On This Day : July 16

1651 - Stephen PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Stephen was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.

1724 - Samuel CRANDALL born in Westerly, Rhode Island. Samuel was the son of Peter CRANDALL and Mary BURDICK.

1737 - Thankful MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Thankful was the daughter of John MAXSON and Thankful RANDALL.

1784 - Sarah OLIPHANT born.  Sarah was the daughter of John OLIPHANT and Hannah AMOS.

1818 - Mary CANADAY married Jehu CLARK.  Mary was the daughter of Charles CANADAY and Abigail FOSTER.

1825 - Andrew BEALS born in Clinton County, Ohio.  Andrew was the son of Nathan C. BEALS and Elizabeth CHEW.

1830 - Richard TAYLOR died.  Richard was the son of Richard TAYLOR and Catherine DAVIS.

1838 - Rachel LEMASTERS born in Shelby County, Ohio.  Rachel was the daughter of Luman Walker LEMASTERS and Nancy YOUNG.

1841 - Nathaniel CHEW died in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Nathaniel was the son of Jesse CHEW and Mary RICHARDS.  Nathaniel was my 5x-great grandfather.

1860 - Abraham Lincoln BRUNER born.  Abraham was the son of Andrew Jackson BRUNER and Selina HAWORTH.

1864 - Elizabeth Angeline KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John Wesley KING and Mary Catherine HENDRICKS.

1865 - John SLADE married Joanna McCLAIN in Clermont County, Ohio.  John was the son of Ezekial SLADE and Mary HODGKINS.

1893 - Nancy Elizabeth TOLLETT died in Pikeville, Tennessee.  Nancy was the daughter of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.

1896 - Eula Lee MATTHEWS born.  Eula was the daughter of Fitzhugh Lee MATTHEWS and Mary Elizabeth SWAFFORD.

1909 - Reed Thompson STROSNIDER born in Blacksville, Monongalia County, West Virginia.  Reed was the son of Earl Thompson STROSNIDER and Ethel Gertrude CHALFANT.

1910 - Nellie Myrtle BEALS married Albert Edward STOBER in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Nellie was the daughter of Nathan Thomas BEALS and Elizabeth Caroline POE.

1925 - Charles Alexander West CHEW died in Boyne City, Charlevoix County, Michigan.  Charles was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.

1940 - Beulah Sarah ROCKWELL died in Ft. Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio.  Beulah was the daughter of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.