On This Day : January 23

1553: Richard MASTERSON died in Ashford, Kent, England.  He was my 14x great-grandfather.


1728: Ann DAVIS born.  Ann was the daughter of John DAVIS and Elizabeth MAXSON.


1753: John WRIGHT married Hannah FESSENDEN in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  John was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.  Hannah was the daughter of William FESSENDEN and Martha BROWN.  They were my 7x great-grandparents.


1753: Petrus "Samuel" GROENENDYKE died in Flatbush, Long Island, New York.  Petrus was the son of Pieter GROENENDYKE and Marritie De La NOY.


1753: William TAYLOR born.  William was the son of George TAYLOR and Rachel GIBSON.


1780: Betty LANGWORTHY born.  Betty was the daughter of John LANGWORTHY and Altania BABCOCK.


1787: William WRIGHT born.  William was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Catherine APPLEGATE.


1804: Sarah WOOLSTON born in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Sarah was the daughter of Samuel WOOLSTON and Hannah HAINES.


1815: Adeline PIERCE born.  Adeline was the daughter of Elijah PIERCE and Patty MOULTON.


1816: Abigail GARFIELD died.  Abigail was the daughter of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail ________.


1819: Absalom HAWORTH born near Greenville, Tennessee.  Absalom was the son of Nathaniel HAWORTH and Anna OLIPHANT.


1820: Alfred JACOBS born in Brown County, Ohio.  Alfred was the son of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.


1825: Orange FISHER born.  Orange was the son of Daniel FISHER and Susannah REEVES.


1842: Isaac JESSOP died in Wayne County, Indiana.  Isaac was the son of Thomas JESSOP and Mary BEALS.


1844: Belinda HEGEMAN died.  Belinda was the daughter of Pieter ANTONIDES and Catherine VANDERVEER.


1845: Hannah Kuhl HIGGINS married John G. EWING in Raritan, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Hannah was the daughter of Judiah HIGGINS and Mary QUICK.


1845: Austin PEPPER born.  Austin was the son of William PEPPER and Eliza PIERCE.


1846: Michael JACOBS died in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Michael was the son of Johan Michael JACOBS and Maria Catherine CHERDRON.  He was my 5x great-grandfather.


1897: Frances E. WRIGHT born in Madison County, Indiana.  Frances was the daughter of James WRIGHT and Clara B. HICKS.


1903: Rachel LEWIS died.  Rachel was the daughter of John ROSS and Phoebe HEATON.


1909: Carrie SWAFFORD married Frank CROWLEY in Daviess County, Missouri.  Carrie was the daughter of John Marshall SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth LEE.


1943: Clara E. LAMBERTSON died in Atlanta, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Clara was the daughter of William COOK.  She was my 2x great-grandmother.


1976: Kenneth G. MILLER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Kenneth was the son of Arthur MILLER and Hallie Marie CHIVLARE.


1991: Charles D. PIERCE died in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  Charles was the son of William Francis PIERCE and Vida MADDOX.


2005: Sherman Stewart PEFLEY died in Marion, Grant County, Indiana.  Sherman was the son of Albert Duffey PEFLEY and Sarah May PEEPLES.  He was Eileen's grandfather.