Sven Jodriech (pronounced yo-drick or yo-dritch) Simpson (April 27, 1691 ~ May 12, 1772) was an ancestor and the earliest known member of the Simpson family. He was the husband of Claretta Ethridge. They had two sons named Lambert and Rupert Simpson. He is pictured as the great-great-great-great-great-grandfather of Homer Simpson, whom he heavily resembles. He died of a stroke at age 81
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Sven is a Scandinavian name. That might mean that the Simpsons are of Swedish, Danish, or Norwegian descent.