What Presidents were related to other Presidents?

Answer 1

THE ADAMS, THE HARRISONS, THE ROOSEVELTS,

BARBARA PIERCE BUSH IS A DIRECT DESCENDENT OF FRANKLIN PIERCE PIERCE AND George W. Bush

JAMES MADISON AND ZACHARY TAYLOR ARE SECOND COUSINS

Answer 2

There are a few pairs of relatives that have each served as president. John Adams was the father of John Quincy Adams, James Madison was a 2nd cousin to Zachary Taylor, and George Bush was the father of George W. Bush. Although they share the last name, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt are only related distantly.

Answer 3

George W. Bush (2001-2009) is the son of George H. W. Bush (1989-1993).
John Quincy Adams (1825-1829) was the son of John Adams (1797-1801).
Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) was the grandson of William Henry Harrison (1841).
James Madison (1809-1817) and Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) were second cousins; that is, they had the same great-grandfather.
Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933-1945) were fifth cousins.

Genealogists have turned up several other distant family connections between presidents as well.

Answer 4

John and John Q Adams were father and son, as are George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush.

Benjamin Harrison was the grandson of William Henry Harrison. Some other presidents were distant cousins of one another.

Answer 5

The three with close relatives that became president are John Adams, father of John Quincy Adams, Wm. Henry Harrison, grandfather of Benjamin Harrison and George H, W. Bush, father of George W. Bush. Several presidents were distant cousins of other presidents. For example, Grant was related to FDR and Cleveland.

The two Roosevelts were distant cousins.

Answer 6

George W. Bush

George Bush Senior

Answer 7

john Adams and john Quincy Adams

Answer 8

Benjamin Harrison

Answer 9

George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush