Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte (1878–1945)

A Genealogical Note:

Daniel Webster's great-grandson, Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte (1878–1945), unveiled Webster's statue in Scott Circle, Washington, DC in 1900. His parents were Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte II and Caroline Leroy Appleton Edgar, who were the great-grandson and great-granddaughter of Jerome Bonaparte and Daniel Webster respectively.

Webster

Daniel Webster's Daughter Julia Webster (1818 - 1848) married Samuel Augustus Appleton (1811 - 1861). Their Daughter Caroline Leroy Appleton (Edgar) (1840 - 1911) married Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte (1830 - 1893) and Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte (1878 - 1945) was their son.

Bonaparte

Elizabeth “Betsy” Patterson married Napoleon Bonaparte's younger brother, Jerome, although their marriage was declared null and void by the Catholic Church, at Napoleon's request. Their son Jerome Napoleon “Bo” Bonaparte (1805 - 1870) married Susan May Williams (1812 - 1881). Their son Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte (1830 - 1893) married Caroline Leroy Appleton (Edgar) (1840 - 1911) and their son was Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte (1878 - 1945).

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A notice in the New York Times entitled A Notable Wedding describes the wedding of Caroline Appleton Edgar and Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte (1830 - 1893) and discusses their lineage.

A photo of Mrs. Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte appeared in the Alaska Daily Empire in a article speculating on the possibility of her becoming Queen of Albania based on her husband's lineage.

Betsy Patterson Bonaparte and several Jerome Bonapartes appear in the Portrait Gallery.