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Delano family
American family
| Delano family | |
|---|---|
Amasa Delano Warren Delano Jr. Franklin Delano Roosevelt | |
| Earlier spellings | de Lannoy, de La Noye |
| Etymology | "of Lannoy" |
| Place of origin | Walloon Flanders |
| Founder | Philip Delano |
| Connected families | Roosevelts |
In the United States, members of the Delano family include U.S.
presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant and Calvin Coolidge, astronaut Alan B. Shepard, and writer Laura Ingalls Wilder.
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Its progenitor is Philippe de Lannoy (1602–1681), a Pilgrim of Walloon descent, who arrived at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in the early 1620s. His descendants also include Eustachius De Lannoy (who played an important role in Indian history), Frederic Adrian Delano, Robert Redfield, and Paul Delano.
Delano family forebears include the Pilgrims who chartered the Mayflower, seven of its passengers, and three signers of the Mayflower Compact.[1]