North about the Iran-Contra affair and was also made into a CBS mini series. In 2004 his third book was The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams which took him ten years to write, but was a New York Times Best Seller. He wrote his fourth book in 2018, The Forgotton: How the People of One Pennsylvania County Elected Donald Trump and Changed America which was released on 2 Oct 2018.

Josiah Quinn Crowninshield Bradlee[]

He graduated in 2002 from the prep school The Gow School in Buffalo, New York, which at the time was just for boys, now it is coed. He attended Landmark College in Putney, Windham County, Vermont for two years, then American University for one year and the New York Film Academy for also one year. In 2007 he produced his first film called, Life with VCFS about living with his syndrome, Velo Cardio Facial Syndrome with the independent company Muheim Motion Pictures. In 2010 his first book was published, Living With Learning Disabilities and Other Adventures and in the same he HBO produced a documentary based on his memoir, I Can’t Do This But I Can Do That. In 2008 he founded his website, Friends of Quinn as part of HealthCentral for young adults with learning disabilities and has support and resources for them. In 2012 wrote a book with his father, A Life’s Work: Father’s and Sons.

Bradlee has interviewed celebrities for his website with dyslexia such as Steven Spielberg, director, writer and producer; Whoopie Goldberg, actor, author, comedian, television personality who has won an Emmy Award, a Grammy Award, an Academy Award and a Tony Award; Michael Douglas, actor and producer and whose son has dyslexia; Billionaire Sir Richard Branson, author and Founder of the Virgin Group and Gavin Newsome, Governor of California and SNL’s Heidi Gardner. In 2020 Bradlee launched Our Time Our Vote on his website to help people with learning disabilities go out and vote. He interviewed politicians such as John Kerry, 1st U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, 3rd United States Secretary of State; Sen. Bob Casey, Jr., United States Senator from Pennsylvania; Tony Coelho, former House Majority Whip, author and signer of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); Steny Hoyer, House Majority Leader, signer of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); Sen. Ed Markey, United States Senator from Massachusetts; David Axelrod, former Senior Advisor to the President during the Obama administration, former CNN senior political commentator and Cindy McCain; 12th United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, former wife of Sen. John McCain. Bradlee also interviewed other notables such as Jon Meacham, historian, New York Times Bestseller author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize; Presidential historian Michael Beschloss, won a News & Documentary Emmy Award in 2005; comedian, actor; Anne Finucane; Vice Chair of Bank of America andWalter Isaacson, Chair of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, historian, author. In 2022, he was made made Program Ambassador of the MCHRI Uytengsu-Hamilton 22q11 Neuropsychiatry Research Program of the Stanford University School of Medicine.

Ancestry of Ben Bradlee[]

Paternal Ancestry[]

Richard de Bradelay (1145-)
John de Bradeley (1180-)
William de Bradelay (c1210-1275)
William de Bradelay (1240-)
Henry Brodelegh (1280-), Constable of Hailfax
John de Brodelelgh (1320-), Constable of Ovenden
Sir John de Brodelegh (c1380-1456)
m. Alice Unknown
William Broadelegh (1420-1481), Constable of Halifax
Thomas Broadelegh (1450-)
m. Elizabeth Rishton (c1452-)
John Bradley (1475-1537)
m. Agneta Hynscliffe (1480-)
William Bradley I (1505-1577)
m. Anne Unknown (1518-1577)
William Bradley II (1545-1600)
m. Agnes Margates (1573-1601)
John Bradley (1578-1642)
m. Katherine Bexwicke (1574-1643)
John Bradley (1614-)
m. Katherine Bostocke (1574-1643)
Nathan Bradley (1631-1701)
m. Mary Evans (1640-1711)
Nathan Bradley, Jr. (1674-1750)
m. Lydia Harden (1584-1752)
Samuel Bradlee I (1707-1768)
Mary Andrus (1700-1796)
Pvt. Josiah Bradlee I (1754-1798)
m. Hannah Putnam 1758-1793)
Josiah Bradlee, Jr. (1778-1860)
m. Lucy Hall (1782-1816)
Frederic Hall Bradlee (1807-1866)
Lucretia Wainwright (1810-1866)
Josiah Bradlee III (1837-1902)
m. Alice Crowninshield (1839-1926)
Frederick Josiah Bradlee I (1866-1951)
m. Elizabeth Whitwell Thomas (1868-1952)
Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr. (1892-1970)
m. Josephine de Gersdorff (1896-1975)
Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee (1921-2014)

Choate family[]

Bradlee's mother was Josephine de Gersdorff who was the daughter of Carl de Gersdorff and Helen Crowninshield. Carl's parents were Dr. Ernst Bruno von Gersdorffand Caroline Choate and she was the daughter of Hon. Dr. George Choate, Jr., M. D and Margaret Mary Hodges (1805-1887).

Crowninshield family[]

Ben Bradlee's 3ed great grandparents were Josiah Bradlee III and Alice Crowninshield and his mother was Josephine de Gersdorff who's parents were Carl de Gersdorff, Esq., a wealthy New York Lawyer and Helen Suzette Crowninshield. Bradlee's parents were third cousins to each other since they both shared Hon. Benjamin Williams Crowninshield, 5th US. Secretary of the Navy as an ancestor. Alice's parents were Col. Hon. Francis Boardman Crowninshield and Sarah Gooll Putman and the parents of Francis were Hon. Benjamin William Crowninshield. Helen was the daughter of Fredric Crowninshield who was a stained glass mural artist and Helen Suzette Fairbanks. Frederick's parents Maj. Edward Augustus Crowninshield and Caroline Maria Welch. Edward was a son of Hon. Benjamin Williams Crowninshield.

House of Ascania[]

Johann V, Prinz of Anhalt-Zerbst (1504-1551)
Princess Elizabeth of Denmark (1485-1555)
Princess Margaret of Brandenburg (1511-1555)
m. Johann V, Prinz of Anhalt-Zerbst (1504-1551)
Maria von Anhalt-Zerbst, Countess zu Baby und Muhlingen (1538-1563)
m. Albrecht X, Count von Barby-Muhlingen (1534-1588)
Marie IV, Countess von Barby-Muhlingen (1563-1619)
m. Georg III, Count von Erbach (1548-1605)
Dorothea von Erbach (1593-1643)
m. Ludwig Bernhard von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg (1590-1650)
Sofie Juliana von Hohenlohe-Pfedelbach (1620-1681)
m. Wolfgang Georg I, Count von Castell-Remling (1610-1688)
Wolfgang Dietrich, Count von Castell-Castell (1641-1709)
m. Dorothea Renata, Countess von Zinendorf-Pottendorf (1669-1743)
Sophie Thodora, Countess von Castell-Castell (1703-1777)
m. Heinrich XXIX, Count von Reuss-Ebersdorff (1699-1747)
Johanna Dorothea, Countess von Reuss-Ebersdorff (1743-1801)
m. Christof Friedrich Levin von Trotta-Treyden (1743-1772)
Friedericka Theodora Elizabeth von Trotta-Treyden (1772-1791)
m. Friederich Ludwig von Tschirschirschkhy und Bogendorff (1769-1829)
Augusta Theodore von Tschirschky und Bogendorff (-)
m. Baron Heinrich August von Gersdorff (1793-1847)
Dr. Ernst Bruno von Gersdorff (1820-1883)

House of Habsburg[]

Maximilian I von Habsburg, Holy Roman Emperor (1459-1519)
= Margaret von Edelsheim (-)
Barbara von Rottal (1500-1550)
m. Sigismund von Dietrichstein-Hollenburg (1448- 533)
Siegmund Georg von Dietrichschtein-Hollenburg (1526-1593)
m. Anna Maria von Strahemberg (-)
Bartholomaus von Dietrichstein-Hollenburg (1579-1635)
m. Elizabeth Jokle von Franking (??)
Christian von Dietrichstein-Hollenburg (1610-1681)
m. Maria Elizabeth Khevenhuller zu Aichellberg (1608-1676)
Anna Amalie von Dietrichstein-Hollenburg (1638-1696)
m. Maximilian Erasmus, Lord von Zinzendorf und Pottendorf (1633-1672)
Dorothea Renata, Countess von Zinzendorf-Pottendorf (1669-1743)
m. Wolfgang Dietrich, Count von Castell-Castell (1641-1709)
Sophie Theodora, Countess von Castell-Castell (1703-1777)
m. Heinrich XXIX, Princely Count von Reuss-Ebersdorff (1699-1747)
Johanna Dorothea, Countess von Reuss-Ebersdorff (1743- 1801)
m. Christof Friederich Levin von Trotta-Treyden (1743-1772)
Friedericka Theodora Elizabeth vonTrotta-Treyden (1772-1791)
m. Friedrich Ludwig von Tschirschky und Bogendorf (1769- 829)
Augusta Theodora von Tschirschky und Bogendorf (?-1883)
m. Heinrich August Baron von Gersdorff (1793-1874)
Dr. Ernst Bruno von Gersdorff (1820-1883)

Perkins family[]

Hon. Dr. Geoge Choate, Jr. M. D. was the son of Hon. George Choate (1762-1880), 1st Representative of Ipswich, Massachusetts and a Justice of the Peace from Ipswich, and his cousin Susanna Choate. George was the son of Capt. William Choate a sea captain and a school teacher on Hog Island, Massachusetts and Mary Giddings Capt. William was the son of Elder Francis "Esquire" Choate and Hannah Perkins (1708-1778). She was the daughter of Capt. Isaac Perkins, Jr. (1676-1725) and Mary Pike (-1720). Capt. Isaac was the son of Sgt. John Perkins (1609-1686) who was the immigrant of the family from Hilmorton, Warwickshire, England and died in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Putnam family[]

Josiah Bradlee III was the son of Frederick Hall Bradlee (1807-1886) and Lucretia Wainwright. Frederick was the son of Josiah Bradlee, Jr. and Lucy Hall . Josiah Bradlee, Jr.'s parents were Pvt. Josiah Bradlee I and Hannah Putnam who was the daughter of Joseph Putnam and Sarah Urann (1716-bef.1765). Joseph was the son of Capt. Bartholomew Putnam (1688-1723) and his wife who was also his cousin, Mary Putnam (1691-).

Mayhew family[]

Josiah Bradlee III and Alice Crowninshield and Josiah's parents were Frederic Hall Bradlee (1807-1868) and Lucretia Wainwright who's parents were Peter Wainwright and Elizabeth Mayhew who was the daughter of Rev. Dr. Jonathan Mayhew (1720-1766) of Martha's Vineyard and Elizabeth Clarke (1733-1777). Jonathan's parents' were Experience Mayhew (1672-1758) and and Remember Bourne (1683-1722) and the parents of Experience were Rev. John Mayhew (1651-1688) and Elizabeth Hillard (1654-1746). John was the son of Rev. Thomas Mayhew, Jr. (1618-1657) and Jain Paine (1625-1650). Rev. Thomas was the son of the famous Gov. Thomas Mayhew (1593-1682), Governor of Martha's Vineyard and Lord of the Manor of Martha's Vinyard and his wife Abigail Parkus (1620-).

Descendants of Nathan Bradley and Mary Evans[]

Nathan Bradley was born in 1631 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 26 July 1701 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. He is the ancestor of the Bradlee family to be born in Boston, Massachusetts and the first of that family to be born in America. He was licensed to sell liquor. He was the sexton of the town of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. His job was to ring the bell of the church of the town of Dorchester and to carry water to the meeting house. He earned 4 pounds a year. He married Mary Evans on 17 May 1666 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, North America. She was born on 19 Nov 1640 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 24 Aug 1711 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America.

Mary Bradley was born on 7 May 1667 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 8 Mar 1684 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. She is buried in Dorchester North Burying Ground in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
Susanna Bradley was born on 13 Ot 1669 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 29 Oct 1715 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, North America. She married 1 Jan 1701 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Thomas Glover. He was born on 25 Jun 1663 in Bostons, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 10 Nov 1715 in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, North America. He was the son of Henry Glover (1641 - 1714) and Hannah Lewis (1644 - 1720).
Elizabeth Bradley was born on 15 Mar 1672 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 24 Jan 1722 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. She married in 1695 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Christopher Kehoe. He was born in about 1667 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America.
+ Nathan Bradley, Jr. was born on 12 Mar 1674 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 13 Dec 1750 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. He was married first by Rev. Danforth on 2 Jan 1695 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Ruth Hawes. She was born on 22 Sep 1670 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 25 Mar 1701 on Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. Nathan Bradlee, Jr. married second on 3 Mar 1701 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Lydia Harden. She was born on 22 Dec 1684 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 28 Mar 1752 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America.
John Bradley was born on 25 Oct 1678 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 1 Oct 1763 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. He was married first by Rev. Danforth on 4 Mar 1735 to Avis Snow ( - ). He was married second by Rev. Danforth on 14 May 1724 to Sarah Butcher. She was born in about 1696 in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 25 Sep 1734 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. She was the daughter of John Butcher (c.1669 - 1700) and Sarah Unknown (c.1673 - 1699). John Bradlee married third on 24 Nov 1708 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Tamsin Rouse. She was born in 1689 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died in 1723 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America.
Samuel Bradley was born on 5 Aug 1683 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died in 1683.

of Nathan Bradley, Jr. and Ruth Hawes[]

Nathan Bradley, Jr. was born on 12 Mar 1674 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 13 Dec 1750 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. He was married first by Rev. Danforth to Ruth Hawes. She was born on 22 Sep 1670 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 25 Mar 1701 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. She was born to Eleanor Clapp Hawes (c.1645 - 1676) and Ruth Haynes (1646 - 1672). He married second on 3 Mar 1701 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Lydia Harden. She was born on 22 Dec 1684 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 28 Mar 1752 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America.

Mary Bradley was born on 2 Dec 1700 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America.

of Nathan Bradley, Jr. and Lydia Harden[]

Nathan Bradley III was born on 5 Jan 1705 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died in about 1735 in Bridgwater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, North America. He married on 9 Feb 1727 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Amity Haws. She was born on 22 Apr 1709 in Bridgwater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, North America to James Hawes (1664 - 1718) and Damaris Bird (1675 - 1715) and died on 1 Jul 1735 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, North America.
Ruth Bradley was born on 29 Jan 1705 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 15 Feb 1725 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. She married on 23 Apr 1723 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Benjamin Babbage. He was born on 8 Dec 1700 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to James Babbage ( - ) and Elizabeth Unknown ( - ).
+ Samuel Bradlee was born on 5 Oct 1707 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 1768 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. He married on 11 Feb 1730 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Mary Andrus. She was born in 1700 and died on 20 May 1796.
Lydia Bradley was born 14 Feb 1709 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died in about 1710 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America.
John Bradley was born on 10 Mar 1711 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died in 1770 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. He is buried in Dorchester North Burying Ground in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He was married by Rev. Jonathan Bowman to Hannah Spear. She was born on 16 Jan 1712 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 25 Dec 1798 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
Jonathan Bradley was born on 25 Oct 1714 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 21 Jan 1754. He married on 1 Aug 1739 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Elizabeth Lee. She was born in about 1715.
Militia Bradley was born on 4 Mar 1717 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. She married on 4 Jun 1733 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Peter Farrow. He was born in 1715 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America.
David Bradley was born on 25 May 1720 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. He married Elizabeth Davis ( - ).
Josiah Bradley was born on 8 Jan 1722 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 1 Jan 1754. He married Ann Ward. She was born in about 1725 and died on 4 May 1767 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America.

of Samuel Bradlee and Mary Andrus[]

Samuel Bradlee I was born on 5 Oct 1707 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 7 Jul 1768 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. He is buried in Dorchester Burying Ground in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He was a fisherman and by trade a weaver. In 1753 he was elected Constable of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. On 11 Feb 1730 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America he married Mary Andrus. She was born in 1700 and died on 20 May 1796.

Samuel Bradlee, Jr. was born on 15 Aug 1731 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 19 Jan 1770 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. He is buried in Granary Burying Ground in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He married on 11Aug 1757 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Agnes Love. She died on 20 Jan 1770.
Lydia Bradlee was born on 3 Nov 1733 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. She was married by Rev. Samuel Checkley on 22 Nov 1753 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to James Collins ( - ).
Daniel Bradlee was born on 25 Mar 1737 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 30 Mar 1738 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. He is buried in Dorchester North Burying Ground in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America.
Mary Bradlee was born on 25 Sep 1738 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. She was married by Rev. Mather Byles on 26 Feb 1764 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to William Etheridge ( - ).
Sarah Bradlee was born on 24 Dec 1740 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 9 Nov 1835 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. She was dubbed the "Mother of the Boston Tea Party." She married on 25 Jul 1762 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to John Fulton. He was born in 1736 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 9 Nov 1790 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.
Capt. David Bradlee was born on 24 Nov 1742 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 10 Mar 1811 at 69 years old. He is buried in Centeral Burying Ground in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He was married by Rev. Philip Payson on 22 Mar 1764 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Sarah Watts. She was born in 1745 and died on 16 Feb 1806 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She was the daughter of the Honorable Judge Watts ( - ).
Thomas Bradlee was born on 4 Dec 1744 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died in Oct 1805 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA at 60 years old. He is buried in Central Burying Ground, Tomb #85. He married on 28 Jan 1765 to Margaret Smith. She was born in about 1745 and died on 12 Aug 1821 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
Nathaniel Bradlee was born on 16 Feb 1746 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on Saturday 8 May 1813 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA at 67 years old. He is buried in Central Burying Ground Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. I He married on 28 Apr 1773 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Ann Dunlop. She was born on 12 Oct 1748 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to George Dunlop (1728 - 1771) and Ann Carr (1728 - ) and died on 4 Aug 1821 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
Margaret Bradlee was born on 11 May 1749 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 20 Sep 1824 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She is buried in Central Burying Ground on 20 Apr 1825 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She married on 20 Oct 1768 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Ebenezer Eaton. He was born on 15 Mar 1746 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Ebenezer Eaton (1710 - ) and Sarah Boardman (1719 - ) and died in Oct 1805; he was lost at sea.
Meletiah Bradlee was born on 10 Apr 1751 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America. She was married by Rev. Dr. Stillman on 7 Mar 1773 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Andrew Green. He was was born in Aug 1750 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Thomas Green (1715 - 1794) and Mary Brown (1720 - ) and died on 13 Jul 1799 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
+ Pvt. Josiah Bradlee I was born on 24 Mar 1745 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 2 Oct 1798 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA at 44 years old. He was married by Rev. Dr. Stillman first on 7 Aug 1777 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Hannah Putnam. She was born in 1758 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 4 My 1793 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He married secondly on 1 Dec 1793 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Lydia Callender. She was born in 1750 in Massachusetts, North America.
Elizabeth Bradlee was born on 14 Sep 1757 and died on 6 Jan 1832 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA at 74 years old. She was married by Rev. Stephen Lewis in Apr 1780 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Gershom Spear. He was born on 15 Dec 1755 in Hull, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, North America to Joseph Spear (1722 - 1791) and Phebe Binney (1725 - 1757) and died on 6 Jan 1832 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

of Pvt. Josiah Bradlee I and Hannah Putnam[]

Pvt. Josiah Bradlee I was born on 24 Mar 1745 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 2 Oct 1798 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA at 44 years old. He was married by Rev. Dr. Stillman first on 7 Aug 1777 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America to Hannah Putnam. She was born in 1758 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 4 My 1793 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He married secondly on 1 Dec 1793 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Lydia Callender. She was born in 1750 in Massachusetts, North America.

+ Josiah Bradlee, Jr. was born on 7 Mar 1778 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 6 Jan 1860 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He was one of Boston's wealthiest shipping merchants. He married first on 26 Nov 1802 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA to Lucy Hall. She was born on 28 Nov 1782 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, North America and died on 3 Mar 1816 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married second on 6 Jun 1817 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Joanna S. Frothingham. She was born in 1785 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 28 Sep 1869 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.
Joseph Putnam Bradlee was born on 17 May 1783 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 19 Feb 1838 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. His probate wad dated on 7 Feb 1838 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He married on 7 Nov 1810 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA to Rebecca Boylston Fowle. She was born on 27 Oct 1786 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA to Lt. Edmund Fowle II (1747 - 1821) and Huddah Curtis ( - ) and died on 1 Dec 1871 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
Samuel Stillman Bradlee was born in 1785 and died in 1861 in Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. His probate was dated on 28 Sep 1861 in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
Hannah Bradlee was born in 1787 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 29 Sep 1856 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA She is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.
Sarah F. Bradlee was born in 1789 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 10 Jan 1866 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.
Mary Bradlee was born in 1793 and died on 8 Jan 1848 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

of Josiah Bradlee, Jr. and and Lucy Hall[]

Josiah Bradlee, Jr. was born on 7 Mar 1778 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 6 Jan 1860 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He married first on 26 Nov 1802 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA to Lucy Hall. She was born on 28 Nov 1782 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, North America to Ebenezer Hall (1748 - 1831) and Martha Jones (1750 - 1835) and died on 3 Mar 1816 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married second on 6 Jun 1817 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Joanna S. Frothingham. She was born in 1785 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA to Isaac Frothingham ( - ) and died on 28 Sep 1869 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Hannah Matilda Bradlee was born on 30 Oct 1803 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 8 Aug 1871 in Philiadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. USA. She was married by Rev. William Emerson on 9 Mar 1848 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Dr. Robert John Dodd. He was born in 1807 in Pennsylvania, USA and died in Feb 1876 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was buried on 7 Feb 1876 in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. In 1850 and 1860 he was living in Lower Merion, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1862 he was living in Pennsylvania, USA
Lucy Hall Bradlee was born on 25 Feb 1806 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 18 May 1901 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA. She was buried on 21 May 1901 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She married on 22 Oct 1830 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Sgt. Samuel Lieberkhuhn Schober. He was born on 6 Sep 1789 in Pennsylvania, USA Dr. Samuel L. Schober (1763 - 1797) and Susanna Budd Jones (1767 - 1860) and died on 25 Aug 1847 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He married second on 7 Dec 1813 to Mary Ann Bedford. She was born in 1795 in Pennsylvania, USA and died on 2 Nov 1828 inn Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA.
+ Frederic Hall Bradlee was born on 18 Sep 1807 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 24 Aug 1886 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He was married by E. S. Gannett on 12 Apr 1831 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA to Lucreatia Wainwright. She was born in 1810 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 25 Aug 1886 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
James Bowdoin Bradlee was born on 10 Oct 1813 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 26 Jan 1872 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He was baptized by Rev. Joseph McKean. He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married on 27 Apr 1837 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA to Mary Perrin Mary. She was born in Jan 1815 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Perrin May (1767 - 1844) and Delia Scarborough (1782 - 1818) and died on 18 Dec 1877 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

of Josiah Bradlee, Jr. and Joanna S. Frothingham[]

Henry Bradlee was born on 3 Apr 1819 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 24 Mar 1861 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He was baptized by Rev. N. L. Frothingham. He married on 12 Nov 1845 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Hepsibah Hall. She was born on 20 Dec 1821 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA to Dudly Hall (1780 - 1868) and Hepzibah Joes Fitch (1790 - 1876) and died on 6 Jul 1908 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

of Frederic Hall Bradlee and Lucretia Wainwright[]

Frederic Hall Bradlee I was born on 18 Sep 1807 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 24 Aug 1886 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He was married by E. S. Gannett on 12 Apr 1831 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA to Lucretia Wainwright. She was born in 1810 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Henry Wainwright (1771 - 1827) and Lucretia Greene (1771 - 1851) and died on 25 Aug 1886 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

Elizabeth Gair Bradlee was Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 9 Dec 1902 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. In 1860 and 1880 she was living in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She married on 3 Mar 1856 to Henry Ward Abbott. He was born on 9 Aug 1820 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 13 Oct 1880 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
Lucy Hall Bradlee was born on 25 Feb 1834 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 25 Feb 1917 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She married on 21 Feb 1872 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Frederick Stone. He was born on 1 Aug 1831 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Henry Baldwin Stone (1786 - 1849) and Elizabeth Clapp (1803 - 1894) and died on 3 Nov 1918 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.
+ Josiah Bradlee III was born on 17 Dec 1837 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 10 Sep 1902 in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married in 1860 to Alice Crowninshield. She was born on 22 Nov 1839 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 26 Apr 1926 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
Frederick Wainwright Bradlee was born on 7 Nov 1839 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. In 1870 he was a merchant in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He married on 28 Apr 1862 in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Mary M. Horton. She was born on 22 Oct 1841 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

of Josiah Bradlee III and Alice Crowninshield[]

Josiah Bradlee III was born on 17 Dec 1837 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 10 Sep 1902 in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. His passport was issued He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married in 1860 to Alice Crowninshield (1839-1926). She was born on 22 Nov 1839 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Hon. Col. Francis Boardman Crowninshield (1809-1877) and Sarah Gool Putnam (1810-1880) and died on 26 Apr 1926 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

Sarah Crowninshield Bradlee was born on 5 Feb 1865 in Paris, France. On 28 Jul 1884 she arrived in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
+ Frederick Josiah Bradlee I was born on 28 Mar 1866 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 13 Feb 1951 in Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married on 15 Jan 1890 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Elizabeth Whitwell Thomas. She was born on 16 Oct 1868 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 28 Jan 1952 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
James Bowdoin Bradlee was born on 31 Jan 1873 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA and died in 1962 in Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA He married on 9 Mar 1918 in Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA to Ellen Robbins. She was born in 1867 in Belfast, Waldo County, Maine, USA to Emery Robbins (1837 - 1897) and Margaret P. Bonzy (1848 - ) and died in 1962 Hingham, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.
Francis Boardman Crowninshield Bradlee was born on 20 Apr 1881 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 6 Jan 1928 in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Waterside Cemetery in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. On 21 Nov 1904 in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA he married Marion Knight. She was born on 12 Aug 1885 in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA to Archibald S. Knight (1853 - ) and Marion Petrick (1856 - ) and died on 31 Mar 1952.

of Frederick Josiah Bradlee I and Elizabeth Whitwell Thomas[]

Frederick Josiah Bradlee I was born on 28 Mar 1866 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 13 Feb 1951 in Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married on 15 Jan 1890 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Elizabeth Whitwell Thomas (1868-1952). She was born on 16 Oct 1868 in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Alexander Malcolm Thomas (1844-1864) and Mary Sarah Sargent (1844 - 1908) and died on 28 Jan 1952 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

+ Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr. was born on 20 Dec 1892 in Back Bay Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 28 Apr 1970 on 28 Apr 1970 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married on 3 Jul 1917 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA to Chevaliere Josephine de Gersdorff (1896 - 1975).
Theodore Chase Bradlee was born on 18 Dec 1895 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 1 Sep 1896 in Back Bay Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.
Sargent Bradlee was born on 17 Sep 1898 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 11 Jul 1987 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married on 26 Apr 1929 in Manhattan, New York, USA to Catherine Louis Trippe. She was born on 5 Sep 1900 in New Jersey, USA to Charles White Tripp (1872 - 1920) and Lucy Adeline Terry (c.1878 - 1947) and died on 22 Nov 1994 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, UISA.
Malcolm Bradlee was born on 27 Apr 1900 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 20 Oct 1960 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married in 1927 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Alice Lee Whitridge. She was born on 12 Mar 1903 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA and died on 21 Feh 1979 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. She is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

of Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr. and Chevaliere Josephine de Gersdorff[]

Frederick Josiah Bradlee, Jr. was born on 20 Dec 1892 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA to and died on 29 Apr 1970 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA. He married on 3 Jul 1917 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts to Chevaliere Josephine de Gersdorff (1896-1975). She was born on 18 Jun 1896 in Manhattan, New York to Carl August de Gersdorff (1865-1944) and Carolin Choate (1834-1889) and died on 15 Oct 1975 in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts. She is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. Their children were:

Frederick Josiah Bradlee III was born on 6 Feb 1919 in Manhattan, New York, USA and died on 12 Jul 2003 in Manhattan, New York, USA.
+ Chevalier Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee was born on 26 Aug 1921 in Back Bay, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 21 Oct 2014 in Georgetown, Washington, DC, USA. He married first on 8 Aug 1942 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Jean Saltonstall. She was born on 17 Jan 1921 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 19 Jul 2011 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. He married second to Antoinette "Tony" Eno Pichot. She was born on 15 Jan 1924 in Manhattan, New York, USA an died on 9 Nov 2011 in Milford, Pick County, Pennsylvania, USA. He married third on 20 Oct 1979 in Washington, DC, USA to Sally Sterling Quinn. She was born on 1 Jul 1941 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia. She is lives in Washington, DC, USA.
Constance Bradlee was born on 11 Apr 1923 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 10 Apr 1993 in Manhattan, New York, USA. She married first to Francis Curtis Thayer. He was born on 6 Mar 1918 in Baldwin, Long Island, New York, USA to Raymond Lowery Thayer (1886 - 1955) and Lilian L. (1886) and died in May 1975 in Manhattan, New York, USA. She married second to David W. Devins. He was born on 10 Apr 1920 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Arthur Lithgow Devins (1879 - 1957) and Wenonah Wetmore (1883 - 1983) and died on 5 Feb 1995 in Manhattan, New York, USA.

of Chevalier Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee and Sally Sterling Quinn[]

Chevalier Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee was born on 26 Aug 1921 in Back Bay, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA and died on 21 Oct 2014 in Georgetown, Washington, DC, USA. He is buried in Oaks Hill Cemetery in Georgetown, Washington, DC, USA. He married first on 8 Aug 1942 in in Lindsey Memorial Chapel in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to Jean Saltonstall. She was born on 17 Jan 1921 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA to John Lee Saltonstall ( - ) and died on 19 Jul 2011 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. On 28 Apr 1953 she arrived in Manhattan, New York, USA. On 24 Sep 1955 she departed Manhattan, New York, USA. He married second to Antoinette "Tony" Eno Pichot. She was born on 15 Jan 1924 in Manhattan, New York, USA and died on 9 Nov 2011 in Milford, Pick County, Pennsylvania, USA. She is buried in Milford Cemetery in Milford, Pike County, Pennsylvania, USA. He married third on 20 Oct 1979 in Washington, DC, USA to Sally Sterling Quinn. She was born on 1 Jul 1941 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia to Chevalier Lt. Gen. William Wilson "Buffalo Bill" Quinn (1907 - 2001) and Sara-Bette "Bette" Williams (1918 - 2004).

Lineal Connected Families Through Ben Bradlee, Sr.[]

European[]

English[]

Royal families[]

House of Plantagenet
House of Tudor
House of York

Noble families[]

FitzAlan family
House of Beaufort
Beauchamp family
Borchier family
Calvert family
Cecil family
de Chaworth family
Fiennes family
Hungerford family
House of Percy
Poytz family
House of Howard
House of Montague
House of Mortimer
House of Neville
House of Stafford
House of Stanley
de Vere family
de Warren family
Woodville family
la Zouche

German[]

Gersdorff family
House of Anhalt-Zerbst
House of Ascania
House of Castell
House of Habsburg
House of Hohenlohe
House of Hohenzollern
House of Nassau-Dillenburg
House of Oldenburg
House of Oettingen
House of Reuss
House of Schaumburg
House of Schwarzburg
House of Solms-Laubach
House of Welf (Guelf, Guelph)
House of Zinzendorf-Pottendorf

Ireland[]

Clan Butler
Clan O'Brien
Clan de Clare
Clan O'Carroll
Clan MacCarthy
Clan MacDermot
Clan O'Niell
Clan O'Reilly
Clan O'Toole
Clan FitzGerlad
Clan FitzEustace

Italian[]

Buzzacarini family
da Carrara family
de Poenta family
Malabocca family
Saluzzo family
House of Orisini
House of Savoy
Torre family
Visconti family

Scottish[]

Clan Bethune
Clan Bruce
Clan Campbell
Clan Comyn
Clan Crawford
Clan Cunningham
Clan MacDonald
Clan MacDougall
Clan Douglas
Clan Drummond
Clan MacDuff
Clan Dunbar
Clan Flemming
Clan Forbes
Clan Graham
Clan Gordon
Clan Hamilton
Clan Keith
Clan Kennedy
Clan Livingston
Clan Mackenzie
Clan MacNeill
Clan Maxwell
Clan Montgomerie
Clan Munro
Clan Ross
Clan Ruthven
Clan Stewart

American[]

Massachusetts[]

Apthorp family
Clarke family
Choate family
Crowninshield family
Derby family
Endicott family
Leverett family
Maccarty family
Mayhew family
Morton family
Osborn family
Perkins family
Porter family
Putnam family
Saltonstall family
Sargent family
Swan family
Thomas family
Tufts family
Turner family

References[]

Josiah Quinn Crowninshield Bradlee was born at George Washington Hospital in Washington, DC, USA

[1] QuinnBradleesAncestors.Wikia.com

[2] Lost New England

[3] Who's Who in New England

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