Ancestry and Family Relations
Coolidge's family had deep roots in New England. His earliest American ancestor, John Coolidge, emigrated from Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England, around 1630 and settled in Watertown, Massachusetts. Coolidge is also descended as follows from Edmund Rice, who arrived at Watertown in 1638 and settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts:
- John Coolidge, son of
- John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. (1872–1933), son of
- John Calvin Coolidge, Sr. (1845–1926), son of
- Sarah Almeda Brewer (ca1820–?), daughter of
- Israel Chase Brewer (1797–?), son of
- Sarah Rice (1750–?), daughter of
- Bezaleel Rice (1721–1806), son of
- Bezaleel Rice (1697–?), son of
- David Rice (1659–1723), son of
- Henry Rice (1617 –1711), son of
- Edmund Rice (1594–1663)
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