Famous Kin of
Donnie Wahlberg
Singer and Movie Actor
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Sir Benjamin Thompson
Physicist and Inventor, aka Count Rumford
1st cousin 8 times removed via Lieut. James Simonds
Abigail (Smith) Adams
First Lady of President John Adams
3rd cousin 9 times removed via George Fowle
Samuel Howard
Boston Tea Party Participant
4th cousin 8 times removed via William Read
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Author of The Scarlet Letter
4th cousin 8 times removed via William Hathorne
Bathsheba (Ruggles) Spooner
First woman executed for murder in U.S. by non-British government
4th cousin 8 times removed via George Fowle
Calvin Coolidge
30th U.S. President
5th cousin 4 times removed via James Thompson
Louis Riel
Leader of the North West Rebellion
6th cousin 4 times removed via Francois Dubois dit Lafrance
Millard Fillmore
13th U.S. President
6th cousin 6 times removed via Reginald Foster
Elias Howe
Inventor, Lockstitch Sewing Machine
6th cousin 6 times removed via William Read
Lou (Henry) Hoover
First Lady of President Herbert Hoover
7th cousin 4 times removed via Richard Sawtell
Frederick Upton
Co-Founder of Whirlpool Corporation
7th cousin 4 times removed via Samuel Blodgett
Henry Lee Higginson
Founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
7th cousin 4 times removed via Edward Winn
Colonel Robert Gould Shaw
Principal character of film Glory portrayed by Matthew Broderick
7th cousin 5 times removed via George Fowle
William Howard Taft
27th U.S. President
7th cousin 6 times removed via John Tompkins
Julianne Hough
Singer, Dancer and Actress - “DWTS” Pro
8th cousin 1 time removed via Jean-Baptiste Gingras
Derek Hough
Dancer and Actor - “DWTS” Pro
8th cousin 1 time removed via Jean-Baptiste Gingras
Barbara (Pierce) Bush
First Lady of President George H.W. Bush
8th cousin 3 times removed via John Brooks
Pierre Trudeau
15th Prime Minister of Canada
8th cousin 3 times removed via Mathieu Amiot
Endicott Peabody
62nd Governor of Massachusetts
8th cousin 3 times removed via Thomas Putnam
Bill Weld
68th Governor of Massachusetts
8th cousin 3 times removed via Joseph Porter
Steve Young
Football Hall of Fame Quarterback
9th cousin 1 time removed via Mary Peabody
Justin Trudeau
23rd Prime Minister of Canada
9th cousin 2 times removed via Mathieu Amiot
Lucille Ball
TV Actress - “I Love Lucy”
9th cousin 3 times removed via Robert Andrews
Grace (Goodhue) Coolidge
First Lady of President Calvin Coolidge
9th cousin 4 times removed via Richard Gould of Bovingdon
Kate Upton
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Model
10th cousin 1 time removed via Samuel Blodgett
Grace Slick
Singer, Songwriter - Jefferson Airplane
10th cousin 1 time removed via Francis Peabody
Brian Wilson
Co-Founder of The Beach Boys
10th cousin 1 time removed via Samuel Walker
Dennis Wilson
Co-Founder of The Beach Boys
10th cousin 1 time removed via Samuel Walker
Carl Wilson
Co-Founder of The Beach Boys
10th cousin 1 time removed via Samuel Walker
Mike Love
Co-Founder of The Beach Boys
10th cousin 1 time removed via Samuel Walker
George H. W. Bush
41st U.S. President
10th cousin 2 times removed via William Read
Bob LaPalm
Band Member of Wildweeds and Clean Living
11th cousin 1 time removed via Pierre Miville dit LeSuisse
James Sherman
27th U.S. Vice-President
11th cousin 5 times removed via Goodspeed of Wingrave, Buckinghamshire
Gerald Ford
38th U.S. President
14th cousin 2 times removed via Goodspeed of Wingrave, Buckinghamshire
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