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Hereditary Order of the Families of the Presidents and First Ladies of America

Posted on: May 31, 2011 by: Ila Malloy

By reason of our descending from Pieter Van Stoutenburg and Aefje Van Tienhoven, we can get qualified as ancestors of the Presidents Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt. Anyone of Engeltje Stoutenburg’s brothers or sister will be a collateral line.

Eleanor Roosevelt and the Stoutenburg Connection

Posted on: August 12, 2008 by: Ila Malloy

Eleanor’s early life was quite sad. Eleanor’s parents had both died by the time she was ten. She was a shy, private girl who wasn’t attractive like her parents. When Franklin was struck with polio, she forced herself to change to help support his political ambitions.