In honor of Maryland Day, commemorating the founding of the colony on March 25,
1634, here is a list of my connections to Maryland notables per wikitree.com

14 degrees from Cecil Calvert
17 degrees from Spiro Agnew
17 degrees from Charles Bonaparte
15 degrees from Mary Brent
16 degrees from Anna Ella Carroll
15 degrees from Thomas Johnson
13 degrees from Francis Key
27 degrees from Thurgood Marshall
21 degrees from Michael Phelps
18 degrees from Edgar Allan Poe
20 degrees from Cal Ripken
18 degrees from Babe Ruth

More about them:

Cecil Calvert, Lord Baltimore, who established and managed the Province of Maryland as
a tolerant, proprietary colony for Catholics.

Spiro Agnew, Maryland Governor and US Vice President under Richard Nixon.

Charles Bonaparte, lawyer and political activist of French noble descent (grand-nephew
to Napoleon Bonaparte) who served in the cabinet of US President Theodore Roosevelt.

Mary Brent, Piscataway Native American woman who helped establish peaceful relations
between English immigrants and the native peoples.

Anna Ella Carroll, politician, pamphleteer, and lobbyist against slavery who served as an
advisor to US President Abraham Lincoln.

Thomas Johnson, Maryland's first elected governor and member of the US Supreme Court.

Francis Scott Key, author of the poem, "Defence of Fort McHenry", from which the United
States of America's national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner" is composed.

Thurgood Marshall, first African-American US Supreme Court justice.

Michael Phelps, competitive swimmer who is the most decorated Olympian of all time.

Edgar Allan Poe, author and poet considered the father of the modern detective story
and the psychological thriller.

Cal Ripken, Jr., Baseball Hall of Fame Superstar who holds the record for the most
consecutive games played.

Babe Ruth, one of the most celebrated baseball personalities in history.

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I have some ancestors that were actors, architects, astronauts, Afro-American, authors, bank robbers, boxers, comedians, detectives, ghosts, holocaust survivors
Indian chiefs, pro hockey players, singers and musicians, painters, physicians,
politicians, poets, popes, writers, WW I heroes. I guess that I am a collection of
all of them, as we ALL are.

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