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Josiah "Mount Whitney" Whitney (1819 - 1896)

Josiah Dwight Whitney (1819–1896) was an American geologist, professor of geology at Harvard University (from 1865), and chief of the California Geological Survey (1860–1874). Mount Whitney, the high...

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William Dummer of Dummer's War MP (1677 - 1761)

Acting Governor of Massachusetts Bay 1723-1728 and 1729-1730. Governor Dummer Academy formed on his bequest on his property in Byfield. The towns of Dummer, NH and Dummerston, VT are named after his as...

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Sir John Port, Justice of the Common Pleas (1515 - 1557)

Sir John Port 'the Younger' (died 1557) was an English Knight of the Bath and Justice of the Common Pleas. He founded Repton School, an almshouse at Etwall and also has a secondary school named after...

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Brevet Brig. General Charles Gratiot (1786 - 1855)

Charles Gratiot, Jr. (August 29, 1786 – May 18, 1855) was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the son of Charles Gratiot, Sr., a fur trader in the Illinois country during the American Revolution, and...

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Mary Rowlandson MP (1637 - 1711)

My Husband and Captain Henry Kerley had gone to Boston to request that soldiers come to our aid as an Indian attack was possible. While they were gone on February 10, the garrison house in which my fam...

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Jane Lewis Maxwell (1769 - 1836)

A community in Lewis County, Jane Lew, WV was laid out in 1835 by Lewis Maxwell, member of Congress from Virginia, 1827-1833. The town was not incorporated until May 27, 1907. Jane Lew is named in hono...

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Saint Paul the Apostle MP (c.5 - c.57)

Saint Paul the Apostle (c5 - c57) was an early Christian missionary. Family and Ancestry Paul's parents and ancestors are not named in any contemporary source. By his own account, Paul was born a J...

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Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil (1857 - 1938)

Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil Origem: Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre. Joaquim Francisco de Assis Brasil (São Gabriel, 29 de julho de 1857 — 24 de dezembro de 1938) foi um advogado, político,...

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1st Lieut. Thomas E. Selfridge (US) MP (1882 - 1908)

Thomas Etholen Selfridge (February 8, 1882 – September 17, 1908) was a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army and the first person to die in a crash of a powered airplane. He was a passenger while Orville W...

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Lt. William Henry Allen (USN) (1784 - 1813)

William Henry Allen (21 October 1784 – 18 August 1813) was an American naval officer during the War of 1812. Early Life Allen was born in Providence, Rhode Island and was appointed a midshipm...

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Gordon Bennet (Junior) MP (1841 - d.)

Gordon Bennett from Gordon Bennet Meaning An exclamation of surprise. Origin It is commonly thought that this expression refers to James Gordon Bennett. JGB was a real person - in fact, with ...

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William Donald Schaefer, Governor (1921 - 2011)

William Donald Schaefer (November 2, 1921 – April 18, 2011) was an American politician who served in public office for 50 years at both the state and local level in Maryland. A Democrat, he was mayor...

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His Eminence Cardinal William Allen MP (1532 - 1594)

ALLEN, WILLIAM (1532–1594), cardinal, was the second son of John Allen of Rossall in Lancashire. George, the cardinal's grandfather, who is described as of Brook House, Staffordshire, received from a k...

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Rick Husband (1957 - 2003)

Richard Douglas Husband (July 12, 1957 – February 1, 2003) was a United States Air Force Colonel, an astronaut, and the space shuttle commander of STS-107 (Columbia) who was killed when the craft dis...

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Paul Revere MP (1734 - 1818)

He was an American silversmith and a patriot in the American Revolution. He was celebrated after his death for his role as a messenger in the battles of Lexington and Concord, and Revere's name and h...

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Sir John Barrow, 1st Bt. MP (1764 - 1848)

Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet , FRS, FRGS (19 June 1764 – 23 November 1848) was an English statesman, Explorer and Historian He was born the son of Roger Barrow in the village of Dragley Beck, in the ...

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Carl Vinson (1883 - 1981)

Carl Vinson (November 18, 1883 – June 1, 1981) was a United States Representative from Georgia. He was a Democrat and the first person to serve for more than 50 years in the United States House of ...

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Lt. Colonel Aquilla J. "Jimmie" Dyess (USMC) (1909 - 1944)

Lieutenant Colonel Aquilla James "Jimmie" Dyess (January 11, 1909 – February 2, 1944) was a United States Marine Corps officer who was a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor for "conspicuous ga...

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James Stephen "Big Jim" Hogg, Governor (1851 - 1906)

James Stephen "Big Jim" Hogg (March 24, 1851 – March 3, 1906) was a Texas lawyer, doctor and statesman, and the 20th Governor of Texas. He was born near Rusk, Texas. Hogg was a follower of the cons...

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William Throckmorton (1796 - 1843)

THROCKMORTON, WILLIAM EDWARD (1795–1843). William Edward Throckmorton, Collin County pioneer, the son of Albion Throckmorton, a Revolutionary War soldier, was born in Virginia in 1795. He was reared ...

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Fletcher Stockdale, Governor (c.1823 - 1890)

Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale (c. 1823 – 4 February 1890) was a U.S. politician, lawyer, railroad official and Governor of Texas. Early life Stockdale was born in either 1823 or 1825 in Ru...

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Gustav Schleicher (1823 - 1879)

Gustav Schleicher (sometimes spelled Gustave) (November 19, 1823–January 10, 1879) was a German-born Democratic United States Representative from Texas. He was an engineer who served briefly in the...

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Thomas Lubbock (1817 - 1862)

Thomas (some sources give Thompson) Saltus Lubbock (November 29, 1817– January 9, 1862) was a Texas Ranger and soldier in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. Biography Lubbo...

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Tom McCall, Governor (1913 - 1983)

Thomas Lawson McCall (March 22, 1913 – January 8, 1983) was an American politician and journalist in the state of Oregon. A Republican, he was the 30th Governor of Oregon from 1967 to 1975. A native ...

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Daniel Sullivan (c.1739 - d.)

During the American Revolution, Daniel Sullivan was captured in action and died aboard a British prison ship. Sullivan, Maine is named for Daniel, one of the early settlers of that area.

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Mary Jobe Akeley (1886 - 1966)

Mary Jobe Akeley was an explorer and naturalist and the wife of Carl E. Akeley. She is famous as one of the earliest women explorers in Africa where she helped her husband hunt and photograph animals...

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Conselheiro Antonio Prado (1840 - 1929)

Antônio da Silva Prado, ou Conselheiro Antônio Prado (São Paulo, 25 de fevereiro de 1840 — Rio de Janeiro, 23 de abril de 1929) foi um advogado, lavrador, político e empresário brasileiro. Político d...

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Noah Kellogg (1831 - 1903)

History Noah Kellogg , a gold prospector and carpenter, lived in the Town of Murray which is 20 miles northeast as the crow flies. Being a gold prospector down on his luck, he ran around the Town of ...

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Elias J. "Lucky" Baldwin (1828 - 1909)

Elias Jackson "Lucky" Baldwin (April 3, 1828 – March 1, 1909) was a prominent California businessman and investor of the second half of the 19th century. Biography Baldwin was born in Butler ...

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Ermelino Matarazzo (1883 - 1920)

Ermelino Matarazzo (Sorocaba, 1 de março de 1883 — Bruzolo, 25 de janeiro de 1920) foi um empresário brasileiro, primeiro filho brasileiro de Francisco Matarazzo e o escolhido para sucedê-lo. Substitui...

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Major General John Twiggs (Colonial Militia) MP (1750 - 1816)

A Patriot of the American Revolution for GEORGIA with the rank of BRIGADIER GENERAL. DAR Ancestor #: A117513 General John Twiggs (June 5, 1750 – March 29, 1816) served as a leader in the Georgia Mi...

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Jacinto Machado Bittencourt (1807 - 1869)

Jacinto Machado Bittencourt (Santa Catarina, 1808 — Assunção, 4 de abril de 1869) foi um militar brasileiro, com a patente de brigadeiro. Filho de Camilo Machado Bittencourt. Combateu na Guerra dos...

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Henry Spalding (1803 - 1874)

Henry Harmon Spalding (1803–1874), and his wife Eliza Hart Spalding (1807–1851) were prominent Presbyterian missionaries and educators working primarily with the Nez Perce in the U.S. Pacific Northwe...

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William Noddle (1610 - 1632)

Born by 1610 in England and died June 1632 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Born by about 1610 (assuming he was at least 21 years old when he was admitted to freemanship). Came to Massachusetts ...

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Capt. Thomas Osborne of Coxendale MP (c.1585 - 1656)

Osborne, Captain Thomas, came to Virginia in November, 1616, and settled at Coxendale, in the present Chesterfield county, about 1625. He also patented land on Proctor's creek, Henrico county (now Ches...

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Lieut. John Baytop Scott MP (1761 - 1814)

John Baytop Scott DAR Ancestor #: A101648 Service: VIRGINIA Rank: LIEUTENANT Birth: 9-26-1761 HALIFAX CO VIRGINIA Death: 2-1-1814 HALIFAX CO VIRGINIA Pension Number: R17708V Service Descrip...

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Gen. John B. Scott MP (1773 - 1839)

Gen. Scott was a brigadier general in the War of 1812. He was a commissioner, legislator and justice of peace in Jefferson County, and was the contractor when a new statehouse was built in Milledgevill...

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Noé-Cyprien dit Louis Cyr MP (1863 - 1913)

----------------------- Noé-Cyprien, pèse 18 livres à sa naissance. Il prendra le Prénom de Louis, cela est plus facile à pronocer pour les américains. Louis est l'ainée de la famille. C'est ...

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Sarah Noble (c.1699 - 1727)

The Courage of Sarah Noble by Alice Dalgliesh is the story of a young girl who travels with her father into Connecticut during the early 18th century, and her experiences with the native Schaghticoke. ...

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Colonel Allen D. Candler (CSA), Governor (1834 - 1910)

Allen Daniel Candler (November 4, 1834 – October 26, 1910) was a Georgia state legislator, U.S. Representative and the 56th Governor of Georgia. Biography Candler was born the eldest of twe...

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Charles Jones Jenkins, Jr., Governor (1805 - 1883)

Charles Jones Jenkins (January 6, 1805 – June 14, 1883) was a politician from Georgia, U.S.. Biography Jenkins was born in South Carolina. His family moved to Jefferson County, Georgia, and...

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Wilson Lumpkin, Governor, U.S. Senator (1783 - 1870)

Wilson Lumpkin (January 14, 1783 – December 28, 1870) was a governor of Georgia, and a United States Representative and Senator. Born near Dan River, Virginia, he moved in 1784 to Oglethorpe Coun...

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George Gilmer, Governor (1790 - 1859)

George Rockingham Gilmer Governor George R. Gilmer George Rockingham Gilmer (April 11, 1790 – November 16, 1859) was an American statesman and politician. He served two non-consecutive terms as t...

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George M. Troup, Governor, U.S. Senator (1780 - 1856)

George Michael Troup (September 8, 1780–April 26, 1856) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. He served in the Georgia General Assembly, U.S. House of Representatives, and Senate...

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John Clark, Governor (1766 - 1832)

) John Clark (sometimes spelled Clarke) (February 28, 1766 – October 12, 1832) was an American politician. Career Clark served in the Georgia House of Representatives prior to being elected...

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Matthew Talbot, Governor (1762 - 1827)

Matthew Talbot (ca. 1762 – September 17, 1827) was an American politician. He was the 30th Governor of Georgia. Biography Talbot was born in Bedford County, Virginia and moved to Wilkes Cou...

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William Rabun, Gov. of Georgia (1771 - 1819)

William Rabun (1771-1819) William Rabun served as governor of Georgia from 1817 until his death in 1819. He was born in Halifax County, North Carolina, on April 8, 1771, to Sarah Warren and Mat...

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Peter Early, Governor (1773 - 1817)

Peter Early (June 20, 1773 – August 15, 1817) was an American lawyer, jurist and politician. He was born near Madison, Virginia in 1773, the son of Joel Early and Lucy Smith. His cousin, Jubal Ea...

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John Milledge, Governor, U.S. Senator (1757 - 1818)

John Milledge (1757 – February 9, 1818) was an American politician. He fought in the American Revolution and was later a United States Representative and a Senator representing Georgia. He was a foun...

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David Emanuel, Governor (1744 - 1808)

A Patriot of the American Revolution for GEORGIA with the rank of CAPTAIN. DAR Ancestor #: A036347 ) David Emanuel (January 1, 1744 – February 19, 1808) became 24th Governor of Georgia on March 3...

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Thomas Glascock, Jr. (1790 - 1841)

Thomas Glascock Jr. (October 21, 1790 – May 19, 1841) was an American politician, soldier and lawyer. Glascock was born in Augusta, Georgia. He studied law, gained admission to the state bar, and...

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Robert H. Goddard MP (1882 - 1945)

Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945) was an American professor, physicist and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which...

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Paul Siple (1908 - 1968)

Paul Allman Siple (December 18, 1908 – November 25, 1968) was an American Antarctic explorer and geographer who took part in six Antarctic expeditions, including the two Byrd expeditions of 1928–1930...

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Dr. Walter Reed MP (1851 - 1902)

Born at Belroi, Virginia, September 13, 1851, he received his medical degree from the University of Virginia in 1869 and additional training at Bellvue Medical College, New York City in 1870. He wa...

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Lincoln Ellsworth (1880 - 1951)

Lincoln Ellsworth (May 12, 1880 – May 26, 1951) was an polar explorer from the United States. Birth He was born on May 12, 1880 to James Ellsworth and Eva Frances Butler in Chicago, Illinois....

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W. T. Lopp (1864 - 1939)

William Thomas Lopp (June 21, 1864 – April 10, 1939), known better professionally as W. T. Lopp, and to his family as Tom Lopp, was a member of the Overland Relief Expedition in Alaska, then a U.S. t...

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Captain David H. Jarvis (USRCS) (1862 - 1911)

David Henry Jarvis (August 24, 1862 - June 23, 1911) was a Captain in the United States Revenue Cutter Service. During the harsh winter of 1897-1898, Jarvis, then serving as a First Lieutenant aboard...

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Brig. General James Miller, 1st Territorial Governor of Arkansas (1776 - 1851)

) James Miller (April 25, 1776 – July 7, 1851) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire, the first Governor of Arkansas Territory, and a Brigadier General in the ...

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Marshal of France Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau MP (1725 - 1807)

Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau , né le 1er juillet 1725 à Vendôme et mort le 10 mai 1807 à Thoré-la-Rochette, est un militaire français des XVIIIe et XIXe siècles. Il s'illustre ...

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William Hamilton MP (1805 - 1865)

William Rowan Hamilton Hamilton became professor of astronomy at TCD and royal astronomer of Ireland. Hamilton was a prodigy and knew 13 languages by the age of 9. He introduced the terms ‘scalar’ an...

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Charles Thomas Gulick (1841 - 1897)

Charles Thomas Gulick (1841–1897) was a politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was one of the few members of missionary families to side with the monarchy in the 1893 overthrow of the Kingdom of Haw...

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Adoniram Judson (1788 - 1850)

Adoniram Judson, Jr. (August 9, 1788 – April 12, 1850) was an American Baptist missionary, who served in Burma for almost forty years. At the age of 25, Adoniram Judson became the first Protestant mi...

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Brig. General Eleazer W. Ripley (1782 - 1839)

Eleazer Wheelock Ripley (1782–1839) , was a graduate of Dartmouth College, a distinguished Brigadier General in the War of 1812, and a U. S. Representative from Louisiana from 1835 until 1839. Ri...

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Francis Aungier, 1st Baron Aungier of Longford MP (1558 - 1632)

from Francis Aungier, 1st Baron Aungier of Longford (1558–1632), also known as Lord Aungier, was the progenitor of the Earldom of Longford, member of the House of Lords, Privy Councillor for Irelan...

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Reverend Samuel Kirkland (1741 - 1808)

Samuel Kirkland (December 1, 1741 – February 28, 1808) was a Presbyterian minister and missionary among the Oneida and Tuscarora peoples of present-day western New York State. Kirkland graduated ...

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Rev. John Harvard MP (1607 - 1638)

John Harvard (26 November 1607 – 14 September 1638) was an English minister in America whose deathbed bequest to the "schoale or Colledge" recently authorized by the Massachusetts Bay Colony was so gra...

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John Mercer, Sr. (1704 - 1768)

) John Mercer (February 6, 1704 – October 14, 1768) was a colonial American lawyer, land speculator, and author. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he came to Virginia in 1720 where he built the colonial e...

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James McHenry, 3rd U.S. Secretary of War (1753 - 1816)

James McHenry (November 16, 1753 – May 3, 1816) was an early American statesman. McHenry was a signer of the United States Constitution from Maryland and the namesake of Fort McHenry. He was a delega...

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John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich MP (1718 - 1792)

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2nd Lieutenant Alexander Nininger, Jr. ("Philippine Scouts") (1918 - 1942)

Alexander Ramsey Nininger Jr. (October 20, 1918 - January 12, 1942) was a Second Lieutenant of the Philippine Scouts who received the Medal of Honor during World War II. Biography Nininger,...

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Brig. General William O. Darby ("Darby's Rangers") (1911 - 1945)

William O. Darby (8 February 1911 – 30 April 1945) was an officer in the United States Army during World War II. Darby led the famous Darby's Rangers which evolved into the US Army Rangers and was al...

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Admiral James Charles Prevost (RN) (1810 - 1891)

James Charles Prevost (1810–1891) was an admiral in the British Royal Navy. He was born in Bedhampton, Hampshire, England and joined the navy in 1823 and by 1850 was a Commander aboard the HMS Po...

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Captain Robert Moresby (RN) (1794 - 1854)

Robert Moresby (15 June 1794–15 June 1854) was a distinguished captain of the British Royal Navy. He was also an excellent hydrographer, maritime surveyor and draughtsman. Capt. Moresby is a figu...

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Admiral of the Fleet Sir Fairfax Moresby GCB (1786 - 1877)

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Fairfax Moresby GCB (1786 – 21 January 1877), born in Calcutta, India, to English parents was a British naval officer. Early life Moresby was the eldest son of Fairfa...

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John "Mad Jack" Mytton (1796 - 1834)

John Mytton (30 September 1796 - 29 March 1834) was a notable British eccentric and Regency rake. Family John "Mad Jack" Mytton was born to a family of Shropshire squires with a lineage that ...

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Brig. General John Lacey (Colonial Militia) (1755 - 1814)

DAR Ancestor #: A067701 John Lacey (February 4, 1755 – February 17, 1814) was an American military officer during the American Revolutionary War. He was appointed a brigadier general in the Pennsyl...

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Colonel John Laurens (Continental Army) (1754 - 1782)

John Laurens (October 28, 1754 – August 27, 1782) was an American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the Revolutionary War. He gained approval by the Continental Congress in 1779 to rec...

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John Rector MP (1711 - 1773)

In 1772 John Rector, a German immigrant, came to Virginia, and settled on 4,872 acres of land on what is now Route 713. Rectortown, named after its founder, became a busy agricultural center ... soon t...

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Dr. Joseph McDowell, of Pleasant Gardens MP (1758 - 1795)

DAR Ancestor #: A076499 Colonel Joseph "Pleasant Gardens" McDowell Birth: 26 February 1758 Death: 07 March 1795 Parents: John McDowell, Anne Edmiston Married:Mary Moffett Children: James ...

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Colonel John Brooks (Continental Army), Governor (1752 - 1825)

) John Brooks (baptized May 4, 1752 – March 1, 1825) was a doctor, military officer, and politician from Massachusetts. He served as the 11th Governor of Massachusetts from 1816 to 1823, and was one ...

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William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth MP (1731 - 1801)

William Legge 2nd Earl of Dartmouth PC, FRS (20 June 1731 – 15 July 1801), styled as Viscount Lewisham from 1732 to 1750, was a British statesman who is most remembered for his part in the government...

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Brig. General Hugh Mercer (Continental Army) (1726 - 1777)

Hugh Mercer was born in Scotland. He was baptized in January 1726. He emigrated to America and married Isabella Gordon of Virginia. General Hugh Mercer served in the American Revolutionary War and was ...

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Colonel David Henley (Continental Army) (1748 - 1823)

Colonel David Henley (February 5/12, 1748/9 - January 1, 1823) was a Continental Army officer during the American Revolutionary War, who served as George Washington's intelligence officer and Prisone...

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Colonel Moses Little (Continental Army) (1724 - 1798)

Moses Little (1724–1798), born on May 8, 1724 in Newbury, Massachusetts. Moses Little served in the Massachusetts militia and with his company marched to the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April...

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Brigadier-General Henry Hope (1846 - 1889)

) Henry Hope (c. 1746 – 13 April 1789) was a soldier and a colonial administrator in the Province of Quebec (1763–1791). Genealogy references sometimes call him Henry Hope-Vere, but he does not appea...

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Colonel Alexander Scammell (Continental Army) (1747 - 1781)

Alexander Scammell (1747[2] - October 6, 1781) was a Harvard educated attorney and an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was wounded on September 30, 1781 near ...

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Castelo Branco, 26º Presidente do Brasil (1900 - 1967)

O Marechal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (Fortaleza, 20 de setembro de 1897 — Fortaleza, 18 de julho de 1967) foi um militar e político brasileiro, primeiro presidente do regime militar instaurado...

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Vidal Ramos, Governador de Santa Catarina (1866 - 1954)

Vidal José de Oliveira Ramos Júnior (Lages, 24 de outubro de 1866 — Rio de Janeiro, 2 de janeiro de 1954) foi um político brasileiro. Filho de Vidal José de Oliveira Ramos e Júlia Ribeiro de Sousa Ra...

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Dr. Isaac Barrow (1630 - 1677)

ISAAC BARROW, the learned and pious author of the following pages, was born in October, 1630, the son of Thomas Barrow, a respected citizen of London, who was the brother of Isaac Barrow, then Lord B...

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General George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie GCB (1770 - 1838)

General George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie GCB (23 October 1770 – 21 March 1838), styled Lord Ramsay until 1787, was a Scottish soldier and colonial administrator. He was Governor of Nova Scotia fr...

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Celso Ramos, Governador de Santa Catarina (1897 - 1996)

Celso Ramos (Lages, 18 de dezembro de 1897 — Florianópolis, 1 de abril de 1996) foi um político brasileiro. Filho de Vidal Ramos e Thereza Fiuza Ramos (19 de maio de 1870 — 22 de fevereiro de 1924), ...

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François Ferdinand d'Orléans, prince de Joinville MP (1818 - 1900)

pt.wikipedia.... ; /en.wikipedia.... ; François d'Orléans, prince de Joinville (14 August 1818 - 16 June 1900) François-Ferdinand-Philippe-Lo uis-Marie d'Orléans, prince de Joinville (14 August ...

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Lauro Müller, Governador de Santa Catarina (1864 - 1926)

Lauro Severiano Müller (Itajaí, 8 de novembro de 1863 — Rio de Janeiro, 30 de julho de 1926) foi um político e diplomata brasileiro. Filho do imigrante alemão Peter Müller e Ana Maria Michels Müller, p...

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Henry Miller Shreve (1785 - 1851)

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY: Henry Miller Shreve was born in NJ, but moved to Fayette Co., PA in 1788, where his father purchased a grist mill from George Washington. The piece of land was called Washington's Bo...

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John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley (1798 - 1867)

John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley FRS FRAS (5 August 1798 – 27 October 1867) was an English astronomer. Wrottesley was the son of John Wrottesley, 1st Baron Wrottesley, and his first wife Lad...

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Brig.Gen. William Woodford (1734 - 1780)

William Woodford (6 October 1734 – 13 November 1780) was an American Revolutionary War general from Virginia. He was born in Caroline County, Virginia, in a town now known as Woodford. He served in...

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Brig. General Jethro Sumner (Continental Army) (1733 - 1785)

Jethro Exum Sumner (1733 – 18 March 1785) was a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Sumner's military service began in the French and Indian War, but he i...

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William Alexander, Earl of Stirling MP (1725 - 1783)

Son of James Alexander of New York the de jure 6th Earl of Stirling. He was the de jure 7th Earl of Stirling. Due to the political rights to Nova Scotia his exact descent from the first Earl was hidden...

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Brig. General John Armstrong, Sr. (Continental Army) (1717 - 1795)

. John Armstrong (October 13, 1717 – March 9, 1795) was an American civil engineer and soldier who served as a major general in the Revolutionary War. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress fo...

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Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol (1724 - 1779)

Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol, PC (19 May 1724 – 23 December 1779) was a British admiral and politician. Naval career Further information: Great Britain in the Seven Years War ...

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