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Future president Franklin Delano Roosevelt weds his fifth cousin once removed, Eleanor Roosevelt, in New York on March 17, 1905. Eleanor, born Anna Eleanor Roosevelt in New York in 1884,...
As it turns out, the answer is yes: Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt were cousins — specifically, fifth cousins once removed. According to History.com, Eleanor was born Anna Eleanor Roosevelt and...
Returning to the U.S., she married her fifth cousin once removed, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in 1905. Between 1906 and 1916 she gave birth to six children, one of whom died in infancy. The Roosevelts' marriage became complicated after Eleanor discovered her husband's affair with her social secretary, Lucy Mercer , in 1918.
On March 17, 1905, she married her fifth cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Her uncle, President Theodore Roosevelt, walked her down the aisle. 3 She gave birth to six children: Anna Eleanor, James, Franklin Delano Jr., Elliott, Franklin Jr., and John; Franklin Delano Jr. died in infancy.
Soon after Eleanor Roosevelt returned to New York, Franklin Roosevelt, her distant cousin, began to court her, and they were married on March 17, 1905, in New York City. His taste for fun contrasted with her own seriousness, and she often commented on how he had to find companions in pleasure elsewhere.
On March 17, 1905, 20-year-old Eleanor married Franklin Roosevelt, a 22-year-old Harvard University student and her fifth cousin once removed. The two had met as children and became reacquainted...
Eleanor married her fifth cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, on March 17, 1905. Eleanor’s uncle, President Theodore Roosevelt, walked her down the aisle. Eleanor felt she fulfilled her duty as a young lady through the marriage.
On St. Patrick’s Day in 1905, Eleanor married her fifth cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The Roosevelts offered the White House as a venue, but Eleanor declined. Theodore Roosevelt wrote to Franklin that he was “as fond of Eleanor as if she were my daughter.”
On her return home, Eleanor became engaged to her fifth cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, son of Sara Delano and James Roosevelt. The wedding was held in New York City on March 17, 1905. President Teddy Roosevelt gave the bride away.
On March 17, 1905, she married her fifth cousin, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and between 1906 and 1916, they became the parents of six children: Anna Eleanor (1906-75), James (1907-91), Franklin Delano, Jr. (1909), Elliott (1910-90), Franklin, Jr. (1914-88) and John (1916-81).