Famous Kin of
Elias Howe
Inventor, Lockstitch Sewing Machine
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John Adams
2nd U.S. President and Signer of the Declaration of Independence
3rd cousin 3 times removed via Samuel Bass
George H. W. Bush
41st U.S. President
4th cousin 4 times removed via Nathaniel Richardson Jr.
George W. Bush
43rd U.S. President
4th cousin 5 times removed via Nathaniel Richardson Jr.
Jeb Bush
43rd Governor of Florida
4th cousin 5 times removed via Nathaniel Richardson Jr.
Lucretia (Rudolph) Garfield
First Lady of President James Garfield
5th cousin 1 time removed via John Stone
Brigham Young
2nd President of the Mormon Church
5th cousin 1 time removed via John Howe
Sir Benjamin Thompson
Physicist and Inventor, aka Count Rumford
5th cousin 2 times removed via Thomas Richardson
Joy Morton
Founder of Morton Salt Company
6th cousin 1 time removed via Simon Stone
Gilbert Clifford Noble
Co-Founder of Barnes & Noble
6th cousin 1 time removed via John Woods
Lucille Ball
TV Actress - “I Love Lucy”
6th cousin 2 times removed via John Howe
Charles Edward Merrill
Co-Founder of Merrill Lynch & Company
6th cousin 2 times removed via John Stone
Robert H. Goddard
Inventor of First Liquid-propelled Rocket
6th cousin 2 times removed via Simon Stone
Barbara (Pierce) Bush
First Lady of President George H.W. Bush
6th cousin 3 times removed via William Read
Nancy (Davis) Reagan
First Lady of President Ronald Reagan
6th cousin 3 times removed via Samuel Bass
Thomas J. Watson, Jr.
President and CEO of I.B.M.
6th cousin 3 times removed via John Howe
Steve Young
Football Hall of Fame Quarterback
6th cousin 4 times removed via John Howe
Endicott Peabody
62nd Governor of Massachusetts
6th cousin 4 times removed via Thomas Richardson Jr.
Kyra Sedgwick
TV and Movie Actress
6th cousin 5 times removed via Thomas Richardson Jr.
Kate Upton
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover Model
6th cousin 5 times removed via John Stone
Brian Wilson
Co-Founder of The Beach Boys
6th cousin 5 times removed via William Ward
Dennis Wilson
Co-Founder of The Beach Boys
6th cousin 5 times removed via William Ward
Carl Wilson
Co-Founder of The Beach Boys
6th cousin 5 times removed via William Ward
Mike Love
Co-Founder of The Beach Boys
6th cousin 5 times removed via William Ward
Donnie Wahlberg
Singer and Movie Actor
6th cousin 6 times removed via William Read
Albert G. Spalding
Co-Founder of Spalding Sporting Goods Co.
8th cousin 2 times removed via Edward Frost