"The Angel of the Battlefield, " Clara Barton, founded the American Red Cross in 1881. Search through the many surnames in the ancestry of this Massachusetts native!
Ancestry of Clara Barton
 
Do you have family ties to Mayflower passenger, John Alden and his wife Priscilla Mullins?
Click the link for a brief list of Alden descendants.
A Few John Alden Descendants
George Herbert Walker Bush was elected the 41st President of the United States on Nov. 8, 1988.
His son, George Walker Bush was elected the 43rd President in November of 2000.
The Bush's descend from at least 2 Mayflower passenger males. They therefore have at least 2 lines of 14 generations in the USA. Do you share a history with these Presidents?
Ancestry of George W. Bush
 "Lizzie Borden took an ax
And gave her mother 40 whacks.
And when she saw what she had done,
She gave her father 41."
Lizze Borden's family history reveals that while Lizzie was found not guilty of patricide despite strong evidence, she had a five-greats grandfather who was found guilty of matricide on no more than the testimony of what a man had dreamed. Do you descend from this Borden line?
(source: Alice Marie Beard, ttp://members.aol.com/alicebeard/borden.html)
Lizzie Borden Ancestry
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John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States, was the son of John Adams, second President of the United States. Are you related?
Ancestry of John Quincy Adams
Louisa May Alcott, famous 19th century writer and author of Little Women, has a brief ancestral history on-line. Could you be a part of it?
Louisa May Alcott Ancestry
Daniel Boone, frontiersman and American legend, has a vast family history available for research.
Daniel Boone Ancestry
Bing Crosby, crooner extraordinaire, has a family history with Irish Catholic roots on his mother's side and Mayflower connections on his father's side. Can you make a connection with this immensely talented entertainer?
Ancestors of Bing Crosby
Crosby Genealogy
David "Davy" Crockett, the celebrated hero, warrior and backwoods statesman, was born 17 August, 1786, the fifth of nine children and the fifth son born to John and Rebecca Hawkins Crockett. Does your family history link up with this famous Alamo leader?
Ancestors of Davy Crockett
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