Presidents Related To Other Famous Individuals Through Marriage
- George Washington's sister married a first cousin once removed of Meriwether Lewis
- Millard Fillmore's sixth cousin, twice removed, married J. P. Morgan
- John Adams's third cousin, three times removed, married Edward Everett
- John Quincy Adams's fourth cousin, twice removed, married Edward Everett
- George Washington's great-great aunt, married a first cousin, three times removed, of the wife of John Sevier
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