Genealogy: Quick Facts

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Large illustrated genealogical tree with detailed branches and leaves, featuring family names and a central family crest, representing the Lippincott family lineage.

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Anselm of Saint Mary, engraving by François Huret

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Ari Thorgilsson the Learned

Icelandic historian