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     Esther Taber was the daughter of Thomas Taber and Esther Cooke. Esther Taber married Samuel Perry.
     Her married name was Perry.

     Samuel Perry married Esther Taber, daughter of Thomas Taber and Esther Cooke.

     Deborah Perry was the daughter of Samuel Perry. Deborah Perry married Joseph Church, son of Caleb Church.
     Her married name was Church.

     Nathaniel Church was born on 8 February 1693 at Little Compton, RI.¹ He married Innocent Head, daughter of Henry Head and Elizabeth (?).

     Innocent Head was born on 13 March 1713 at Little Compton, RI.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Head and Elizabeth (?).¹ Innocent Head married Nathaniel Church.
     Her married name was Church.

     Caleb Church was born on 28 July 1728.¹ He was the son of Nathaniel Church and Innocent Head. Caleb Church died in 1771.

     Joseph Church was the son of Caleb Church. Joseph Church married Deborah Perry, daughter of Samuel Perry.

     Deborah Church was the daughter of Joseph Church and Deborah Perry.
     Her married name was Delano.

     Warren Delano was the son of Deborah Church. Warren Delano married Catherine Robbins Lyman.

     Catherine Robbins Lyman married Warren Delano, son of Deborah Church.
     Her married name was Delano.

     Sarah Ann Delano was the daughter of Warren Delano and Catherine Robbins Lyman. Sarah Ann Delano married James Roosevelt, son of Isaac Roosevelt and Mary Rebecca Aspinwall.
     Her married name was Roosevelt.

     Joseph Howland was the son of John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley. Joseph Howland married Elizabeth Southworth.

     Elizabeth Southworth married Joseph Howland, son of John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley.
     Her married name was Howland.

     Nathanial Howland was the son of Joseph Howland and Elizabeth Southworth. Nathanial Howland married Martha Cole.

     Martha Cole married Nathanial Howland, son of Joseph Howland and Elizabeth Southworth.
     Her married name was Howland.

     Nathaniel Howland was the son of Nathanial Howland and Martha Cole. Nathaniel Howland married Abigail Burt.

     Abigail Burt married Nathaniel Howland, son of Nathanial Howland and Martha Cole.
     Her married name was Howland.

     Joseph Howland was the son of Nathaniel Howland and Abigail Burt. Joseph Howland married Lydia Huntington.

     Lydia Huntington married Joseph Howland, son of Nathaniel Howland and Abigail Burt.
     Her married name was Howland.

     Susan Howland was the daughter of Joseph Howland and Lydia Huntington. Susan Howland married John Aspinwall.
     Her married name was Aspinwall.

     John Aspinwall married Susan Howland, daughter of Joseph Howland and Lydia Huntington.

     Mary Rebecca Aspinwall was the daughter of John Aspinwall and Susan Howland. Mary Rebecca Aspinwall married Isaac Roosevelt.
     Her married name was Roosevelt.

     Isaac Roosevelt married Mary Rebecca Aspinwall, daughter of John Aspinwall and Susan Howland.

     James Roosevelt was the son of Isaac Roosevelt and Mary Rebecca Aspinwall. James Roosevelt married Sarah Ann Delano, daughter of Warren Delano and Catherine Robbins Lyman.

     Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on 30 January 1882 at Hyde Park, NY.¹ He was the son of James Roosevelt and Sarah Ann Delano. Franklin Delano Roosevelt married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on 17 March 1905.¹ Franklin Delano Roosevelt died on 12 April 1945 at Warm Springs, GA, at age 63.¹
     Franklin Delano Roosevelt 32nd President of the United States 1933-1945.

Faced with the Great Depression and World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt, nicknamed "FDR," guided America through its greatest domestic crisis, with the exception of the Civil War, and its greatest foreign crisis. His presidency -- which spanned twelve years -- was unparalleled, not only in length but in scope. FDR took office with the country mired in a horrible and debilitating economic depression that not only sapped its material wealth and spiritual strength, but cast a pall over its future. Roosevelt's combination of confidence, optimism, and political savvy - all of which came together in the experimental economic and social programs of the "New Deal" -- helped bring about the beginnings of a national recovery.

In foreign affairs, FDR committed the United States to the defeat of the fascist powers of Germany, Japan, and Italy, and led the nation and its allies to the brink of victory. This triumph dramatically altered America's relationship with the world, guiding the United States to a position of international prominence, if not predominance. By virtue of its newfound political and economic power, as well as its political and moral leadership, the United States would play a leading role in shaping the remainder of the twentieth century.

Franklin Roosevelt also forged a domestic political revolution on several fronts. In politics, FDR and the Democratic Party built a power base which carried the party to electoral, if not ideological, dominance until the late 1960s. In governance, FDR's policies, especially those comprising the New Deal, helped redefine and strengthen both the American state and, specifically, the American presidency, expanding the political, administrative, and constitutional powers of the office.

In 1921 Roosevelt contracted polio, a terrifying and incurable disease that left him paralyzed in his legs. Only through an arduous rehabilitation process -- and with the support of his wife, his children, and his close confidantes -- was FDR able to regain some use of his legs. In the 1920s, he invested a considerable part of his fortune in rehabilitating a spa in Warm Springs, Georgia, whose curative waters aided his own rehabilitation. In later years, the cottage he built there would be called "the Little White House." Though polio devastated FDR physically, his steely will seemed to grow stronger as he fought through his recovery. Eleanor later said of this time: "I know that he had real fear when he was first taken ill, but he learned to surmount it. After that I never heard him say he was afraid of anything."¹

     Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born on 11 October 1884 at New York, New York.^1,2 She married Franklin Delano Roosevelt, son of James Roosevelt and Sarah Ann Delano, on 17 March 1905.¹ Anna Eleanor Roosevelt died on 7 November 1962 at New York, New York, at age 78.¹

     Hassadiah Smith was born on 11 January 1649 at Plymouth, MA. She was the daughter of Lieut. John Smith Jr. and Deborah Howland. Hassadiah Smith married Jonathan Russell.¹ Hassadiah Smith died on 15 December 1723 at Dartmouth, Bristol, MA, at age 74.
     Her married name was Russell.¹

     Jonathan Russell was born on 1 October 1650 at Marshfield, Plymouth, MA.¹ He married Hassadiah Smith, daughter of Lieut. John Smith Jr. and Deborah Howland.¹ Jonathan Russell died on 15 December 1723 at Dartmouth, Bristol, MA, at age 73.¹

     Deborah Russell was born on 10 January 1681 at Dartmouth, Bristol, MA.¹ She was the daughter of Jonathan Russell and Hassadiah Smith.¹ Deborah Russell married Benjamin Allen on 27 August 1704 at Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts.¹
     As of 27 August 1704,her married name was Allen.²