Denny Seitz

Ancestors

Son of [private father (1940s - unknown)] and Janice Miriam (Gow) Seitz

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Biography

The grand entrance into this world for Dennis Richard Seitz came at Lockport (NY) Memorial Hospital on May 17, 1965, about six weeks before his due date. The early arrival wasn't the only surprise for his parents, Dennis Roger Seitz (Seitz-1073) and Janice Miriam Gow Seitz (Gow-466).

Instead of a strapping, healthy 10-pound baby boy the doctor had predicted, two 5-pound babies arrived -- Dennis Richard and twin sister, Darcie Jean LaFever (Seitz-1074).

Denny was named after his father and one of his father's mentors - Richard Dunford, a high school teacher who later worked as an administrator for 37 years at Gannon University in Pennsylvania.

Denny and his siblings - Darcie, Jamie (Seitz-1075) and Julie Brummer (Seitz-1076), grew up in Newfane, a small town in Western New York state.

Denny's ancestry is English, Irish and Scottish, mixed with a hard-to-track German line on his paternal side. Some of his ancestors settled in Canada initially, before making their way into the U.S. Many remained in Canada.

Denny's passions have always been sports, writing and helping others. For more than 20 years, Denny worked as a sports writer in New York, Ohio, South Carolina and North Carolina. Then, he pursued his Masters degree in Counseling and became a counselor.

Now, his obsession is genealogy.

Denny married the former Barbara Brown on Aug. 20, 1988. They have two children.

DNA

• 44% Scotland
• 38% England and Northwestern Europe
• The remaining 18% is split between Germany, Ireland, Norway and Wales.

Wiki Connections

George Washington and Denny are 9th cousins 9x removed (both descendants of John Sutton KG).

Thomas Jefferson and Denny are 11th cousins 6x removed (both descendants of Geoffrey Boleyn)

Ulysses S. Grant and Denny are 5th cousins 6x removed (both descendants of Samuel Lothrop Esq).

James Madison Jr. and Denny are 8th cousins 10x removed (both descendants of James Harrington).

James Garfield and Denny are 6th cousins 5x removed (both descendants of Richard Bullock).

Grover Cleveland and Denny are 6th cousins 5x removed (both descendants of Robert Abell).

George Bush and Denny are 8th cousins 2x removed (both descendants of John Round Sr).

Winston Churchill KG OM CH and Denny are fifth cousins 4x removed (both descendants of Nathaniel Curtiss).

Prince Rainier III Grimaldi and Denny are 12th cousins 2x removed (both descendants of Henry Stanley KG).

Robert I (Bruce) de Brus and Denny are fourth cousins 23x removed (both descendants of Hugh (Gernon) of Cyfeiliog).