The Sedgwick family is a predominantly American family originating in England. Members of the family and their descendants have been influential in politics, law, business, and the arts. The earliest known member of the Sedgwick family to have gone to the New World from England was Robert Sedgwick of Yorkshire, England, who arrived in 1636 in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, as part of the Great Migration.

Sedgwick, Maine Sedgwick is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,202 at the 2020 census. The town includes the village of ''Sargentville''. The countryside around Sedgwick is a haven for birdwatchers, as well as an out-of-the-wa ...

, was named in his honor. The Sedgwick Pie is the family's cemetery located in Stockbridge Cemetery, Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

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Ancestors

* Major General Robert Sedgwick (1611–1656) ** William Sedgwick (c. 1643–1674) *** Samuel Sedgwick, Cpt. (1667–?) **** Benjamin Sedgwick, Deacon (1716–1757)

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Theodore Sedgwick Theodore Sedgwick (May 9, 1746January 24, 1813) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served in elected state government and as a delegate to the Continental Congress, a U.S. representative, and a senator from Massachusetts. H ...

(1746–1813), an American attorney, politician and jurist ** Elizabeth Mason Sedgwick (1775–1827) ** Frances Pamela Sedgwick (1778-1842) **

Jr. (1780–1839) married to Susan Anne Ridley Sedgwick ** Henry Dwight Sedgwick I (1785–1831) *** Henry Dwight Sedgwick II (1824–1903) **** Ellery Sedgwick (1872–1960) magazine editor ***** Ellery Sedgwick, Jr. (1908–1991) ****** Theodore "Tod" Sedgwick, diplomat and publisher ***** Henry Dwight Sedgwick III (1861–1957), lawyer and author ****** Francis Minturn Sedgwick (1904–1967) ******* Edith Minturn "Edie" Sedgwick (1943–1971), model who worked with Andy Warhol ****** Robert Minturn Sedgwick (1899–1976) ******* Henry Dwight Sedgwick V (1928–2018), married to Patricia Ann Sedgwick (1932-2003) and Helen Stern (1930–2019) ********

Mike Stern Mike Stern (born January 10, 1953) is an American jazz guitarist. After playing with Blood, Sweat & Tears, he worked with drummer Billy Cobham, then with trumpeter Miles Davis from 1981 to 1983 and again in 1985. He then began a solo career, ...

(born Michael Sedgwick 1953), jazz guitarist ******** Kyra Minturn Sedgwick (born 1965) actress, producer, and director. Married to

Kevin Bacon Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8, 1958) is an American actor. His films include the musical-drama film '' Footloose'' (1984), the controversial historical conspiracy legal thriller '' JFK'' (1991), the legal drama '' A Few Good Men'' (1992), t ...

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Sosie Bacon Sosie Ruth Bacon (born March 15, 1992) is an American actress. Her first role was playing 10-year-old Emily in the film ''Loverboy'' (2005), which was directed by her father, Kevin Bacon. James Duff, producer of ''The Closer'', was compelled by ...

(born 1992), actress ******** Holly Sedgwick (born c. 1955) ********* Justin Nozuka (born 1988) *********

George Nozuka George Nozuka (born April 28, 1986) is an American-based Canadian-Japanese R&B singer best known for his single "Talk to Me", which peaked at No. 1 on the MuchMusic music-video countdown in October 2006. Career Nozuka released his debut ...

(born 1986) ********* Philip Nozuka (born 1987) ******** Robert Sedgwick (born 1951) actor ****** Henry Dwight Sedgwick IV (1896–1914) ** Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1789–1867) novelist

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William Ellery William Ellery (December 22, 1727 – February 15, 1820) was a Founding Father of the United States, one of the 56 signers of the United States Declaration of Independence, and a signer of the Articles of Confederation as a representative of Rho ...

* Elizabeth Freeman, slave freed by Theodore Sedgwick * Edith Minturn Stokes, sister-in-law of Henry Dwight Sedgwick III * Dwight family * Henry deForest, maternal grandfather of Edie Sedgwick *

Ephraim Williams Ephraim Williams Jr. (Wyllis Eaton Wright, Colonel Ephraim Williams, a documentary life' (1970), p. 4.Correct date of birth of February 24, 1714 is obtained from primary source: Massachusetts Vital Records "Newton Births 1674-1801 Book 1 Vol 106 ...

Eero Saarinen Eero Saarinen (, ; August 20, 1910 – September 1, 1961) was a Finnish-American architect and industrial designer noted for his wide-ranging array of designs for buildings and monuments. Saarinen is best known for designing the General Motors ...

* Edmund Bacon (architect) * Peabody family

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