Is anyone closer than 19 degrees from Oliver Holmes?

Question

I realize that both my sister-in-law, Patti (Jacob) Hughey are both more closely related to Oliver than I am, but I am19 degrees from him connected through both of my relatives.

Naturally I am not blood kin.

Answer 1

18 degrees connected by marriages, not blood kin.

Answer 2

16 degrees and 10th cousin twice removed. Most recent common ancestor is Thomas Sheaf 1535-1604.

Answer 3

Oliver and I are 7th cousins 6 times removed.

Interesting... LOL! :-)

~Brian Kerr

Answer 4

ME!!!! Finally, I'm closer to somebody!

Cousin Oliver and I are 16 degrees and 8th cousins 4X removed through David Stone. I was in Boston about 2 years ago and took a photo of son, Gregory's tombstone (my direct ancestor) in the Old Burying Ground in Cambridge!

Comments

Carol I knew you and I were related - it's through the Massachusetts Stones. :-)  among others...

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Hello Cousin Leigh Anne! Awesomeness!

Answer 5

Dear David,

   Oliver Holmes-2055 (Jr.) and I are 12th cousins, 2ce removed.  That is a blood connection through [[Thomas Wood-8994]].   His father, Holmes-2054, is arguably more famous. Father is 11th cousin, 3x removed.  Interesting.  -NGP

Answer 6

17 degrees and 6th cousin 5 times removed. Our most recent common ancester is Edward Jackson (bef. 1605 - 1681)

Answer 7

18 degrees from Oliver Holmes, 10th cousins 3x removed, MRCA Thomas Sheafe b.1535 Sheafe-3

Answer 8

12 degrees! Also distant blood kin

Answer 9

7th cousins 4X removed and through our Massachusetts Stone direct ancestors.  :-)

Answer 10

16 degrees   6th cousins three times removed

Answer 11

Also 18 degrees

Answer 12

17, but not blood kin

Answer 13

17 degrees for me, 7th cousins 3x removed. :)

Answer 14

9 degrees, he's a 2nd cousin 4 times removed.  I've got all the Boston Brahmins in my tree.

Answer 15

Oliver Holmes  17 degrees  7th cousins twice removed  Edward Bishop Sr  Bishop-984.

  Oliver Holmes wife, Fanny (Dixwell) Holmes  Dixwell-5  12th cousins five times removed  Reynold Grey  Grey-168.

Answer 16

16 degrees and 4th cousins 7x removed through his 3rd/my 10th great-grandparents, John Holmes Sr. and Hannah Newell.