Quartermaine family

Quartermaine family

General Hospital and The City family
The Quartermaine family with their traditional pizza Thanksgiving dinner
Type	Fictional family
Created by	Douglas Marland
Origin	General Hospital
Original run	September 13, 1977—
Address	Quartermaine Mansion 66 Harbor View Road Port Charles, New York

The Quartermaine family is a fictional family from the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. Created and introduced by Douglas Marland, the wealthy and eccentric family has been a continuous staple^[1] on General Hospital since their introduction in the 1970s.^[2] The Quartermaines were first introduced in 1977, when Stuart Damon originated the role of Alan Quartermaine.^[2] His parents and sister were next to be brought on canvas. Anna Lee originated matriarch Lila Quartermaine, with David Lewis being the first to play her husband Edward. Jane Elliot was cast as sharp-talking Tracy.^[2] The family owned business, ELQ Industries, named for the family's patriarch, Edward Louis Quartermaine, has been the center of several conflicts within the family.

The family is currently represented by Tracy Quartermaine, Monica Quartermaine, A.J. Quartermaine and his son Michael Corinthos, and the late Jason Morgan's son Danny Morgan

Background

The Quartermaines are notorious for their socialite status as well as their dysfunctional tendencies.^[3] Prone to comedic fights, they annually attempt to have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner only for it to be ruined and have to order pizza.^[4] At Christmas time, the family has been known for their annual Christmas reading at the Hospital's Pediatric Ward Christmas party, ever since the passing of former Chief of Staff Steve Hardy, until the party remained to be aired. In a 1992 interview, Stuart Damon described the family:

Once an integral part of major storyline arcs,^[5] the Quartermaines have seen a diminishing amount of screen time^[6] since 2006, and many characters of the family have died on-screen.^[5][7][8] Entertainment website Zap2it named the family to their list of Top 10 Travesties of 2007, stating: "No. 3: The Systematic Extermination of the Quartermaine family."^[9] The website speculated head writer at the time Robert Guza, Jr. was to blame, as they stated as No. 10 on their list of Top 10 Rivalries of 2007: "Guza vs. the Quartermaines and Their Fans: No battle on our list, save Viki vs. Dorian, has been fought for as long or as hard as Guza vs. the Quartermaine family and the fans who support them. The actors who portray(ed) Lila (until she died), Edward, and Alan were all fired at least once before fan outrage and campaigns brought them back in some form. The actors who portray(ed) Ned, Lois, Brook Lynn, AJ, Emily and Justus saw their characters written off or killed."^[10]

Family members

Characters currently on the show are noted in bold; family members through marriage are in italics. Only current spouses or those married at the time of their death appear here.

Ancestors

Percival Quartermaine - Brother of Constance Quartermaine. Sailed from England to America on the ship the Courage to start a shipping company in the 1700s. When the Courage was attacked and sunk by pirates in 1704 Percival managed to make it to shore.

First generation

• Edgar Quartermaine
  • Martha Quartermaine

Second generation

• George Quartermaine - Son of Edgar and Martha.
  • Ida Zemlock
• Harold Morgan - Father of Lila and Hal.

Third generation

• Edward Quartermaine - Son of George and Ida.
  • Lila Morgan - Daughter of Harold, sister of Hal, Edward's wife.
• Herbert Quartermaine - Edward's first cousin, father of Quentin.
• Unnamed Male - Edward's brother, son of George and Ida.
• Hal Morgan - Brother of Lila, son of Harold.

Fourth generation

Sean Kanan, as A.J.; Leslie Charleson, as Monica; Stuart Damon, as Alan; Steve Burton, as Jason.

• Bradley Ward - Son of Edward and Mary Mae Ward, raised by Dan Ward.
  • Isobel Ward - Bradley's widow.
• Alan Quartermaine, Sr. - Son of Edward and Lila.
  • Monica Bard - Alan's widow.
• Tracy Quartermaine - Daughter of Edward and Lila.
  • Gino Soleito, Sr.
  • Anthony Zacchara
• Jimmy Lee Holt - Son of Edward and Beatrice LeSeur.
  • Charity Gatlin
• Quentin Quartermaine - Son of Herbert.
  • Betsy Quartermaine - Quentin's ex-wife.
• Alexandria Quartermaine - Edward's niece.

Fifth generation

• Antoinette "Skye" Chandler Quartermaine - Adoptive daughter of Alan, biological daughter of Rae Cummings.
• Alan "A.J." Quartermaine, Jr. - Son of Alan and Monica.
  • Courtney Matthews
• Jason Morgan - Son of Alan and Susan Moore, adopted by Monica.
  • Samantha "Sam" McCall - Jason's widow
• Emily Quartermaine - Daughter of Alan and Monica through adoption; biological daughter of Hank and Paige Bowen; identical twin of Rebecca Shaw; engaged to Nikolas Cassadine at the time of her death.
• Edward "Ned" Ashton - Son of Tracy and Larry Ashton.
• Dillon Quartermaine - Son of Tracy and Paul Hornsby.
• Celia Quartermaine - Quentin's daughter with his first wife; ex-wife of Grant Andrews/Putnam and Jimmy Lee Holt.
• Justus Ward - Son of Bradley and Isobel.
• Faith Ward - Daughter of Bradley and Isobel.

Sixth generation

• Maya Ward - Daughter of Faith.
• Brook Lynn Ashton - Daughter of Ned and Lois Cerullo.
• Michael Corinthos III - Son of A.J. and Carly Benson, adopted by Sonny Corinthos.
• Lila Rae Alcazar - Daughter of Skye and Lorenzo Alcazar.
• Jacob "Jake" Spencer - Son of Jason and Elizabeth Webber, raised by Lucky Spencer.
• Daniel "Danny" Morgan - Son of Jason and Sam.

ELQ Industries

ELQ (Edward Louis Quartermaine Industries) is a multinational conglomerate headquartered on Port Charles. Owned by the wealthy Quartermaines, it is the one of the largest businesses in the region. Since 1978, Edward Quartermaine has been the sole owner. It is a rival company with nearby Chandler Enterprises and Buchanan Enterprises.

Subsidiaries

• L&B Records — Record label founded by Lois Cerullo and Brenda Barrett, seized by Edward Quartermaine in 1996
• Donely Shipping — Shipping company once owned by Sean Donely
• Jacks Cosmetics — Cosmetics company founded by Jasper Jacks
• CoeCoe Cosmetics - Cosmetics company owned and founded by Lucy Coe
• Chloe Morgan Designs - Design company owned by Chloe Morgan, and later by Lila Quartermaine
• Port Charles Hotel — Elegant hotel that was purchased by the Quartermaines in 1993 until it was burned down, The Metro Court was built on the site
• Pickle-Lila - Business founded by Lila Quartermaine which manufactured relish

Shareholders

These people own a certain percentage of the common stock in ELQ.

12% Shareholders

• A. J. Quartermaine
• Ned Ashton
• Dillon Quartermaine
• Jason Morgan
• Skye Quartermaine

6% Shareholders

• Maya Ward
• Brook Lynn Ashton
• Michael Corinthos
• Daniel Morgan
• Lila Rae Alcazar

5% Shareholders

• Monica Quartermaine
• Alice Gunderson

These people own a certain percentage of the preferred stock in ELQ.

• Lucy Coe (1%)
• Carly Corinthos Jacks
• Sonny Corinthos

Employees

• Edward Quartermaine (Founder and Owner, Majority Shareholder and Chairman of the Board) (1978-2012)
• A. J. Quartermaine ( Former CEO (2013), Shareholder)
• Tracy Quartermaine (Current CEO (2013—), Board member)
• Monica Quartermaine (Shareholder)
• Lucy Coe - (Shareholder)
• Jasper Jacks (Shareholder)
• Skye Quartermaine (Board member, stockholder)
• Asher Caldwell (Current employee)

Former employees

• Lorenzo Alcazar - Former Stockholder (30%); sold to Carly; former CEO
• Ned Ashton - Former CEO; Former Stockholder
• Lee Baldwin - Former Chief Legal Counsel
• Scott Baldwin - Former stockholder, former Chief Legal Counsel
• Julia Barrett - Former stockholder
• Amanda Barrington - Former board member
• Katherine Bell - Former Stockholder
• Sonny Corinthos - Board member, Stockholder
• Carly Corinthos - Stockholder
• Michael Corinthos (Former employee, Shareholder)
• Alexis Davis - Former Chief Legal Counsel
• Bill Eckert - Former stockholder
• Abby Haver - Former Executive Assistant
• Paul Hornsby - Former CEO
• Sam Morgan - Former Employee
• Jason Morgan - Former Stockholder
• Alan Quartermaine - Former Stockholder; former CEO
• Alexandria Quartermaine - Former employee
• Dillon Quartermaine - Former Employee
• Lila Quartermaine - Former Stockholder
• Laura Spencer - Former secretary
• Luke Spencer - Former employee
• Cheryl Stansbury - Former employee
• Justus Ward - Former Board member; former Chief Legal Counsel
• Duke Lavery (Former employee)

Family trees

Legend

Descendants

Edgar Quartermaine (deceased)
m. Martha Quartermaine (deceased)
  c. Unknown man (deceased)
    m. Unknown woman
      c. Herbert Quartermaine (died 1983)
        m. Unknown woman
          c. Quentin Quartermaine 
            m. Unnamed woman (widowed)
              c. Celia Quartermaine
                m. Grant Andrews [1983; divorced]
                m. Jimmy Lee Holt [1983–86; divorced]
            m. Betsy Quartermaine [divorced]
  c. George Quartermaine (deceased)
    m. Ida Zemlock (deceased)
      c. Unknown man (deceased)
        m. Unknown woman
          c. Alexandria Quartermaine (died 1981)
      c. Edward Quartermaine (born 1918; died 2012)
        a. Mary Mae Ward (deceased)
          c. Bradley Ward (born 1945; died 1974)
            m. Isobel Ward [dissolved]
              c. Justus Ward (born 1967; died 2006)
              c. Faith Ward (born 1969)
                a. Unknown first name Richardson
                  c. Maya Ward
                    m. Ethan Lovett [2010–11; divorced]
            a. Kylie Quindland 
              c. Unnamed child (miscarriage)
        m. Lila Morgan [August 6, 1946–83; invalid]
          c. Alan Quartermaine (born 1948; died 2007)
            c. Skye Chandler {adopted}
              m. Tom Cudahy [1988; divorced]
              m. Jonathan Kinder [199?–96; divorced]
              m. Ben Davidson [1998–99; divorced]
              m. Jasper Jacks [2002–03; divorced]
              a. Lorenzo Alcazar
                c. Lila Rae Alcazar (born 2006)
            m. Monica Quartermaine [1978–90; divorced]
              c. A. J. Quartermaine (born 1979)
                a. Carly Benson
                  c. Michael Corinthos (born 1997) {adopted by Sonny Corinthos}
                m. Carly Benson [1999–2000; divorced]
                m. Courtney Matthews [2000–06; widowed]
            a. Susan Moore (born 1956; died 1983)
              c. Jason Morgan (born 1981, died 2012) {adopted by Monica}
                m. Brenda Barrett [2002–03; annulled]
                m. Courtney Matthews [2003–04; invalid]
                  c. Unnamed child (miscarriage)
                a. Elizabeth Webber
                  c. Jake Spencer (born 2007, died 2011)
                m. Sam McCall [2011–12; dissolved]
                  c. Daniel Morgan (born 2012)
            m. Lucy Coe [1990–91; divorced]
            m. Monica Quartermaine [1991–2007; dissolved]
              c. Emily Quartermaine (born 1984; died 2007) {adopted}
                m. Zander Smith [divorced; 2003] (died 2004)
                m. Nikolas Cassadine [divorced; 2004–05, engaged; 2007]
          c. Tracy Quartermaine (born 1949)
            m. Larry Ashton [divorced]
              c. Ned Ashton
                m. Dawn Winthrop [1990; annulled]
                m. Jenny Eckert [1992–93; divorced]
                m. Lois Cerullo [1994; divorced]
                m. Katherine Bell [1994; invalid]
                m. Lois Cerullo [1995–9?; divorced]
                  c. Brook Lynn Ashton (born 1996)
                m. Chloe Morgan [2000; divorced]
            m. Mitch Williams [1979–80; divorced]
            m. Paul Hornsby [1991–94; divorced]
              c. Dillon Quartermaine (born 1992)
                a. Lulu Spencer
                  c. Unnamed child (abortion)
            m. Gino Soleito [1999; annulled]
            m. Gino Soleito [2000; dissolved]
            m. Luke Spencer [2005–10; invalid]
            m. Luke Spencer [2010–11; divorced]
            m. Anthony Zacchara [2012; dissolved]
        a. Beatrice LeSeur (died 1984)
          c. Jimmy Lee Holt
            m. Celia Quartermaine [1983–86; divorced]
            m. Charity Gatlin [1987–present; married]
        m. Lila Morgan [March 24, 1983 – 2004; dissolved]
        m. Heather Webber [2004; annulled]

Ward

• According to Mary Mae, she has seven grandchildren; two of them are from Bradley.
• Keesha may have more than one brother, however, only Roy has appeared.
• The remaining grandchildren are Idios's children with her husband who have never been mentioned.

References

External Reading

• Daytime Confidential's Complete Quartermaine History