On This Day : October 26

1654 - Elizabeth PHILBRICK married E.P. GARLAND.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas PHILBRICK and Elizabeth ________.

1682 - Hester OVERTON born in Quakertown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Hester was the daughter of Samuel OVERTON and Hannah HALL.  Hester was my 9x-great grandmother.

1691 - Mary MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Mary was the daughter of John MAXSON and Judith CLARKE.

1774 - Anna HIGGINS born in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Anna was the daughter of Judiah H. HIGGINS and Mary HILL.

1782 - William Dabney Strother TAYLOR born.  William was the son of Richard TAYLOR and Sarah Dabney STROTHER.

1784 - Joseph WILLSON died in New Jersey.  Joseph was the son of Samuel WILLSON and Deborah WILLETS.

1793 - Elizabeth WRIGHT born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John WRIGHT and Sarah FLEMING.

1802 - Coleby CHEW died at sea en route from London to New York.  Coleby was the son of Samuel CHEW and Lucy MILLER.

1803 - Mordecai MENDENHALL married Eleanor EDWARDS in Jefferson County, Tennessee.  Mordecai was the son of Mordecai MENDENHALL and Charity BEESON.

1807 - Elizabeth MAXSON born in Green Briar Run, Virginia.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Zebulon MAXSON and Mary DAVIS.

1817 - Jemima UNTHANK married Levi L. JESSUP.  Jemima was the daughter of Allen UNTHANK and Jemima HUNT.

1820 - William E. LEE born.  William was the son of Robert E. LEE and Matilda SWAFFORD.

1821 - Clarissa MAXON born in Pennsylvania.  Clarissa was the daughter of Jesse MAXSON and Jane NANGLE.

1822 - Cary ROGERS died in Grafton, New York.  Cary was the son of Nathan ROGERS and Martha DAVIS.

1834 - Sarah HECK married Samuel SHOCKEY in Bracken County, Kentucky.  Sarah was the daughter of John HECK and Catherine KIMMER.

1835 - Martha Ann BALES born.  Martha was the daughter of Aaron BALES and Susannah RUSSELL.

1837 - William L. WARDLOW born in Brown County, Ohio.  William was the son of Henry WARDLAW and Mary L. PURDUM.

1871 - Nathan FLANAGAN married Eliza J. WILLIAMS.  Nathan was the son of William Jackson FLANAGAN and Elizabeth JACKSON.

1891 - Marvel RANDOLPH died.  Marvel was the daughter of Zebulon MAXSON and Mary DAVIS.

1893 - Lydia Sophia HANLIN died in Jay County, Indiana.  Lydia was the daughter of Lorenzo SHERMAN and Sophia MOULTON.

1899 - Euveda Bousman CANADAY born.  Euveda was the daughter of George Elwood CANADAY and Louise Effy BOUSMAN.

1900 - Frances Helen CHIVLARE died in Yankeetown, Warrick County, Indiana. Frances was the daughter of Isaac C. CHIVLARE and Florence FOLLOWAY.

1903 - Thomas Atkinson CHEW died in Cecil, New Jersey.  Thomas was the son of Thomas CHEW and Mary Atkinson.

1943 - Harley E. LEE died in Kansas City, Missouri.  Harley was the son of Charles LEE and Hazel BROWN.

1950 - Edwin Michael HINSHAW died in Groom, Carson County, Texas.  Edwin was the son of Solomon HINSHAW and Elizabeth J. BEALS.

1966 - Arthur WILDT died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Arthur was the son of Johannes Heinrich WILD and Emilie DEUTSCH.  Arthur was Corinne's 2x-great grandfather.