Franklin D. Roosevelt's family tree: two sons named Franklin.

Franklin D. Roosevelt was born on 30 January 1882 in Hyde Park, New York, the son of James Roosevelt and Sara Ann Delano, and died on 12 April 1945 in Warm Springs, Georgia, at 63. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. 6 children are in the tree. The FamilySearch Family Tree has him as Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Five generations, as the FamilySearch Family Tree has them: 30 of the 30 places filled. Each name opens that person's page on FamilySearch.

Three generations, as the FamilySearch Family Tree has them: 6 of the 6 places filled. Each name opens that person's page on FamilySearch.

Franklin D. Roosevelt's family, year by year.

1882Hyde Park, New YorkOn 30 January 1882, Franklin D. Roosevelt is born to James Roosevelt and Sara Ann Delano.
1900Hyde Park, New YorkOn 8 December 1900, his father, James Roosevelt, dies. He is 18.
1906New York County, New YorkOn 3 May 1906, his daughter Anna Eleanor Roosevelt is born.
1907Manhattan, New YorkOn 23 December 1907, his son James Roosevelt is born.
1909New York, United StatesOn 18 March 1909, his son Franklin Delano Roosevelt is born.
1909Manhattan, New YorkOn 1 November 1909, his son Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies as a baby.
1910New York City, New YorkOn 23 September 1910, his son Elliot Roosevelt is born.
1914Campobello Island, New BrunswickOn 17 August 1914, his son Franklin Delano Roosevelt is born.
1916Hyde Park, New YorkOn 13 March 1916, his son John Aspinwall Roosevelt is born.
1927Hyde Park, New YorkOn 7 May 1927, his half-brother James Roosevelt dies. He is 45.
1930On 19 April 1930, his first grandchild, Curtis Roosevelt Dall Sr, is born.
1941Hyde Park, New YorkOn 7 September 1941, his mother, Sara Ann Delano, dies. He is 59.
1945Warm Springs, GeorgiaOn 12 April 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt dies at 63.

His children.

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1906–1975), died at 69
James Roosevelt (1907–1991), died at 83
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1909), died as a baby
Elliot Roosevelt (1910–1990), died at 80
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1914–1988), died at 74
John Aspinwall Roosevelt (1916–1981), died at 65

His descendants.

Below his children, the FamilySearch Family Tree holds 9 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren who have died. Anyone who may still be living is left out. The most recent death among his descendants in the tree is his great-granddaughter Ruth Roosevelt Lindsley, on 21 March 2026, at 68.

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, his daughter: Curtis Roosevelt Dall Sr (1930–2016)
General James Roosevelt, his son: Sara Delano Roosevelt (1932–2021)
General Elliot Roosevelt, his son: William Donner Roosevelt (1932–2003), Ruth Chandler Roosevelt (1934–2018), David Boynton Roosevelt (1942–2022), Elliott Roosevelt Jr (1936–1941), Livingston Delano Roosevelt (1962)
John Aspinwall Roosevelt, his son: Sara Delano Roosevelt (1946–1960), Joan Lindsay Roosevelt (1952–1997)
William Donner Roosevelt, his grandson: Laurie Lynne Roosevelt (1952–1971), Dana Roosevelt Kyle (1958–1998)
Ruth Chandler Roosevelt, his granddaughter: Ruth Roosevelt Lindsley (1957–2026)
David Boynton Roosevelt, his grandson: Matthew Roosevelt (1972–2023)
Joan Lindsay Roosevelt, his granddaughter: Clark Delano Schoonmaker (1982)

Where the lines came from.

Up his father's line: James Roosevelt, his father, born 1828 in Hyde Park, New York; Isaac Daniel Roosevelt, his grandfather, born 1790 in Dutchess, New York; James Jacobus Roosevelt, his great-grandfather, born 1760 in New York City, New York Colony; Isaac Roosevelt, his 2nd great-grandfather, born 1726 in New York County, New York Colony; Jacobus James Roosevelt, his 3rd great-grandfather, born 1692 in New York City, New York Colony; Nicholas Claesen Van Roosevelt, his 4th great-grandfather, born 1658 in New Amsterdam, New Netherland; Claes Martenszen Van Rosenvelt, his 5th great-grandfather, born 1623 in Oud-Vossemeer, Zeeland; Maerten Cornelissen Geldersman, his 6th great-grandfather, born 1600 in Netherlands.

Up his mother's line: Sara Ann Delano, his mother, born 1854 in Newburgh, New York; Warren Delano, his grandfather, born 1809 in New Bedford, Massachusetts; Warren Delano, his great-grandfather, born 1779 in Fairhaven, Massachusetts; Ephraim Delano, his 2nd great-grandfather, born 1733 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony; Thomas Delano, his 3rd great-grandfather, born 1704 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony; Jonathan Delano, his 4th great-grandfather, born 1647 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony; Philippe de Lannoy, his 5th great-grandfather, born 1603 in Leiden, Holland; Jean de Lannoy, his 6th great-grandfather, born 1575 in Tourcoing, Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

The family as the FamilySearch Family Tree holds it: 481 people, 422 of them his ancestors. The earliest on his direct line is Katherine Barker, born 1543 in Chorlton cum Hardy, Lancashire.

Gaps in the record.

The FamilySearch Family Tree is built by the people who use it, and Franklin D. Roosevelt's has places nobody has filled yet. Eight generations back, 238 of the 254 places are filled. Most of the open ones are in New York Colony, colonial America, in the 17th and 18th centuries: if that's where you research, they're your question. If you know who they were, add them on FamilySearch, with a source, and the next person to look will find them.

The mother of Charles Williams (born 1700, New York City, New York County)
The mother of Sarah Elizabeth Olivier (born 1723, New York City, New York County)
Both parents of Williams
Both parents of Christopher Dean (born 1656, Oyster Bay Town, Queens)
Both parents of Christopher Dean (born 1658)
Both parents of Mary (born 1654, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America)

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