Famous Cousins #2 - Alec Baldwin + Baldwin Brothers

Alec Baldwin

And the Other Ones

And now its time to look at another famous cousin!

This guy's name is Alec Baldwin. Finally, when people see that your last name is Baldwin on a form or medical sheet and inevitably, incessantly, invariably ask you, "Are you related to Alec Baldwin!?!?" you can say "YES, we are related. Now go away!" before you lamely tip over a plastic picture frame on their desk and awkwardly stumble away, only to return sheepishly, because remember, you still have an appointment there.

Not only that, but now you can also know exactly HOW this family relationship came to be...

Alec Baldwin

Fraud Baldwins: Fraudwins? "Mercy Baldwin, of Waramaug: All this, Franklin Bearce's Fraud?"

The Mystery of Fidelia Thompson

I have heard that Fidelia Thompson (or Thomson) may have been part Indian. Finding information on great-grandma Fidelia has been very difficult. Aside from her marriage to William H. Baldwin (1816), the fact that she died young at 23, her father's name Gideon Thompson, and that she was buried in New Preston, I know nothing more about her. If I could find her mother's name it would be of great value to my research, but I have not come across any records.

Noble Ancestors #1 - Charlemagne (742 - 814)

I'm going to get this one written up and out of the way, first.

Charlemagne.

This guy!

"Hey, everybody! I'm yo' grandad!"

Of My 3rd G.Grandfather, Lyman J. Baldwin (Sylvester Branch) and his Sons, William and Frank

Lyman J. Baldwin (1843 - 1921)

Following the "Sylvester branch": My great-great-great-grandfather, or 3rd great-grandfather, is Lyman J. Baldwin. He was born March 28, 1843 in New Preston CT, and he died Sept. 21, 1921 at the age of 78.

At the time of Lyman's birth, his father William H. Baldwin was 26, and his mother Fidelia A. (Thompson) Baldwin was 22. I know (thanks to Aunt Roz) that on Christmas day 1843, Fidelia died, aged only 23. Lyman was only eight months old at his mother's death and so he was raised by his grandmother Amanda (Drake) Baldwin. Amanda was the wife of William H, as seen in my chart below.

Noble Ancestors - Intro Post

As I mentioned in an earlier post, we can trace my 9th great-grandmother Elizabeth Alsop back further to King Edward I of England. So, then, from the charts below, we can see that King Edward I is my 22nd great-grandfather. Each generation farther back can accurately chronicle another generation of royal ancestors, as far as historians and the general consensus are aware.

In the lineages below, I have listed Elizabeth back to Edward I. Then, Edward I back to William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. Then, Matilda back to Alfred the Great. These lines are the most accurate to my knowledge.

Famous Cousins #1 - Vincent Price

Famous Cousins, Post #1

Today's Famous Cousin: Vincent Leonard Price Jr.

Master of Evil, Vincent Price?

Cousins and Famous Cousins - Intro Post

Cousins.

What is a cousin? Where is a cousin? Why is a cousin?

Indeed, these are all questions.