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Howard Baldwin is an American entrepreneur and film producer. He is the CEO of Baldwin Entertainment, which has produced films such as the Academy Award-nominated Ray . Baldwin founded the New England ...

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8/15/2009
4/24/2024
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Howard Baldwin is an American entrepreneur and film producer. He is the CEO of Baldwin Entertainment, which has produced films such as the Academy Award-nominated Ray . Baldwin founded the New England ...

4/24/2024

Marie Hartig Kendall MP (1854 - 1943)

Marie Hartig Kendall was an American photographer. Her portrait photography and landscapes documented the Norfolk, Connecticut, area in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in the Alsace region...

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12/11/2023
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Marie Hartig Kendall MP (1854 - 1943)

Marie Hartig Kendall was an American photographer. Her portrait photography and landscapes documented the Norfolk, Connecticut, area in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Born in the Alsace region...

12/11/2023

William Gillette MP (1853 - 1937)

William Gillette was an American actor-manager, playwright, and stage-manager in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best remembered for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage and in a 1916 sile...

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5/11/2014
12/10/2023
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William Gillette MP (1853 - 1937)

William Gillette was an American actor-manager, playwright, and stage-manager in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best remembered for portraying Sherlock Holmes on stage and in a 1916 sile...

12/10/2023

Rev. Eliphalet Lyman (1754 - 1836)

Rev. Eliphalet Lyman Find A Grave Memorial ID # 65875159 He was born March 5, 1753, in Lebanon, Connecticut, was pastor of the Congregationalist church in Woodstock, from 1780-1825, and died Febru...

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Rev. Eliphalet Lyman (1754 - 1836)

Rev. Eliphalet Lyman Find A Grave Memorial ID # 65875159 He was born March 5, 1753, in Lebanon, Connecticut, was pastor of the Congregationalist church in Woodstock, from 1780-1825, and died Febru...

12/10/2023

Caleb Mallory, Jr. MP (1712 - c.1780)

Caleb Mallory was, according to the Office of the Connecticut State Historian, "a farmer and miller who lived with his wife, children, and grandchildren in the modern-day town of Washington." During t...

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5/27/2007
12/10/2023
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Caleb Mallory, Jr. MP (1712 - c.1780)

Caleb Mallory was, according to the Office of the Connecticut State Historian, "a farmer and miller who lived with his wife, children, and grandchildren in the modern-day town of Washington." During t...

12/10/2023

Adriaen Block (1567 - 1627)

English Wikipedia: Adriaen Block

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10/26/2013
8/21/2023
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10/26/2013

Adriaen Block (1567 - 1627)

English Wikipedia: Adriaen Block

8/21/2023

Silas Markham Brooks MP (1824 - 1906)

Silas Brooks was an early balloonist in Connecticut and is featured in the Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association. He flew more than 160 flights. His brother George worked with him. (bio by fa...

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9/10/2007
7/21/2023
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Silas Markham Brooks MP (1824 - 1906)

Silas Brooks was an early balloonist in Connecticut and is featured in the Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association. He flew more than 160 flights. His brother George worked with him. (bio by fa...

7/21/2023

Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold, V MP (1741 - 1801)

"The Traitor"

Biography Arnold (January 14, 1741 [O.S. January 3, 1740] – June 14, 1801) was a general during the American Revolutionary War who fought heroically for the American Continental Army—then defected to t...

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7/2/2007
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Maj. Gen. Benedict Arnold, V MP (1741 - 1801)

"The Traitor"

Biography Arnold (January 14, 1741 [O.S. January 3, 1740] – June 14, 1801) was a general during the American Revolutionary War who fought heroically for the American Continental Army—then defected to t...

7/21/2023

Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick, USA MP (1813 - 1864)

John Sedgwick (September 13, 1813 – May 9, 1864) was a teacher, a career military officer, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War. His death at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House is o...

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1/20/2007
7/21/2023
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Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick, USA MP (1813 - 1864)

John Sedgwick (September 13, 1813 – May 9, 1864) was a teacher, a career military officer, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War. His death at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House is o...

7/21/2023

Lt Col Thomas Knowlton MP (1740 - 1776)

A Patriot of the American Revolution for CONNECTICUT with the rank of LIEUTENANT COLONEL. DAR Ancestor #: A066850 Knowlton (22 November 1740 – 16 September 1776) was an American patriot who served in t...

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9/16/2008
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Lt Col Thomas Knowlton MP (1740 - 1776)

A Patriot of the American Revolution for CONNECTICUT with the rank of LIEUTENANT COLONEL. DAR Ancestor #: A066850 Knowlton (22 November 1740 – 16 September 1776) was an American patriot who served in t...

7/21/2023

Captain James Waterman Buddington MP (1839 - 1928)

"James", "james Budington", "James Waterman Budington"

Capt. James W. Buddington was the captain of the Margarett , the last whaling ship to ever sail out of Connecticut. The schooner left New London on 24 September 1908 and returned to port April 1909, cl...

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Captain James Waterman Buddington MP (1839 - 1928)

"James", "james Budington", "James Waterman Budington"

Capt. James W. Buddington was the captain of the Margarett , the last whaling ship to ever sail out of Connecticut. The schooner left New London on 24 September 1908 and returned to port April 1909, cl...

7/20/2023

Charles Whiting Storrs MP (1822 - 1885)

Along with his brother Augustus, donated land for the University of Connecticut: Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy : Dec 3 2016, 7:08:48 UTC

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3/27/2014
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Charles Whiting Storrs MP (1822 - 1885)

Along with his brother Augustus, donated land for the University of Connecticut: Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy : Dec 3 2016, 7:08:48 UTC

7/20/2023

Augustus Storrs MP (1817 - 1892)

Storrs (January 24, 1822 – September 1, 1884)[1] and Augustus Storrs (June 4, 1817 – March 3, 1892)[2] were American business partners and brothers who played a key role in establishing the Storrs Agri...

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6/30/2009
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6/30/2009

Augustus Storrs MP (1817 - 1892)

Storrs (January 24, 1822 – September 1, 1884)[1] and Augustus Storrs (June 4, 1817 – March 3, 1892)[2] were American business partners and brothers who played a key role in establishing the Storrs Agri...

7/20/2023

Babe Ruth MP (1895 - 1948)

"The Bambino", "The Sultan of Swat"

Major League baseball player Babe Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture. Ruth was the first player to hit 60 home runs in one season (1927), setting the season recor...

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6/14/2011
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Babe Ruth MP (1895 - 1948)

"The Bambino", "The Sultan of Swat"

Major League baseball player Babe Ruth is regarded as one of the greatest sports heroes in American culture. Ruth was the first player to hit 60 home runs in one season (1927), setting the season recor...

7/20/2023

Dean Parker Acheson was an American statesman and lawyer. As United States Secretary of State in the administration of President Harry S. Truman from 1949 to 1953, he played a central role in defining ...

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3/6/2009
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Dean Parker Acheson was an American statesman and lawyer. As United States Secretary of State in the administration of President Harry S. Truman from 1949 to 1953, he played a central role in defining ...

7/20/2023

DAR Ancestor #: A031141 Dearborn (February 23, 1751 – June 6, 1829) was an American physician, a statesman and a veteran of both the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Born to Simon Dearbo...

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7/22/2009
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DAR Ancestor #: A031141 Dearborn (February 23, 1751 – June 6, 1829) was an American physician, a statesman and a veteran of both the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Born to Simon Dearbo...

7/20/2023

Rev. Jonathan Edwards MP (1703 - 1758)

Rev. Jonathan Edwards Edwards was a preacher, theologian, and missionary to Native Americans. Edwards "is widely acknowledged to be America's most important and original philosophical theolog...

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7/9/2007
7/20/2023
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Rev. Jonathan Edwards MP (1703 - 1758)

Rev. Jonathan Edwards Edwards was a preacher, theologian, and missionary to Native Americans. Edwards "is widely acknowledged to be America's most important and original philosophical theolog...

7/20/2023

Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller, Jr. MP (1895 - 1983)

"Richard Fuller", "Bucky Fuller", "Bucky"

Information about Buckminster Fuller from Wikipedia Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American systems theorist, architect, engineer, author, designer, inventor, ...

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2/25/2012
7/20/2023
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2/25/2012

Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller, Jr. MP (1895 - 1983)

"Richard Fuller", "Bucky Fuller", "Bucky"

Information about Buckminster Fuller from Wikipedia Richard Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983) was an American systems theorist, architect, engineer, author, designer, inventor, ...

7/20/2023

J. Alden Weir MP (1852 - 1919)

Julian Alden Weir (August 30, 1852 – December 8, 1919) was an American impressionist painter and member of the Cos Cob Art Colony near Greenwich, Connecticut. Weir was also one of the founding members ...

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7/21/2014
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J. Alden Weir MP (1852 - 1919)

Julian Alden Weir (August 30, 1852 – December 8, 1919) was an American impressionist painter and member of the Cos Cob Art Colony near Greenwich, Connecticut. Weir was also one of the founding members ...

7/20/2023

Rev. Sun Myung Moon MP (1920 - 2012)

"文龍明"

Rev. Sun Myung Moon (Korean 문선명; born Mun Yong-myeong ; 25 February 1920 – 3 September 2012) was a Korean religious leader best known as the founder of the Unification Church, and for his claim that he...

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3/7/2012
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Rev. Sun Myung Moon MP (1920 - 2012)

"文龍明"

Rev. Sun Myung Moon (Korean 문선명; born Mun Yong-myeong ; 25 February 1920 – 3 September 2012) was a Korean religious leader best known as the founder of the Unification Church, and for his claim that he...

7/20/2023