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While reviewing the information about Valentine Prentice, we came across an interesting page about Famous People Related to Valentine Prentice . Some famous, and less famous, kin:

1. First Lady:
   Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, wife of President James A. Garfield, wasn't interested in the social duties of the First Lady, but her genuine hospitality made her gatherings very enjoyable.
   Relationship: 4th Great Grand Niece.

2. Massachusetts Representative:
   Samuel Adams (1722-1803):
   He helped to organize the Boston Tea Party. From the beginning he was a loud voice for independence.
   Relationship: 2nd Cousin 4 times removed

3. First Lady:
   Jane Means Appleton Pierce was an American First Lady and the wife of President Franklin Pierce. The social obligations of First Lady were a constant struggle for her, but she found solace in her close friends.
   Relationship: 2nd Cousin 5 times removed

4. American Author:
   Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882):
   American author, poet, and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson first formulated the philosophy of Transcendentalism. His essay "Nature" expresses this philosophy. He also wrote "The Concord Hymn" and coined the phrase "the shot heard round the world."
   Relationship: 2nd Cousin 6 times removed

5. First Lady:
   Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge (1879-1957). Shewas a strong support to her husband, Calvin Coolidge, during his rise in politics. Her extroverted friendliness brought balance to his shyness.
   Relationship: 2nd Cousin 8 times removed

6. American Actor:
   Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957):
   In 1999, the American Film Institute named Humphrey DeForest Bogart the "Greatest Male Star of All Time". Bogart played in such movies as "The Maltese Falcon", "The Big Sleep", "Casablanca", "Treasure of Sierra Madre", "The African Queen" and "The Caine Mutiny".
   Relationship: 2nd Cousin 8 times removed

7. American Poet:
   Robert Frost (1874-1963): American Poet
   Robert Frost is remembered for his award-winning American poetry. He was the recipient of 4 Pulitzer Prizes and read his poem "The Gift Outright" at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy.
   Relationship: 2nd Cousin 8 times removed

8. Prentice Genealogist
   Linus Joseph Dewald Jr. (1932-....): Prentice Genealogist
   He published several Prentice genealogy books and in 1997 established the Prentice Newsletter on the Internet which contained world wide information about people surnamed Prentice,Prentis and Prentiss.
   Relationship: 12th generation direct descendant

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