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Zachary Taylor and James Madison were second cousins, which means they shared a great-grandfather. The two Roosevelts were distant cousins and genealogists have turned up other distant relationships. between presidents

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Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt were sixth cousins.

James Madison and Zachary Taylor was second cousins, i.e. had the same great-grandfather- not really so distant. Franklin Roosevelt was a 4th cousin once removed of Ulysses Grant.

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James Madison and Zachary Taylor were second cousins.

Teddy Roosevelt and FDR were fifth cousins.

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The two George Bushes - father and son, but no holy Ghost!

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Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt were distant cousins. Taylor and Madison were second cousins.

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Two sets of US presidents were distantly related to each other. James Madison and Zachary Taylor were second cousins, while Theodore Roosevelt was a fifth cousin to Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

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James Madison and Zachary Taylor were second cousins.

(Teddy Roosevelt and FDR were fifth cousins.)

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James Madison and Zachary Taylor were second cousins ( i.e. shared a great-grandfather. ) There are several presidents that are more distantly related, including the two Roosevelts.

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