So...i'm Related To The First Mint Director Of The US

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GRR Valued Member United States 310 Posts	Posted 03/19/2011 2:25 pm I was reading some coin history and noticed the first mint director of the united states, David Rittenhouse, was born in Germantown, PA. I've done a lot of genealogy, but mostly only with direct descendants. Now, my family is almost exclusively found in PA and I had a Rittenhouse line in the same time frame, so I was thinking, "Hey, I bet I'm related to this guy" sure enough, took me all of 5 mins, and I found our common ancestor. David's grandfather, is my 9th great-grandfather, which make David my 2nd cousin 8x removed. :) Report this Post to the Staff

okiepb Pillar of the Community United States 1213 Posts	Posted 03/19/2011 2:32 pm COOL! So do you think you can get the members of CCF some discounts on Silver Eagles. Report this Post to the Staff
Jaymon74 Pillar of the Community United States 844 Posts	Posted 03/19/2011 2:35 pm Pretty cool history! I would be really happy to know that I had a relative involved in the United States Mint. Especially the first Mint Director! Report this Post to the Staff
GRR Valued Member United States 310 Posts	Posted 03/19/2011 6:33 pm I doubt I can get any discounts lol. Oddly enough the Rittenhouse line is the same one that goes back to the Holy Roman Emperors of Germany (House of Habsburg) Maxamillion I was my 16th Great-Grandfather. I think that David's family was probably still of pretty upper class lineage and pretty well politically connected. Report this Post to the Staff
scurry64 Pillar of the Community United States 900 Posts	Posted 03/21/2011 07:48 am Quote: do you think you can get the members of CCF some discounts on Silver Eagles. Report this Post to the Staff
eddiespin Pillar of the Community United States 1547 Posts	Posted 03/21/2011 10:23 am That is sooooo cool! We're honored! Report this Post to the Staff
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So...I'm Related To The First Mint Director Of The US