On This Day : August 17

1639 - Abigail PIERCE born.  Abigail was the daughter of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.

1660 - Alice MARIS born in Inkborough, Worchestershire, England.  Alice was the daughter of George MARIS and Alice ________.

1700 - Jane PHILBRICK married Joseph CRAM.  Jane was the daughter of Thomas PHILBRICK and Hannah FRENCH.

1711 - Johanna ANTONIDES married Cornelius RAPELJE.  Johanna was the daughter of Vincentius ANTONIDES and Anatie VAN COUVENHAVEN.

1745 - Sarah MILLS born.  Sarah was the daughter of Henry MILLS and Hannah THORNBURG.

1764 - Sarah MADISON born.  Sarah was the daughter of James MADISON and Eleanor Rose CONWAY.

1799 - Lorenzo Dow BURDICK born.  Lorenzo was the son of Hazard BURDICK and Esther SHIRLEY.

1816 - William CHEW born.  William was the son of Joseph CHEW and Elizabeth THOMAS.

1823 - Elizabeth Ann CARTER born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John CARTER and Sarah BEALS.

1833 - John Vorhees LAMBERTSON born in New Jersey.  John was the son of John LAMBERTSON and Sarah A. WILLSON.

1836 - Anna Maria MILLS married Jeremiah HADLEY.  Anna was the daughter of  Henry MILLS and Hannah WOODWARD.

1849 - Samuel PIERCE died.  Samuel was the son of Seth PIERCE and Bethiah FIELD.

1865 - Emily J. ALDERMAN married Edward SOLMAN.  Emily was the daughter of James W. ALDERMAN and Nancy J. WILSON.

1870 - William SWAFFORD married Mary E. EVANS in McMinn County, Tennessee.  William was the son of Portman SWAFFORD and Drucilla KELTNER.

1870 - Carmon W. LAMBERTSON died in German Township, Montgomery County, Ohio.  Carmon was the son of John LAMBERTSON and Sarah A. WILLSON.

1889 - Grace HEATH born.  Grace was the daughter of U.S. Grant HEATH and Martha Ann SWAFFORD.

1898 - Fleta SWAFFORD born in Richmond, Missouri.  Fleta was the daughter of James J. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth Ann Gant HANKINS.

1901 - Josiah STOUT died.  Josiah was the son of Jesse STOUT and Sarah MORRISON.