Famous Kin of
Amelia Earhart
Aviation Pioneer
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Gov. John Winthrop
Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
9th great-granduncle via Adam Winthrop III
Sir George Downing
Namesake of Downing Street in London
1st cousin 10 times removed via Adam Winthrop III
John Hancock
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
2nd cousin 5 times removed via James Hawke
Catherine Parr
6th Wife of King Henry VIII
2nd cousin 14 times removed via Sir Thomas Greene Jr.
Samuel Ward King
15th Governor of Rhode Island
3rd cousin 4 times removed via Clement King
Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley
Founder of Aetna Insurance
3rd cousin 4 times removed via Nathaniel Foote
Elizabeth (Kortright) Monroe
First Lady of President James Monroe
3rd cousin 5 times removed via John Cornell
Amos Lincoln
Boston Tea Party Participant
3rd cousin 5 times removed via John Fearing
Amelia Earhart photo by Pacific Aviation Museum (CC BY 2.0)
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