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of all persons for at least three generations, I have been content 

 to obtain that of the individual himself except in the cases of very 

 remarkable men or cases in which further birth-ranks were easily 

 found. 



ABBAS, BEN ABD-EL-MOTTALIB (566-652) [67], paternal 

 uncle of Mohammed and progenitor of the Abbasside dynasty. He 

 was son of Abd-al-Muttalib (499 — ) [A]. See Mohammed. 



ABBATUCCI, CHARLES (1771-1796) [45], a French general 

 who attained distinction before reaching the age of 25. He was son 

 of Jacques Pierre Abbatucci (1726-1812), a French general born in 

 Corsica. 



ADAMS FAMILY. Charles Francis Adams (1807—) [40], was 

 son of President John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) [32], who was 

 son of President John Adams (1735-1826) [43], who was son of 

 Deacon John Adams (1692 — ) [38], who was son of Joseph Adams 

 (1654 — ) [28], who was son of Joseph Adams (1626 — ) [A?]. The 

 wife of Joseph (1654) was Hannah Bass (1667 — ) [68-^-2], who was 

 granddaughter of John Alden (1599 — ). 



ABD-EL-KADER (1806—), an Arab emir in Algeria. "A man 

 of remarkable powers and accomplishments." He was son of 

 Mahiddin. 



AGASSIZ, LOUIS JOHN RUDOLPHE (1807-1873) [31], a 

 Swiss naturalist in America, son of Rudolphe Benjamin Agassiz 

 (1776-1837). His ancestors were clergymen for six generations. His 

 mother was the daughter of a physician. 



AGRIPPINA (B. C. 12— A. D. 33) [51], wife of Germanicus, 

 and "a woman of great ability, beauty and virtue." She was the 

 youngest daughter of Agrippa (B. C. 63 — A. D. 12). 



ALCIBIADES (B. C. 450-404) [A 2 ?], a famous Athenian states- 

 man and general. He was son of Cleinias who "greatly distinguished 

 himself at the naval battle of Artemisium," which was fought B. C. 

 480. 



ALEXANDER THE GREAT (B. C. 356-323) [26], the most 

 famous of Greek generals. He was son of Philip of Macedon (B. C. 



