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Ok so yes i know this journal was for lyrics and poems, but check this list out.
This is a list of famous people I'm related to.
Edgar allen poe is one, and so is ******** shirly temple!!!



**John Parker (1729-1775)
Revolutionary War Hero
John Parker commanded the Massachusetts militia at the Battle of Lexington and Concord. He did so while suffering from Tuberculosis; he died shortly after this battle.
Relationship: 3rd Cousin 5 times removed


**George Soule (1595-1679)
Mayflower Passenger
George Soule signed the Mayflower Compact and was one of the 102 original pilgrims to land in Plymouth.
Relationship: 9th Great Grand Uncle
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**O. Henry (1862-1910)
American Writer
Born William Sydney Porter, O. Henry's famous endings known for their clever surprises, coined the phrase "the O. Henry ending."
Relationship: 6th Cousin
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**Millard Fillmore (1800-1874)
13th President of the United States of America
Made president after the sudden death of President Taylor, Vice-President Millard Fillmore made his mark on the country by signing the Compromise of 1850 in an effort to avoid Civil War.
Relationship: 5th Cousin 2 times removed
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**Roger Sherman (1721-1793)
Connecticut Representative
The only man to sign all four American documents of sovereignty was Roger Sherman. Among those documents were the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.
Relationship: 3rd Cousin 6 times removed
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**Samuel Adams (1722-1803)
Massachusetts Representative
Samuel Adams helped to organize the Boston Tea Party. From the beginning he was a loud voice for independence.
Relationship: 3rd Cousin 6 times removed
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**Lyman Hall (1724-1790)
Georgia Representative
Lyman Hall was selected by his parish to represent Georgia in the Continental Congress. He later helped to charter the University of Georgia.
Relationship: 3rd Cousin 6 times removed
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**Ruth Benedict (1887-194 cool
American Anthropologist
American anthropologist Ruth Benedict wrote, Patterns of Culture which was translated into 14 languages. She studied cultural relativism and spoke out against fascism.
Relationship: 6th Cousin 1 times removed
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**Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt (1861-194 cool
First Lady
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt was the second wife of President Theodore Roosevelt. As First Lady, she had strong character, sound judgment and good household management skills.
Relationship: 6th Cousin 1 times removed
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**Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)
American Author
Nathaniel Hawthorne was a key figure in the development of American literature. He wrote such classics as The Scarlet Letter and The House of Seven Gables.
Relationship: 5th Cousin 3 times removed
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**James Abram Garfield (1831-1881)
20th President of the United States of America
Serving the second shortest term in U. S. history (only 6 months), James Garfield was the second President of the United States to be assassinated.
Relationship: 5th Cousin 3 times removed
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**Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400)
English Author
Often called the father of English literature, Geoffrey Chaucer was an English author, poet, and courtier known especially for his "Canterbury Tales".
Relationship: 14th Great Grandfather
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**Daniel Wesson (1825-1906)
Gun Company Owner
Daniel B. Wesson partnered with Horace Smith in Norwich, Connecticut in the early 1850's to develop the first repeating rifle, the Volcanic rifle.
Relationship: 6th Cousin 2 times removed
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**Edward Tilly (1588-1621)
Mayflower Passenger
Edward Tilly and his wife came to Plymouth on the Mayflower. He signed the Mayflower compact.
Relationship: 4th Cousin 6 times removed
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**William Howard Taft (1857-1930)
27th President of the United States of America
Taft, serving first as President then as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, is the only president to be the head of both the Executive and Judicial branches of government. He was the first president to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Relationship: 6th Cousin 2 times removed
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**Mary Edwards Walker (1832-1919)
American Activist and Surgeon
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker was a feminist Union surgeon. She was given a Medal of Honor after the Civil War for her bravery as a prisoner of war, making her the only woman to have received this medal.
Relationship: 6th Cousin 2 times removed
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**T. S. Eliot (1888-1965)
American-born British Poet
Nobel prize winning poet T.S. Eliot is considered one of the most significant poets of the twentieth century. His most famous works are "The Love Song Of J. Alfred Prufrock" and "The Waste Land".
Relationship: 7th Cousin 1 times removed
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**William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
English Poet
England's Poet Laureate from 1843 through 1850, William Wordsworth began what is now referred to as the Romantic Age in literature. "The Prelude" is considered one of Wordsworth's most notable and applauded poems.
Relationship: 5th Cousin 5 times removed
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**Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
American Poet
Boston native Edgar Allan Poe was a progenitor of detective fiction. His life was full of tragedies, including the death of his mother and young wife to tuberculosis. His tragic life inspired many of his works such as "The Raven".
Relationship: 7th Cousin 1 times removed
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R**obert H Goddard (1882-1945)
American Inventor
Robert H. Goddard, the father of modern rocketry, once asserted that rocket technology would make it possible to get to the moon. This claim was mocked and scoffed at by the public until Goddard launched the world's first liquid fueled rocket on March 16, 1926 and continued his rocket research until his death in 1945.
Relationship: 7th Cousin 1 times removed
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**Robert Boyle (1627-1691)
Irish Physicist
Robert Boyle is regarded today as the first modern chemist. He was also an alchemist and a physicist.
Relationship: 3rd Cousin 9 times removed
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**William C. Durant (1861-1947)
Founder of General Motors
William Durant worked with Louis Chevrolet to design a new brand of motor car and helped to found the Chevrolet Company.
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**Oliver Winchester (1810-1880)
Gun Company Owner
Oliver Fisher Winchester was an American businessman and politician. He manufactured and marketed the Winchester repeating rifle, which was a much re-designed descendant of the volcanic rifle of some years earlier.
Relationship: 5th Cousin 5 times removed
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**D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930)
English Author
D.H. Lawrence was a prolific and controversial writer. His novels include "Women in Love" and "Sons and Lovers".
Relationship: 6th Cousin 3 times removed
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**Jack London (1876-1916)
American Author
Jack London (probably born John Griffith Cheney) was one of the first American authors to become financially successful because of his writing. He wrote "The call of the Wild" and "White Fang".
Relationship: 7th Cousin 2 times removed
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**Winslow Homer (1836-1910)
American Painter
Famous for painting landscapes and his engravings, Winslow Homer was an American artist during the Civil War Era. Homer's subject matter was often pastoral and depicted the farms and landscapes of the United States.
Relationship: 7th Cousin 2 times removed
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**Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge (1879-1957)
First Lady
Grace Goodhue Coolidge was a strong support to her husband, Calvin Coolidge, during his rise in politics. Her extroverted friendliness brought balance to his shyness.
Relationship: 8th Cousin
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**William W. Winchester (1837-1881)
Gun Company Owner
William Wirt Winchester was the second president of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company from 1880 to 1881. He was the son of Oliver Fisher Winchester who manufactured and marketed the first Winchester repeating rifle.
Relationship: 6th Cousin 4 times removed
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**John Steinbeck (1902-196 cool
American Author
John Steinbeck's writing is characterized by portrayals of working class families in California. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature as well as the Pulitzer Prize. Two of his most famous works are The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men.
Relationship: 8th Cousin
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**Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)
Pioneer of Modern Nursing
Florence Nightingale, sometimes called "The Lady with the Lamp", was born in Italy in a wealthy British family. She instigated new ways of caring for soldiers during her work in the Crimean war and throughout her career.
Relationship: 7th Cousin 3 times removed
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**Shirley Temple (192 cool
American Actress
Shirley Temple, the most famous and popular child star of all time, began her acting career at age 3. Heidi and The Little Princess are just a few of the many popular films she starred in during the 1930's.
Relationship: 8th Cousin 1 times removed
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**Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863)
French Artist
Eugèène Delacroix was one of the most Important French Romantic painters. His studies of the optical effects of color influenced Impressionism. Many of his works depicted contemporary events, such as "Massacre at Chios".
Relationship: 8th Cousin 2 times removed
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**Spencer Tracy (1900-1967)
American Actor
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy was a two-time Academy Award-winning actor. He acted in movies such as Dante's Inferno, Captains Courageous, Boys Town, and The Old Man and the Sea. Tracy's career included 74 films.
Relationship: 9th Cousin
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**Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)
40th President of the United States of America
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the oldest person to be elected president. A former actor, he was called "The Great Communicator." He helped to cut income taxes and to reduce inflation.
Relationship: 9th Cousin
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**Bob Hope (1903-2003)
American Actor
British-born American actor Leslie Townes Hope, better known as Bob Hope, was best known for his role in "My Favorite Brunette" and other radio and TV appearances.
Relationship: 8th Cousin 3 times removed
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