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1. I was born in Malone, New York on June 30, 1819. Also, I died there on June 4, 1887. I attended the Franklin Academy and the University of Vermont, and I studied law in my hometown. I was Vice President to Rutherford B. Hayes. Who am I?
2. I married Continental Colonel Henry Knox on June 16, 1774. I was the daughter of Loyalists. Henry and I remained together for the rest of our lives. However, throughout most of the Revolutionary War, I was homeless. Who am I?
3. I was born in 1716 in the City of London and was educated at Eton and Cambridge. I am best known as a poet and in particular for a famous elegy. Who am I?
4. I was an American lawyer and a politician from Saint Joseph, Missouri. During the Civil War, I commanded troops in the Nebraska Territory, serving as part of the Union. Who am I?
5. I was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1815, and I briefly served in the Second Seminole War until I was assigned to garrison duty along the Canadian border. I was also aide-de-camp to Franklin Pierce in the Mexican-American War. Who am I?
6. I was born in Zlatitsa, Bulgaria. I fled to the Soviet Union in 1925, and in 1944, I returned to Bulgaria on a mission for my brother-in-law, Georgi Dimitrov. Who am I?
7. I was the son of a lieutenant of engineers, born in Magdeburg, Prussia. I lived from 1730 to 1794. I also became an American citizen by act of the Pennsylvania legislature in March of 1784. Who am I?
8. I was born in 1831 and died in 1888. I was a Union general in the Civil War and I was also a U.S. Army officer. I grew up in Somerset, Ohio but was born in Albany. Who am I?
9. I was a famous French sculptor. In 1883, I met Camille Claudel, who was a successful sculptor, and assisted me on some of my commissions. Who am I?
10. I attended to Alexis St. Martin's stomach injury after a hunting accident. St. Martin survived, but was forced to live with a hole in his stomach. In August of 1825, I relocated with St. Martin to Fort Niagara. Who am I?
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