Franklin D. Roosevelt's family was American.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt ( [ ˈroʊzəvəlt ] , his own pronunciation , or [ - en ˈroʊzəvɛlt ] January 30 , 1882 -- April 12 , 1945 ) , commonly known as FDR , was an American statesman and political leader who served as the 32nd President of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945 . Roosevelt was born in 1882 to an old , prominent Dutch family from Dutchess County , New York and attended Groton School .