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The Celts have had a great
influence in history of the United States. Consider that 30 of the
43 Presidential families can be traced back to, Scotland, Ireland, or Wales.
With that said, there are 34 million U.S. residents who claim Irish
ancestry. This number almost nine times the population of Ireland,
itself (only 3.9 million). Irish is the United States second
most frequently reported ancestry, trailing only German. US President
Woodrow Wilson said, "Every line of strength in American history is a line
colored with Scottish blood." The Welsh have shaped American history more
than most people realize. Seventeen signers of the Declaration of Independence
were of Welsh extraction, as well as nine US Presidents being of Welsh
stock. Thomas Jefferson actually spoke Welsh. George Washington at Valley
Forge said” If all else fails, I will retreat up the valley of Virginia,
plant my flag on the Blue Ridge, rally around the Scotch-Irish of that
region and make my last stand for liberty amongst a people who will never
submit to British tyranny whilst there is a man left to draw a trigger."
Famous
Quote: "If all else fails, I will retreat up the valley
of
Virginia, plant my flag on the Blue Ridge, rally around
the
Scotch-Irish of that region and make my last stand for
liberty
amongst a people who will never submit to British
tyranny
whilst there is a man left to draw a trigger."
George
Washington, Valley Forge. |
The following is not a genealogy
of the United States presidents, but rather a list of those with Celtic
roots. Only the Celtic roots of each of the following US presidents are
listed, most had other roots as well.
George Washington
- Irish and Scottish
Thomas Jefferson
- Welsh
James Monroe
– Scottish
Andrew Jackson
- Northern Irish
William Henry
Harrison - Irish and Scots-Irish
James Polk
- Scots and Northern Irish
Fillmore -
Welsh
Benjamin Pierce
– Welsh
James Buchanan
- Scots, Northern Irish, Irish National
Abraham Lincoln
– Irish
Andrew Johnson
– Irish
Ulysses S.
Grant - Scots, Irish, Welsh
James Garfield
- Welsh
Chester A.
Arthur - Irish, Scottish and Welsh
Benjamin Harrison
- Irish
Grover Cleveland
– Irish
William McKinley
- Irish and Scottish
Theodore Roosevelt
– Scottish, Irish and Welsh
Woodrow Wilson
- Scottish, Northern Irish-Scots
Franklin D
Roosevelt - Scottish
Harry Truman
Scottish,
possibly Welsh
John F Kennedy
– Irish
Lyndon B Johnson
- Scottish, and Irish
Richard Nixon
- Irish, Welsh
Gerald Ford
– Scottish
Jimmy Carter
– Irish
Ronald Regan
- Irish and Scottish
George Herbert
Walker Bush – Scotts-Irish
William Clinton
- Irish
George W.
Bush– Scotts-Irish
Some
sources also list John Adams and John Quincy Adams as being of Irish descent
which would make 32 of 43 US presidents as having Celtic roots.
For a more indepth
search on this subject please visit Wikipedia
or the US Census Bureau
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