On This Day : September 23

1649 - Elizabeth LONGHORNE born in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Nicholas Richard LONGHORNE and Mary CROSBY.  Elizabeth was my 9x-great grandmother.

1655 - Henry REYNOLDS born in Chichester, Sussex, England.  Henry was the son of William REYNOLDS and Margaret EXTON.  Henry was my 9x-great grandfather.

1689 - Judith MAXSON born.  Judith was the daughter of John MAXSON and Judith CLARKE.

1701 - Rachel HURLBUT born in Woodbury, Connecticut.  Rachel was the daughter of Joseph HURLBUT and Mary CASTLE.

1738 - Martha FESSENDEN married John CHENEY.  Martha was the daughter of William FESSENDEN and Martha WYETH.

1739 - Daniel MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Daniel was the son of John MAXSON and Thankful RANDALL.

1758 - Henry CHEW born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.  Henry was the son of Robert CHEW and Mary PERROTT.

1761 - Esther WALKER died.  Esther was the daughter of Benjamin PIERCE and Mary REED.

1775 - Thompson TAYLOR born.  Thompson was the son of Commodore Richard TAYLOR and Catherine DAVIS.

1780 - Christopher LEWIS born.  Christopher was the son of Daniel LEWIS.

1783 - Eli Stillman BAILEY born in West Greenwich, Rhode Island.  Eli was the son of Silas BAILEY and Amy STILLMAN.

1785 - Charles WRIGHT died in Cupar, Fife, Scotland.  Charles was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.

1791 - Mary HAWORTH born.  Mary was the daughter of Absalom HAWORTH and Mary WEST.

1794 - Elizabeth TAYLOR married Alexander McDONALD.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Zachary TAYLOR and Elizabeth LEE.

1826 - John ALLEN died.  John was the son of John ALLEN and Phebe SCARLETT.

1829 - Nathan S. WILLIAMS born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Nathan was the son of Richard WILLIAMS and Sarah RUSSELL.

1833 - John DAVIS married Loanery LAFOLLETT.  John was the son of Ananias DAVIS and Rebecca CLAYTON.

1846 - Nathan KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Nathan was the son of William KING and Nancy Ann OWINGS.

1853 - Charles MOULTON married Charlotte Cordelia PHILLIPS in Newark, Licking County, Ohio.  Charles was the son of Selah MOULTON and Lydia FINEL.

1872 - Bert Vernon SIGLER born in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Bert was the son of Daniel SIGLER and Minerva PIERCE. 

1903 - Sallie SWAFFORD married Frederick Oscar CHAMBERS in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Sallie was the daughter of John Aaron SWAFFORD and Bell SEABORN.

1908 - William Henry ALDERMAN born in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois.  William was the son of William ALDERMAN and Ida E. HOGA.

1936 - Ralph Arthur WILDT died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Ralph was the son of Arthur WILDT and Anna Magdalena DAMM.

1973 - Zula Lee KIRKPATRICK died in Richmond, Missouri.  Zula was the daughter of James Calvin SWAFFORD and Louisa Catherine LEE.