Dear Newton searchers, I know this is from way out in left field, but may lead somewhere. My family told a story about a connection to Napoleon some said through Empress Josephine, hence my grandmothers maiden name, Josephine Newton (1870-1955). I never put much stock in these musings. However, I just came across the birth record for my great grandmothers nephew, Charles Newton (1912-1994). it listed his father (my great-grandmother's younger brother) as Samuel Eugene Napoleon Bonaparte Newton. Truly weird! Any thoughts? Patricia

Hummmm... It is possible, but I'm always skeptical until I see documentary proof. Ryden Julia juryden@gmail.com Maturity is the ability to do a job whether or not you are supervised, to carry money without spending it, and to bear an injustice without wanting to get even. ~Ann Landers On Oct 23, 2011, at 9:28 19 AM, Al and Patricia Westerfield wrote: > Dear Newton searchers, > I know this is from way out in left field, but may lead somewhere. My family told a story about a connection to Napoleon some said through Empress Josephine, hence my grandmothers maiden name, Josephine Newton (1870-1955). I never put much stock in these musings. > However, I just came across the birth record for my great grandmothers nephew, Charles Newton (1912-1994). it listed his father (my great-grandmother's younger brother) as Samuel Eugene Napoleon Bonaparte Newton. Truly weird! > > Any thoughts? > Patricia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEWTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I know, I am not celebrity acquiring, I am hoping there is a similar fable in a Newton family that could be a clue to a connection. Happy hunting! Patricia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryden Julia" <juryden@gmail.com> To: <newton@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [NEWTON] Newton-Bonaparte connection? > Hummmm... > It is possible, but I'm always skeptical until I see documentary > proof. > > Ryden Julia > juryden@gmail.com > > Maturity is the ability to do a job whether or not you are supervised, to > carry money without spending it, and to bear an injustice without wanting > to get even. > > ~Ann Landers > > On Oct 23, 2011, at 9:28 19 AM, Al and Patricia Westerfield wrote: > >> Dear Newton searchers, >> I know this is from way out in left field, but may lead somewhere. My >> family told a story about a connection to Napoleon some said through >> Empress Josephine, hence my grandmothers maiden name, Josephine Newton >> (1870-1955). I never put much stock in these musings. >> However, I just came across the birth record for my great grandmothers >> nephew, Charles Newton (1912-1994). it listed his father (my >> great-grandmother's younger brother) as Samuel Eugene Napoleon Bonaparte >> Newton. Truly weird! >> >> Any thoughts? >> Patricia >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NEWTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEWTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Given that the marriage between Napoleon and Josephine produced no children, and ended in divorce, I would say it's pretty unlikely. Why would someone name their kid after someone who divorced their cousin?   I'd say that the story was an effect of the naming, not vice-versa. More people than you might imagine, particularly in the south, named their children Napoleon, in honor of Napoleon III, especially around the time of his death.   Gregg   >________________________________ >From: Al and Patricia Westerfield <westerfield@charter.net> >To: newton@rootsweb.com >Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 11:28 AM >Subject: [NEWTON] Newton-Bonaparte connection? > >Dear Newton searchers, >I know this is from way out in left field, but may lead somewhere.  My family told a story about a connection to Napoleon  some said through Empress Josephine, hence my grandmothers maiden name, Josephine Newton (1870-1955).  I never put much stock in these musings. >However, I just came across the birth record for my great grandmothers nephew, Charles Newton (1912-1994).  it listed his father (my great-grandmother's younger brother) as Samuel Eugene Napoleon Bonaparte Newton.  Truly weird!  > >Any thoughts? >Patricia > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEWTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >