{"id":110699,"date":"2009-12-15T11:49:13","date_gmt":"2009-12-15T16:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.genealogyblog.com\/?p=7541"},"modified":"2009-12-15T11:49:13","modified_gmt":"2009-12-15T16:49:13","slug":"president-obama-warren-buffett-are-7th-cousins-3-times-removed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/110699","title":{"rendered":"President Obama &amp; Warren Buffett are 7th Cousins &#8211; 3 Times Removed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The following news release was received from Anastasia Tyler at Ancestry.com:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.genealogyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/president-obama.jpg\" alt=\"President Obama\" title=\"President Obama\" width=\"150\" height=\"188\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7543\" \/>  <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>PROVO, UTAH \u2013 Dec. 15, 2009<\/strong> \u2013 Ancestry.com, the world\u2019s largest online resource for family history, confirmed today that President Barack Obama and billionaire financial investor Warren Buffett are more than just political allies &#8212; they are actually related. The discovery, made by Ancestry.com family history experts, determined that the men are 7th cousins three times removed, related through a 17th-century Frenchman named Mareen Duvall.<\/p>\n<p>The No.1 family history Web site revealed that Duvall, who immigrated to Maryland from France in the 1650s, is Pres. Obama\u2019s 9th great-grandfather and Buffett\u2019s 6th great-grandfather. Duvall arrived in America as an indentured servant. By 1659, he had purchased property in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, which he later named \u201cMiddle Plantation.\u201d According to historical records, Duvall belonged to a religious sect called the Jacobites, was a planter and merchant and was \u201cconservative in his political life.\u201d  And while Obama and Buffett may not share the political views of their great-grandfather, Duvall\u2019s servant-to-landowner life journey may offer clues into the successes of his influential grandsons.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cWe\u2019ve all watched Pres. Obama and Warren Buffett\u2019s ongoing association, from Buffett\u2019s official endorsement of   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.genealogyblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/warren-buffett.jpg\" alt=\"Warren Buffett\" title=\"Warren Buffett\" width=\"150\" height=\"171\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7544\" \/>Obama\u2019s 2008 presidential campaign to their sometimes differing views on economic policy,\u201d said Anastasia Tyler, a genealogist at Ancestry.com. \u201cLike most family members, the President and Buffett may not always agree on everything, but this latest discovery confirming they are related may shed light on why the two seem to see eye-to-eye on many issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The new-found connection between Pres. Obama and Warren Buffett is one of many fascinating discoveries Ancestry.com uncovered within the President\u2019s family tree:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>German Roots<\/strong> \u2013 Earlier this year, Ancestry.com confirmed that Pres. Obama has German roots through his 6th great-grandfather Johann Conrad Wolfley from Besigheim, Wuerttemberg, Germany.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pres. O\u2019Bama?<\/strong> \u2013 In 2007, Ancestry.com uncovered the President\u2019s family history connection to Moneygall, Ireland. Pres. Obama\u2019s 3rd great-grandfather Falmouth Kearney left his hometown of Moneygall for the New World, landing in New York harbor in 1850.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Celebrity Connection<\/strong> \u2013 In 2007, Ancestry.con linked the leader of the Free World to one of Hollywood\u2019s leading men \u2013 Brad Pitt. The family history Web site confirmed the two are 9th cousins.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For anyone interested in discovering who might be a long-lost relative or a famous figure in the family tree, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ancestry.com\">www.ancestry.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Ancestry.com Inc.<\/strong><br \/>\nAncestry.com Inc. is the world&#8217;s largest online resource for family history research. The company provides its more than one million subscribers with a digitized collection of over 4 billion records from around the world, along with search and collaboration tools that allow anyone to discover, preserve and share their family history. Ancestry.com users have created more than 12 million family trees containing over 1.25 billion profiles. For more information on Ancestry.com and its other family history resources, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/corporate.ancestry.com\">http:\/\/corporate.ancestry.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following news release was received from Anastasia Tyler at Ancestry.com: PROVO, UTAH \u2013 Dec. 15, 2009 \u2013 Ancestry.com, the world\u2019s largest online resource for family history, confirmed today that President Barack Obama and billionaire financial investor Warren Buffett are more than just political allies &#8212; they are actually related. 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