Surname Saturday : Broughton

The BROUGHTON surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the surname are English.

Ahnentafel # 3339 : Mary Broughton (1654-1689).  Mary was born February 18, 1654 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  She married James Bennett (1652-1675). James was born February 14, 1652 in Tenterden, Kent, England.  They had one daughter.  James died May 19, 1676 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts during King Phillip's War.  Mary married secondly to Benoni Stebbins (1655-1704).  Benoni was born January 23, 1655.  They had six children.  Benoni died February 29, 1704 in Deerfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts during the Indian raid.  Mary died August 2, 1689 at Deerfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

Ahnentafel # 6678 : John Broughton (1615-1662).  John was born in 1615 in Chester, Buckinghamshire, England.  He married Hannah Bascom (1638-1681) on November 15, 1650 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.  Hannah was born in 1638 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.  They had five children. Hannah died March 1681 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  John died March 16, 1662 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

Ahnentafel # 13356 : Thomas Broughton (   -1689).  Thomas died June 19, 1689.  He married Mary Briscoe.  Nothing further known.

Related blog posts :

• Mary Broughton (b. February 16, 1653/54)

Surname Saturday – create a post in which you discuss a surname and mention its origins, its geographical location(s) and how it fits into your genealogy research. Surname Saturday is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.

Surname Saturday : Bennett

The BENNETT surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the surname are English.  There is much to learn about this line.

Stories and history : 

Ahnentafel # 1669 : Mary Bennett (1675-aft1718).  Mary was born December 10, 1675 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  She married before 1697 to John Field (1673-1718).  John was born December 8, 1673 in Deerfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts and died February 17, 1718 in Coventry, Windham County, Connecticut.  They raised a family of 6 children in Deerfield.  They were victims of the Indian attack at Deerfield in 1704, where Mary and their daughter Mary and son John were taken captive, while ten month old daughter Sarah was murdered.  Mary was later ransomed back, she was living at the time of John's will.

Ahnentafel # 3338 : James Bennett (1652-1675). James was born February 14, 1652 in Tenterden, Kent, England.  He married February 16, 1675 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts to Mary Broughton (1654-1689).  Mary was born February 18, 1654 in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts and died August 2, 1689 in Deerfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  James died May 19, 1676 at Northapmton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts in a fight with the Indians.

Related blog posts :

• Today in my database : Mary Bennett (b. December 10, 1675)

• James Bennett (b. Febraury 14, 1651/52)

Surname Saturday – create a post in which you discuss a surname and mention its origins, its geographical location(s) and how it fits into your genealogy research. Surname Saturday is an ongoing series at GeneaBloggers.

On This Day : November 19

1691 - John BROUGHTON married Hannah BASCOM.  John was the son of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.

1692 - Michael NEWBOLD died in Burlington, New Jersey.  Michael was the son of Thomas NEWBOLD and Joanna SYMMS.  Michael was my 9x-great grandfather.

1722 - Johann Jurgen KAHRE married Anna Katherine STEINMEIER in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Johann was Corinne's 8x-great grandfather.

1738 - Anna PHILBRICK married Ebenezer SHAW.  Anna was the daughter of Thomas PHILBRICK and Abigail ________.

1747 - Hannah PIERCE born.  Hannah was the daughter of Josiah PIERCE and Miriam COOK.

1762 - Martha TAYLOR died in Orange County, Virginia.  Martha was the daughter of Roger THOMPSON.  Martha was my 9x-great grandfather.

1769 - Anne HAINES born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Anne was the daughter of Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB.

1771 - Jeremiah HAINES born.  Jeremiah was the son of Robert HAINES and Rahcel VENICOMB.

1777 - Levi HEATON married Phebe COOK.  Levi was the son of Samuel HEATON.

1823 - Sarah SWAFFORD born.  Sarah was the daughter of Thomas SWAFFORD and Nellie HOWARD.

1857 - Abraham B. JACOBS married Harriette RIFE in Wayne County, Ohio.  Abraham was the son of David JACOBS and Barbara BYERS.

1867 - William Augustus McPHEETERS married Laura WALWORTH.  William was the son of James Augustus McPHEETERS and Maria DUNBAR.

1873 - Sarah Agnes PETRY died.  Sarah was the daughter of Levi W. PETRY and Susannah COFFMAN.

1885 - William H. BAILS married Mary E. PENDLETON in McComb County, Ohio.  William was the son of Abraham L. BAILS and Elizabeth HART.

1886 - Hannah GROENENDYKE died.  Hannah was the daughter of Thomas BEARD and Elizabeth DICKS.

1887 - Nancy Jane TOLLETT born.  Nancy was the daughter of Major C. TOLLETT and Amanda SWAFFORD.

1900 - William SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  William was the son of William E. SWAFFORD and Mary Lou SHERRILL.

1901 - Vernon SIGLER born in Madison County, Indiana.  Vernon was the son of John H. SIGLER and Nelia KIMMERLING.

1902 - Lowell Leslie PEFLEY born in Wabash County, Indiana.  Lowell was the son of Albert Duffey PEFLEY and Sarah May PEEPLES.

1907 - Ernest Ovid LEWIS born in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Ernest was the son of Lawrence Solomon LEWIS and Ruth Alice SILLS.

1908 - Frank Raymond LAMBERTSON born in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Frank was the son of Bert Sigler LAMBERTSON and Marie WILLIAMS.

On This Day : November 15

1650 - John BROUGHTON married Hannah BASCOM in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.  John was the son of Thomas BROUGHTON and Mary BRISCOE.  Hannah was the daughter of Thomas BASCOM.  They were my 10x-great grandparents.

1684 - Alice MARIS married Jacob SIMCOCK in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Alice was the daughter of George MARIS and Alice ________.

1730 - Richard BEESON married Ann BROWN in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Richard was the son of Richard BEESON and Charity GRUBB.

1738 - Thomas BROUGHTON married Adrie CRANE.  Thomas was the son of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.

1794 - Theophilus McPHEETERS born. Theophilus was the son of James Moore McPHEETERS and Elizabeth COALTER.

1795 - James TAYLOR married Keturah MOSS.  James was the son of James TAYLOR and Ann HUBBARD.

1798 - Rebecca WEST married Abner LOWE in Jefferson County, Tennessee.  Rebecca was the daughter of Thomas WEST and Rachel OLIPHANT.

1815 - Rebecca NESBIT married Aaron LEWIS in Harrison County, Kentucky. Rebecca was the daughter of Samuel NESBIT and Mary BERRY.

1850 - Josiah WHITE died.  Josiah was the son of John WHITE and Rebecca HAINES.

1859 - Pamelia Susan FLANAGAN married Allen Jackson BIRDWELL in DeSoto, Louisiana. Pamelia was the daughter of William Jackson FLANAGAN and Elizabeth JACKSON.

1866 - Frances COIT died.  Frances was the daughter of Coleby CHEW and Frances LEARNED.

1874 - Friedrich Heinrich WILD born in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Friedrich was the son of Johannes Heinrich WILD and Emilie DEUTSCH.

1875 - Mary Elizabeth LEE married John Marshall SWAFFORD in Ray County, Missouri. Mary was the daughter of Burrell Russell LEE and Elizabeth W. NAIL.

1884 - Mary Ellen SWAFFORD married Robert Farrell GILLILAND in Monroe County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Peter Kirkpatrick SWAFFORD and Mary Ann CROCKETT.  Mary was my 3x-great grandmother.

1884 - Mattie SWAFFORD born in Bradley County, Tennessee.  Mattie was the daughter of John Aaron SWAFFORD and Bell SEABORN.

1885 - Wesley T. METZNER married Mary Emma ROSER in Jay County, Indiana.  Wesley was the son of John METZNER and Catharine YOUNG.

1893 - Haley Mae MATTHEWS born.  Haley was the daughter of Fitzhugh Lee MATTHEWS and Mary Elizabeth SWAFFORD.

1900 - Gladies HALE born.  Gladies was the daughter of Albert HALE and Elnora Jane McLANE.

1926 - Isaac Luther ERVIN died in White County, Indiana.  Isaac was the son of Moses ERVIN and Martha SMITH.

1949 - George Elmer HALEY died in Mt. Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio.  George was the son of William W. HALEY and Jane Elizabeth OWEN.

1995 - Leslie Howard SWAFFORD died in Kansas City, Kansas.  Leslie was the son of John William SWAFFORD and Viola Mae MILLER.

On This Day : November 6

1643 - Thomas SCOTT died in Hartford, Connecticut.  Thomas was the son of Henry SCOTT and Martha WHATLOCK.  Thomas was my 11x-great grandfather.

1678 - John SPOFFORD died in Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts.  John was the son of John SPOFFORD.  John was my 10x-great grandfather.

1683 - Thomas PIERCE died in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Thomas was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth ________.  Thomas was my 10x-great grandfather.

1686 - Rose HIGGINS born.  Rose was the daughter of Jedediah HIGGINS and Mary NEWBOLD.

1702 - Joseph WILLETS married Deborah SEAMAN in Hempstead, Long Island, New York.  Deborah was the daughter of John SEAMAN and Maria MOORE.  They were my 9x-great grandparents.

1717 - Hannah BROUGHTON married Humphrey BALLARD.  Hannah was the daughter of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.

1745 - Ruth PIERCE born.  Ruth was the daughter of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail ________.

1782 - Eleazer HUNT married Lydia WORLEY in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Eleazer was the son of William HUNT and Sarah MILLS.

1859 - Miles CHEVALIER married Louisa Jane BOYER.  Louisa was the daughter of Christopher C. BOYER and Nancy Ann McCOOL.  They were Corinne's 3x-great grandparents.

1883 - Barb M. METZNER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Barb was the daughter of William F. METZNER and Mary Ann HALEY.

1883 - Pearl M. METZNER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Pearl was the daughter of William F. METZNER and Mary Ann HALEY.

1907 - John THOMPSON died in Davis County, Iowa.  John was the son of Joseph THOMPSON and Amy BEALS.

1962 - James Grover SWAFFORD died in Richmond, Missouri.  James was the son of Thomas A. SWAFFORD and Lora E. McCANDLESS.

1977 - Jessie Helen WEDDLE died in Fresno, California.  Jessie was the daughter of Landon Marcellus SWAFFORD and Bertie Bell MARSH.

1996 - Hugh Lee BURCHFIEL died.  Hugh was the son of Robert Burrell BURCHFIEL and Julia Bell BRUNER.

On This Day : October 29

1652 - Daniel EDGE born.  Daniel was the son of George EDGE and Joan ________.

1652 - Joseph EDGE born.  Joseph was the son of George EDGE and Joan ________.

1664 - Anton SCHWARTZ died in Egenhausen, Württemberg. Anton was the son of Hans SCHWARTZ and Catherina ________.  Anton was my 10x-great grandfather.

1678 - John BROUGHTON married Elizabeth WOODRUFF.  John was the son of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.

1750 - Cornelius SUTTON born in New Jersey.  Cornelius was the son of Amos SUTTON and Jane CLAWSON.  Cornelius was my 5x-great grandfather.

1776 - Anna Catherine Louisa KAHRE born in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Friedrich KAHRE and Anna Marie Wilhelmine KIRSCHOFF.

1797 - Susanna MAXSON married John PEABODY.  Susanna was the daughter of John MAXSON and Darcis NILES.

1813 - Lydia TYSON died.  Lydia was the daughter of William BEALS and Rachel GREEN.

1827 - Elizabeth SHAW born in Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of William SHAW and Mary HECK.  Elizabeth was my 3x-great grandmother.

1834 - Lydia MILLER married Jacob M. PETRY.  Lydia was the daughter of George MILLER and Catherine PETRY.

1840 - Susanna WRIGHT married William Riley HALL in Brown County, Ohio.  Susanna was the daughter of George WRIGHT and Elizabeth ROBINS.

1840 - Melinda JACOBS married Henry S. KIMBALL in Ohio.  Melinda was the daughter of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.

1848 - Mary HEATON married Bennett KRATZER in Brown County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of James R. HEATON and Elizabeth JACOBS.

1851 - Mary Elizabeth HALL born.  Mary was the daughter of Joshua HALL and Rebecca CAMPBELL.

1873 - Elizabeth Rachel GEGENHEIMER born in Huron, Erie County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of August GEGENHEIMER and Sarah C. HALEY.

1883 - Townsend W. HEATON born.  Townsend was the son of Townsend HEATON and Mary Louise WINTERS.

1900 - Elleiny LEWIS died in Huntington County, Indiana.  Elleiny was the daughter of Jacob LEWIS and Margaret COOK.

1900 - Everet B. LEWIS died in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Everet was the son of Jacob LEWIS and Margaret COOK.

1908 - Robert C. WEHRLY born in Ridgeville, Randolph County, Indiana.  Robert was the son of John William WEHRLY and Esther L. WHITE.

1920 - Louisa WARDLOW died in Schuyler County, Missouri.  Louisa was the daughter of James R. HEATON and Elizabeth JACOBS.

1945 - Patricia Lou LeMASTER died in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  Patricia was the daughter of Chesley Franklin LeMASTER and Clara Louise BURKEY.

On This Day : September 6

1692 - Ebenezer BROUGHTON died.  Ebenezer was the son of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.

1717 - Ruth KENYON born.  Ruth was the daughter of Nathaniel KENYON and Eleanor UTTER.

1736 - Jeremiah HAINES married Hannah BONNELL in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Jeremiah was the son of William HAINES and Sarah PAINE.  Hannah was the son of Robert BONNELL and Frances GOODWIN.  They were my 7x-great grandparents.

1742 - Ann CRANDALL married Henry HALL.  Ann was the daughter of Samuel CRANDALL and Sarah KENYON.

1754 - Thomas ALLEN died in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Thomas was the son of John ALLEN and Phebe SCARLETT.

1810 - Josiah WHITE married Elizabeth WHITE.  Josiah was the son of John WHITE and Rebecca HAINES.

1814 - Jesse WILLIAMS died.  Jesse was the son of Richard WILLIAMS and Sarah BALDWIN.

1820 - Lucy CHEW married James Morgan SMITH.  Lucy was the son of Samuel CHEW and Sarah SABIN.

1825 - Samuel Loveland ANDERSON born.  Samuel was the son of Elijah ANDERSON and Susannah WILLIAMS.

1830 - Hannah TOMLINSON died.  Hannah was the daughter of John HILLIER and Frances HAINES.

1833 - Elizabeth DALBY married William CLEMONS in Greene County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Joel DALBY and Elizabeth SMITH.

1834 - James GROENENDYKE married Charity DURMAN in Fayette County, Indiana.  James was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Joannah ANTONIDES.

1834 - William B. JACOBS married Mary EDWARDS in Brown County, Ohio.  William was the son of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.

1838 - Rebecca POE died.  Rebecca was the daughter of John W. POE and Elizabeth RAINS.

1870 - Aaron Daniel SWAFFORD born.  Aaron was the son of John Daniel SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth KEARLEY.

1874 - Charles Elery JACOBS born in Milton Township, Ashland County, Ohio.  Charles was the son of William JACOBS and Catherine EICHELBERGER.

1880 - Cheney ERVIN died in White County, Indiana.  Cheney was the son of Moser ERVIN and Martha SMITH.

1883 - Cora Mae PATTERSON died in LaCygne, Linn County, Kansas.  Cora was the daughter of Norman Delmar PATTERSON and Alice Elizabeth LAVELY.

1992 - Robert C. HUNT died.  Robert was the son of James Clarence HUNT and Loraine KNEPPER.

On This Day : August 26

1656 - Jean CHERDRON married Susanne CENSIER in Otterberg, Pfalz.  Jean was the son of Daniel CHERDRON and Susanne CHAPPE.  Susanne was the daughter of Jean CENSIER and Marie BAILLARD.  They were my 9x-great grandparents.

1667 - Anna WEBB died in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  Anna was the daughter of John BASSETT and Margery ________.  Anna was my 10x-great grandmother.

1692 - Ebenezer BROUGHTON born.  Ebenezer was the son of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.

1714 - Moses HURLBUT born in Woodbury, Connecticut.  Moses was the son of Joseph HURLBUT and Mary CASTLE.  Moses was my 7x-great grandfather.

1765 - Samuel CHEW married Margaret TURNER.  Samuel was the son of Jeffrey CHEW and Amy DRIVER.

1767 - Magdalene STRADER born in Hampshire County, Virginia.  Magdalene was the daughter of Christopher STRADER and Elizabeth BUSH.  Magdalene was Corinne's 6x-great grandmother.

1778 - Samuel PIERCE died.  Samuel was the son of Seth PIERCE and Bethiah FIELD.

1788 - Samuel BURDICK born.  Samuel was the son of Hazard BURDICK and Esther SHIRLEY.

1833 - Andrew Jackson JACOBS born in Brown County, Ohio.  Andrew was the son of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.

1836 - Robert H. DEACON married Sarah B. GASKILL in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Robert was the son of Joseph DEACON and Beulah HAINES.

1839 - Benjamin Franklin CROCKETT born.  Benjamin was the son of John CROCKETT and Susan HAYDEN.

1884 - Luella BALDWIN married John D. RATHFON in Wayne County, Indiana.  Luella was the daughter of Cyrus A. BALDWIN and Barbara SHERRICK.

1896 - Ethel KING born in Indiana.  Ethel was the daughter of Albert Edward KING and Sarah Emma GEISEL.

1904 - Nancy LeMASTERS died in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana.  Nancy was the daughter of Phillip YOUNG and Nancy Ann McLANE.  Nancy was my 3x-great grandmother.

1908 - Mattie SWAFFORD married Napoleon BROTHERTON in Hamilton County, Tennessee.  Mattie was the daughter of John Aaron SWAFFORD and Bell SEABORN.

1910 - Isaac LEMASTERS died in Madison Township, Jasper County, Missouri.  Isaac was the son of Isaac LEMASTERS and Hannah Elizabeth COLEMAN.

1971 - Charles G. LEE died in Kansas City, Kansas.  Charles was the son of Gordon A. LEE and Lucretta REEDER.

On This Day : August 8

1652 - Joseph SCHÜRCH born.  Joseph was the son of Peter SCHÜRCH and Anna REINHARD.


1706 - Nicholas FESSENDEN married Sarah Parker COOLEDGE.  Nicholas was the son of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.


1707 - Thomas BROUGHTON born.  Thomas was the son of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.


1711 - Esther WILLSON born.  Esther was the son of Samuel WILLSON and Hester OVERTON.


1722 - Rebecca ALLEN born.  Rebecca was the daughter of John ALLEN and Amy COX.


1725 - Ann LEWIS born.  Ann was the daughter of John LEWIS and Anna CLARKE.


1769 - Rebecca HILLYARD born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Rebecca was the daughter of Isaac HILLIER and Sarah HAINES.


1787 - David OSBORNE married Lydia DAVIS in Guilford County, North Carolina.  David was the son of Matthew OSBORNE and Mary REYNOLDS.


1791 - John WRIGHT born.  John was the son of John WRIGHT and Sarah FLEMING.


1810 - Mary ROBINS married Samuel PANGBURN in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.  Mary was the daughter of Obadiah ROBINS and Susannah HODGKINS.


1824 - Cornelius S. DAVIS born. Cornelius was the son of Nathan J. DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.


1832 - Cornelius ANTONIDES died.  Cornelius was the son of Pieter ANTONIDES and Catherine VANDERVEER.


1836 - Robert Conway RINEHART died in Henry County, Indiana.  Robert was the son of Jacob RINEHART and Mary ADNEY.


1839 - Sarah Springer CHEW married Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Sarah was the daughter of Elisha Dunham CHEW and Elizabeth HERITAGE.


1853 - Nathan HUNT died.  Nathan was the son of William HUNT and Sarah MILLS.


1856 - James Smith MAXSON born in Wisconsin.  James was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Christiana DAVIS.


1860 - Charles Alexander West CHEW born in Darke County, Ohio.  Charles was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.


1881 - Franklin Ault LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Franklin was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1902 - Erma M. RANTS born.  Erma was the daughter of Homer RANTS and Caroline KADERLY.


1905 - Erma Rhea BERGMAN born in Jay County, Indiana.  Erma was the daughter of George Calvin BERGMAN and Nora May STOLZ.


1905 - Anderson LEE died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Anderson was the son of Burrell Russell LEE and Louhaney SWAFFORD.


1921 - Opul Louise CUMMINGS died in Clay Township, Dunklin County, Missouri.  Opul was the daughter of John James CUMMINGS and Zella May MEREDITH.

On This Day : June 19

1614 - Ulrich SCHÜRCH born in Switzerland. Ulrich was the son of Casper SCHÜRCH and Margaret TRÜSSEL.  Ulrich was my 9x-great grandfather.


1689 - Thomas BROUGHTON died.  Thomas was my 11x-great grandfather.


1697 - Mary BROUGHTON born.  Mary was the daughter of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.


1756 - Judith MAXSON born.  Judith was the daughter of Samuel MAXSON and Ruth ROGERS.


1780 - Sarah SHIRK married Adam FRANTZ.  Sarah was the daughter of Ulrich SCHERCH and Anna SWARR.


1786 - Samuel STANLEY died in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Samuel was the son of Strangeman STANLEY and Jemima MILLS.


1804 - Sarah CHEW married David REES.  Sarah was the daughter of Major James CHEW and Mary CALDWELL.


1817 - Eliza Ann H. DEACON died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Eliza Ann was the daughter of Joseph DEACON and Beulah HAINES.


1821 - Edward FINEL died in East Poultney, Rutland County, Vermont.  Edward was the son of Edward FINEL and Sarah GREEN.  Edward was my 5x-great grandfather.


1824 - Anne Marie Louise KAHRE married Johann Heinrich Wilhelm OTTERBUSCH.  Anne was the daughter of Heinrich Hermann KAHRE and Anna Marie Elisabeth KAHRE.


1856 - Abraham Leander SHERRICK born in Mifflin Township, Ashland County, Ohio.  Abraham was the son of David SHERRICK and Susan JACOBS.


1871 - Margaret HARVEY died in Tennessee.  Margaret was the daughter of Charles CANADAY and Sarah RUSSELL.


1883 - Osker LEE born.  Osker was the son of Robert James LEE and Elizabeth A. CARLISLE.


1971 - Nora May BERGMAN died.  Nora was the daughter of George W. STOLZ and Catherine E. METZNER.

On This Day : May 2

1688 - Jonathan HAINES born.  Jonathan was the son of John HAINES and Esther BORTON.


1690 - Moses MENDENHALL married Elizabeth BACON in Berkshire, England.  Moses was the son of Thomas MENDENHALL and Joane STROADE.


1709 - Nathaniel STILLMAN born.  Nathaniel was the son of George STILLMAN and Deborah CRANDALL.


1711 - Samuel BROUGHTON married Martha LILLY.  Samuel was the son of John BROUGHTON and Elizabeth WOODRUFF.


1728 - Johann Jurgen KAHRE born.  Johann was the son of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Anna Katherine STEINMEIER.


1735 - Joseph CRANDALL married Edith HISCOX.  Joseph was the son of Eber CRANDALL and Patience LAMPHERE.


1746 - Rachel HARVEY born.  Rachel was the daughter of Isaac HARVEY and Martha NEWLIN.


1764 - Curtiss HURLBUT born in Woodbury, Connecticut.  Curtis was the son of Moses HURLBUT and Rebecca WARNER.


1780 - Mary CHEW born in New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of Jesse CHEW and Mary RICHARDS.


1788 - Ann HUNT married Jacob ROGERS.  Ann was the daughter of Thomas HUNT and Ann BEALS.


1790 - Abner PHILBRICK died.  Abner was the son of Thomas PHILBRICK and Abigail ________.


1800 - Peter GROENENDYKE born in New Jersey.  Peter was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Joannah ANTONIDES.


1807 - Rebecca PATRICK died.  Rebecca was the daughter of John PATRICK and Janett McPHEETERS.


1816 - Mary HODGKINS married William ELLIS in Clermont County, Ohio.  Mary was the daughter of James HODGKINS and Hannah ALFORD.


1817 - Thomas KING born in Ohio.  Thomas was the son of William KING and Sarah SULLIVAN.


1818 - John WARDLAW born.  John was the son of James WARDLAW and Eleanor IRWIN.


1831 - Thomas HECK married Mary CARTER in Bracken County, Kentucky.  Thomas was the son of George HECK and Nancy SHOCKY.


1837 - Anderson LEE born in Tennessee.  Anderson was the son of Burrell Russell LEE and Louhaney SWAFFORD.


1853 - Arminda S. DAVIS born in Doddridge County, Virginia.  Arminda was the daughter of Cornelius S. DAVIS and Elizabeth Johnson SUTTON.


1853 - James WARDLAW died in Woodford County, Kentucky.  James was the son of William WARDLAW and Jane HARPER.


1855 - Edmund FISHER born.  Edmund was the son of Lewis W. FISHER and Rebecca MARSHALL.


1862 - Daniel ADNEY died in Union County, Indiana.  Daniel was the son of Thomas ADNEY and Elizabeth DUNN.  Daniel was Eileen's 5x-great grandfather.


1863 - Rachel B. DAVIS born.  Rachel was the daughter of Cornelius S. DAVIS and Elizabeth Johnson SUTTON.


1871 - Vernon Dwight HUBER born.  Vernon was the son of Walter F. HUBER and Emeline YOUNG.


1876 - Charles C. PEEPLES died in Marshall County, Indiana.  Charles was the son of John R. PEEPLES and Electa McMILLEN.


1903 - Pauline Mildred KING born.  Pauline was the daughter of James Alfred KING and Rosie M. DILL.


1952 - Floyd Wade CHATFIELD died in Valley County, Nebraska.  Floyd was the son of John Crandall CHATFIELD and Jessie Lillian LOOFBOURROW.

On This Day : April 5

1705 - Abigail BROUGHTON born.  Abigail was the daughter of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.


1761 - Joshua CHAMNESS born in Orange County, North Carolina.  Joshua was the son of Anthony CHAMNESS and Sarah COLE.


1769 - Elizabeth MENDENHALL married Edward THORNBURGH.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Stephen MENDENHALL.


1778 - Thomas COOK born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Thomas was the son of Thomas COOK and Mary Mills.


1788 - Lydia SMITH born.  Lydia was the daughter of Jacob SMITH and Patience BALLINGER.


1789 - Sarah J. SMITH born in Frederick County, Virginia.  Sarah was the daughter of Jacob SMITH and Patience BALLINGER.


1812 - Eliza Ann MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Eliza was the daughter of Joel MAXON and Hannah FIELDS.


1813 - Charles Downey CAMPBELL born.  Charles was the son of William CAMPBELL and Elizabeth McPHEETERS.


1826 - Thirsa L. COY born.  Thirsa was the daughter of John COY and Almina PIERCE.


1826 - Elizabeth Ann BOND died in Wayne County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John MILLS and Sarah BEALS.


1827 - Nathan HUNT married Tamer PICKETT.  Nathan was the son of Isom HUNT and Margaret BUNDY.


1831 - William PUTMAN married Sarah HEAD in Monroe County, Indiana.  William was the son of James PUTMAN and Elizabeth KENDRICK.


1835 - Elizabeth WOODROW died.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Richard CHEW and Ann ALBERSON.


1849 - Christian Friedrich KAHRE born.  Christian was the son of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Anna Margareth Ilsbein HENNING.


1856 - Simon B. HADLEY died in Morgan County, Indiana.  Simon was the son of Joshua HADLEY and Elizabeth BARKER.


1861 - Enoch Franklin BURCHFIELD born in Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.  Enoch was the son of Joseph Rmenia BURCHFIEL and Louisa LEE.


1874 - Samuel Richard SWAFFORD married Susan Isabell McGAUGH in Ray County, Missouri. Samuel was the son of Aaron W. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth SHIRLEY.


1882 - Rebecca A. SWAFFORD married Andrew Woolsey COVEY in Richmond, Missouri.  Rebecca was the daughter of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.


1888 - Martin Nimrod WEHRLY born in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.   Martin was the son of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.


1909 - Mary Martha KING born.  Mary was the daughter of James Alfred KING and Rosie M. DILL.


1913 - Willard B. KING married Flossie Fern LITTLE in Madison County, Indiana.  Willard was the son of Thomas J. KING and Eliza J. JOHNSON.


1912 - Paul Howard AULT born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Paul was the son of Grover Cleveland AULT and Ada Bell SWAFFORD.


1935 - Reubin Brown LEE died in Anthony, Kansas.  Reubin was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1949 - Ezra Addison JACOBS died.  Ezra was the son of William JACOBS and Catherine EICHELBERGER.

On This Day : March 30

1661 - Thomas BROUGHTON born.  Thomas was the son of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.


1732 - Anna BABCOCK born.  Anna was the daughter of James BABCOCK and Content MAXSON.


1737 - Boaz WILLIAMS born.  Boaz was the son of Isaac WILLIAMS and Dorothy FREEMAN.


1753 - Seth PIERCE born.  Seth was the son of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail ________.


1781 - Rachel HIATT born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Rachel was the daughter of William HIATT and Charity WILLIAMS.


1797 - John GROENENDYKE married Lucretia DeRAPALJE in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey.  John was the son of Johannes GROENENDYKE and Sarah Ann LAKE.


1797 - Jesse MAXON born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Jesse was the son of Stephen MAXON and Margaret BRANNON.


1801 - Sara WESSELS died.  Sara was the daughter of Samuel GROENENDYKE and Mayke VERKERK.


1809 - Asa Smith CHEW born.  Asa was the son of Elisha Dunham CHEW and Elizabeth HERITAGE.


1815 - Michael WOOLSTON died.  Michael was the son of Michael WOOLSTON and Charlotte HAINES.


1817 - Rachel HAINES died in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Rachel was the daughter of Francis VENICOMB and Rachel LIPPINCOTT.  Rachel was my 6x great-grandmother.


1839 - Nancy HECK married Stephen HOOK in Bracken County, Kentucky.  Nancy was the daughter of George HECK and Nancy SHOCKY.


1841 - David GRIMES married Nancy HURLEY in Wabash County, Indiana.  David was the son of Benjamin GRIMES and Catherine HAYNES.


1845 - Richard Lewis CHEW born in Indiana.  Richard was the son of Richard A. CHEW and Jane LaFavour McCUTCHEN.


1856 - Ephraim MAXSON died in Clayton County, Iowa.  Ephraim was the son of Jesse MAXSON and Sarah SUTTON.


1860 - Harriett E. PENISTEN born.  Harriett was the daughter of George PENISTEN and Amanda Melvina CAWGILL.


1864 - Mary Jane CROCKETT married John Thomas RICHARDS in Schuyler, Illinois.  Mary was the daughter of Jackson Conrad CROCKETT and Clarinda GRIFFITHS.


1871 - Jacob LEWIS married Laura GROFF in Huntington County, Indiana.  Jacob was the son of Solomon LEWIS and Margaret RINEHART.  Jacob was Eileen's 2x great-grandfather.


1885 - Lorenzo H. GEGENHEIMER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Lorenzo was the son of August GEGENHEIMER and Sarah C. HALEY.


1885 - Lawrence Solomon LEWIS born in Lancaster, Huntington County, Indiana.  Lawrence was the son of Jacob LEWIS and Marietta COOK.  Lawrence was Eileen's great-grandfather.


1893 - Levi Bertis DEMPSEY born in Warrick County, Indiana.  Levi was the son of Daniel Andrew DEMPSEY and Nancy CHIVLARE.


1895 - Ella Ruth HALEY born in Milan, Erie County, Ohio.  Ella was the daughter of Frank Andrew HALEY and Anna H. KUHL.


1896 - Ermina LEWIS died near Bryant, Jay County, Indiana.  Ermina was the daughter of Solomon PETRY and Anna SHURLEY.


1902 - Kenneth R. DAVIS born.  Kenneth was the son of Joseph Newton DAVIS and Almeda DAVIS.


1929 - Joseph S. KING died.  Joseph was the son of George S. KING and Nancy E. BOYD.


1965 - Clarence PATTERSON died in Ulysses, Grant County, Kansas.  Clarence was the son of Norman Delmar PATTERSON and Alice Elizabeth LAVELY.


1981 - Lionel C. WILDT died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Lionel was the son of Clarence Valentine WILD and Marie Antoniette REIF.


2003 - Helen Louise GREGG died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Helen was the daughter of Mathias MILLER and Elizabeth SCHAEFFER.

On This Day : March 16

1662 - John BROUGHTON died in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  John was the son of Thomas BROUGHTON and Mary BRISCOE.  John was my 10x great-grandfather.


1678 - Thomas SPOFFORD born in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Thomas was the son of Samuel SPOFFORD and Sarah BURPBEE.  Thomas was my 8x great-grandfather.


1692 - Mary MAXSON died in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Mary was the daughter of John MAXSON and Judith CLARKE.


1720 - Amos MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Amos was the son of John MAXSON and Hannah MAXSON.


1743 - Catherine Marie KAHRE born.  Catherine was the daughter of Johann Jurgen KAHRE and Katherine Marie KUHLMEYER.


1749 - Hannah HAINES born.  Hannah was the daughter of Jeremiah HAINES and Hannah BONNELL.


1752 - Johannes NOLL born in Berghofen.  Johannes was the son of Johannes NOLL and Anna GERTRAUD.  Johannes was Corinne's 6x great-grandfather.


1778 - Charity BEALS born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Charity was the daughter of Bowater BEALS and Sarah Ann COOK.


1786 - Daniel PIERCE born.  Daniel was the son of Seth PIERCE and Bethiah FIELD.


1787 - Abigail PIERCE died in Mansfield, Windham County, Connecticut.  Abigail was the daughter of William JOHNSON and Esther WISWELL.  Abigail was my 8x great-grandmother.


1796 - Anne WOOLSTON born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Anne was the daughter of Samuel WOOLSTON and Hannah HAINES.


1801 - Anna Catherine Elisabeth KAHRE died.  Anna was Corinne's 7x great-grandmother.


1820 - Rachel HUNT married Samuel STAFFORD.  Rachel was the daughter of John HUNT and Rachel HAWORTH.


1822 - Hannah DAVIS died.  Hannah was the daughter of Nathan J. DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.


1825 - Enoch CARTER married Asenath KENDALL.  Enoch was the son of John CARTER and Sarah BEALS.


1825 - Prudence STILLMAN died.  Prudence was the daughter of Torey MAXSON and Martha LANPHERE.


1833 - Henry MILLS died in Morgan County, Indiana.  Henry was the son of Aaron MILLS and Charity MENDENHALL.  Henry was my 5x great-grandfather.


1852 - Joseph BALES married Ann DAVIS.  Joseph was the son of Aaron BALES and Alice MANIFOLD.


1864 - Jesse Leonard CHEW married Susanna Tatem WOOD in Blackwood, New Jersey.  Jesse was the son of Thomas Atkinson CHEW and Abigail A. LEONARD.


1874 - Eva Dora WEHRLY died in Jay County, Indiana.  Eva was the daughter of John P. WEHRLY and Catherine E. LeMASTERS.


1875 - Jennie G. CHEW born in Darke County, Ohio.  Jennie was the daughter of Nathaniel Durbin CHEW and Margaret H. HEISTAND.


1882 - Lulu Grace HEATON born in Mound City, Holt County, Missouri.  Lula was the daughter of Joseph Wesley HEATON and Clara Emaline OGLE.


1888 - Mary CHEW died.  Mary was the daughter of Joseph CHEW and Elizabeth THOMAS.


1902 - Eva May CHIVLARE married Sylvester Tillman BRIODY.  Eva was the daughter of Miles CHIVLARE and Louisa Jane BOYER.


1903 - Fred KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Fred was the son of Suman Douglas KING and Amanda Louisa FOX.


1914 - Donald Cooper LeMASTER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Donald was the son of Chesley Franklin LeMASTER and Clara Louise BURKEY.


1920 - St. Patrick Merlin CUMMINGS married Bessie Lee IVEY in Sedgwick, Lawrence County, Arkansas.  Patrick was the son of Wyatt CUMMINGS and Margaret HENSON.  Bessie was the daughter of Samuel H. IVEY and Emma E. CARTER.  They were Eileen's grandparents.


1920 - George Harner WRIGHT died in Washington Township, Brown County, Ohio.  George was the son of Samuel Pangburn WRIGHT and Rebecca Ruth HALL.


1922 - Bertha Fidelia YEAGER died in Clay County, Indiana.  Bertha was the daughter of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.


1923 - Sarah HIXENBAUGH died in Roscoe, Washington County, Pennsylvania.  Sarah was the daughter of Melford Joseph MAXON and Mary E. LANCASTER.


1930 - Warren Melvin MARSHALL died in Eugene, Oregon.  Warren was the son of Andrew MARSHALL and Sarah MAXSON.


1959 - Cledith Orion GRAVES died in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.  Cledith was the son of Arthur E. GRAVES and Carrie Mae HALEY.

On This Day : March 8

1685 - Anne HIGGINS born in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Anne was the daughter of Jedediah HIGGINS and Mary NEWBOLD.


1690 - George MENDENHALL married Elizabeth BACON.  George was the son of Thomas MENDENHALL and Joane STROADE.


1703 - Mehitable BROUGHTON born.  Mehitable was the daughter of John BROUGHTON and Hanna BASCOM.


1720 - Henry BROWN born.  Henry was the son of Richard BROWN and Hannah REYNOLDS.


1790 - Elizabeth JACKSON born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John JACKSON and Phebe BEALS.


1797 - Bennajah HIATT married Elizabeth WHITE.  Bennajah was the daughter of William HIATT and Charity WILLIAMS.


1804 - Oliver MAXSON married Esther ROGERS.  Oliver was the son of Jesse MAXSON and Elizabeth CLARKE.


1810 - Ann BEALS married Jacob BEALS.  Ann was the daughter of Daniel BEALS and Susanna JACKSON.


1812 - Jesse CHEW died.  Jesse was the son of Rev. Jesse CHEW and Mary RICHARDS.


1849 - Caroline JACKSON married Jesse WILL.  Caroline was the daughter of Bowater JACKSON and Jennie MACE.


1849 - Almira P. PIERCE born in Indiana.  Almira was the daughter of Francis S. PIERCE and Rebecca PAGE.


1860 - William BEALS died.  William was the son of William BEALS and Priscilla HORTON.


1864 - Anna WRIGHT born in Brown County, Ohio.  Anna was the daughter of Joseph W. WRIGHT and Rebecca Ann HEATON.


1870 - Emma Dorothy Sophie RITT born.  Emma was the daughter of Karl Ludwig RITT and Anna Maria Louisa Catharine KAHRE.


1871 - Lyman PIERCE born in Lafayette Township, Madison County, Indiana.  Lyman was the son of Edmund G. PIERCE and Catherine GROENENDYKE.


1883 - Thomas J. KING married Eliza J. JOHNSON.  Thomas was the son of George Washington KING and Elizabeth HOWARD.


1897 - Louisa Jane CHIVLARE died in Yankeetown, Warrick County, Indiana.  Louisa was the daughter of Alpha Revis CHIVLARE and Clara Belle FOLLOWAY.


1898 - Homer David GROENENDYKE born in Bentonville, Arkansas.  Homer was the son of Frank GROENENDYKE and Lydia ROHLS.


1909 - Walter A. WILDT born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Walter was the son of Walter WILDT and Augusta Elizabeth BURGDORF.


1911 - Daisy IVEY died in Marshall County, Kentucky.  Daisy was the daughter of Samuel H. IVEY and Emma E. CARTER.


1952 - Alva Monroe WEHRLY died in Portland, Jay County, Indiana.  Alva was the son of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.

On This Day : February 18

1654 - Mary BROUGHTON born.  Mary was the daughter of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.  Mary was my 9x great-grandmother.


1657 - Robert PIERCE married Sarah EYRE.  Robert was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth ________.


1675 - James BENNETT married Mary BROUGHTON in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  James was the son of Francis BENNETT and Alice ________.  Mary was the daughter of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.  They were my 9x great-grandparents.


1678/9 - David MORGAN born in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts.  David was the son of David MORGAN and Mary CLARK.  David was my 7x great-grandfather.


1684 - Abigail PIERCE married George REED.  Abigail was the daughter of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.


1718/9 - Ruth MILLER born.  Ruth was the daughter of Nathaniel MILLER and Rebecca PRICHARD.  Ruth was my 6x great-grandmother.


1809 - William C. DAVIS born in Warren County, Ohio.  William was the son of Ananias DAVIS and Rebecca CLAYTON.


1836 - Phebe SILLS married Aaron FLOWERS in Champaign County, Ohio.  Phebe was the daughter of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.


1856 - Joseph H. SWAFFORD born.  Joseph was the son of M.P. SWAFFORD and Jurusha Ann CLARK.


1886 - Peter J. SWAFFORD died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Peter was the son of Jacob SWAFFORD and Sarah LARKIN.


1886 - Rachel Ann WEHRLY married Richard Perry STEWART.  Rachel was the daughter of John P. WEHRLY and Catherine E. LeMASTERS.


1888 - Charles B.H. GEGENHEIMER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Charles was the son of August GEGENHEIMER and Sarah C. HALEY.


1891 - Hannah Kuhl EWING died in Readington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Hannah was the daughter of Judiah HIGGINS and Mary QUICK.


1900 - Elizabeth SHELLY died in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was Eileen's 3x great-grandmother.


1900 - Elbert Pearl LEE married Lillie Mae HICKMAN.  Elbert was the son of William Burrell LEE and Margaret Jane SWAFFORD.


1918 - Hubbard BOYER born.  Hubbard was the son of Hubbard BOYER and Mina BAKER.


1922 - Thelma Louise SWAFFORD died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Thelma was the daughter of Goldsborough Francis SWAFFORD and Nannie Clarice ROBERTS.


1924 - Bonnie Mae LAMBERTSON born in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Bonnie was the daughter of Clemon Beals LAMBERTSON and June Kirk DAVIS.  Bonnie was my grandmother.


1947 - Luther St. Patrick CUMMINGS married Frances Bernice PURDUE in Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri.  Luther was the son of St. Patrick Merlin CUMMINGS and Bessie Lee IVEY.  Luther was Eileen's father.


1959 - Ruth Alice STEVENS died in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana.  Ruth was the daughter of Christopher SILLS and Samantha SHELLY.  Ruth was Eileen's great-grandmother.

On This Day : February 10

1590 - John STANLEY married Susan LANCOCKE in Ashford, Kent, England.  John was the son of Peter STANLEY and Joane MASTERSON.  They were my 12x great-grandparents.


1625 - Joanna NEWBOLD died in Yorkshire, England.  Joanna was the daughter of Matthew SYMS.  Joanna was my 10x great-grandmother.


1655 - Thomas BOWATER born in Bromsgrove, Worchester, England.  Thomas was the son of John BOWATER and Ann ________.  Thomas was my 9x great-grandfather.


1691 - Elizabeth SPOFFORD died in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas SCOTT and Elizabeth STRUTT.  Elizabeth was my 10x great-grandmother.


1700 - Esther BROUGHTON born.  Esther was the daughter of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.


1706 - Elizabeth WITTER born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John WITTER and Sarah TEFT.


1709 - Robert WILLSON died in Chesterfield, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Robert was the son of Stephen WILLSON and Sarah BAKER.  Robert was my 10x great-grandfather. 


1711 - George TAYLOR born.  George was the son of Col. James TAYLOR and Martha THOMPSON.


1727 - John WRIGHT born in Freuchie, Falkland Parish, Fife, Scotland.  John was the son of Robert WRIGHT and Elizabeth HENDERSON.  John was 7x great-grandfather.


1732 - Eber CRANDALL married Mary LONG.  Eber was the son of Eber CRANDALL and Patience LAMPHERE.


1742 - Abraham LEMASTER born in Charles County, Maryland.  Abraham was the son of Abraham LEMASTER and Martha KERRICK.


1757 - George POTTER born.  George was the son of George POTTER and Content MAXSON.


1758 - Catlett MADISON born.  Catlett was the daughter of James MADISON and Eleanor Rose CONWAY.


1788 - Josiah PIERCE died.  Josiah was the son of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail JOHNSON.


1799 - Anna Catherine Elisabeth KAHRE died.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Karl Ludwig KAHRE and Anna Marie Ilsbein KROEGER.


1800 - William J. JACOBS born in Fleming County, Kentucky.  William was the son of William JACOBS and Sibell LITTELL.


1802 - Alma PIERCE born.  Alma was the daughter of Elijah PIERCE and Patty MOULTON.


1803 - Mary HILLIER married Joseph BURR in Burlington County, New Jersey. Mary was the daughter of John HILLIER and Frances HAINES.


1813 - William B. JACOBS born in Adams County, Ohio.  William was the son of James Thomas JACOBS and Isabella FEILY.


1815 - Jeremiah H. WOOLSTON died.  Jeremiah was the son of Michael WOOLSTON and Charlotte HAINES.


1817 - Hannah PIERCE died.  Hannah was the daughter of Enoch PIERCE and Mary MASON.


1825 - Eliza PIERCE married William PEPPER.  Eliza was the daughter of Samuel PIERCE and Persis BARROWS.


1829 - Minerva P. PIERCE married Jethro HATCH.  Minerva was the daughter of Gordon PIERCE and Thirsa SMALLEY.


1835 - Anna Maria Ilsben Katherina KAHRE born in Kummersdingen, Westphalia.  Anna was the daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmina KORFF.


1850 - Martha Ann CROCKETT married David ABERNATHY in Owen County, Indiana.  Martha was the daughter of David CROCKETT and Mary Ann NOSLER.


1851 - Ephraim C. BECKETT died.  Ephraim was the son of Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT and Sarah Springer CHEW.


1858 - George W. SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  George was the son of Aaron SWAFFORD and Eliza Jane TAYLOR.


1863 - William B. LEE born.  William was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1868 - Sallie L. LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Sallie was the daughter of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1872 - Nancy J. SWAFFORD married James P. SCROGGINS in Bradley County, Tennessee.  Nancy was the daughter of Thomas SWAFFORD and Millie HALL.


1892 - John Brown MAXON born in Greene County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of Thomas Alexander MAXON and Lenora Belle BROWN.


1897 - Hester Ann LEE married William WOOD Jr.  Hester was the daughter of Benjamin Franklin LEE and Mary Isabella THURMAN.


1915 - Robert D. LAMBERTSON born in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana.  Robert was the son of Bert Sigler LAMBERTSON and Marie WILLIAMS.


1933 - Luman Cooper LeMASTERS died in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Luman was the son of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.  Luman was my great-grandfather.


1961 - Cora Della JACKLEY died. Cora was the daughter of David KING and Litha Ann Trumilis D'Amsel MAY.

On This Day : January 7

1680: John BROUGHTON born.  John was the son of John BROUGHTON and Elizabeth WOODRUFF.


1750: Thomas MAXSON born.  Thomas was the son of Matthew MAXSON and Martha POTTER.


1753: William MILLIKAN born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  William was the son of William MILLIKAN and Jane WHITE.


1773: Thankful MAXSON married Samuel COON. Thankful was the daughter of John MAXSON and Sarah BURDICK.


1773: Martha STANLEY born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Martha was the daughter of Strangeman STANLEY and Jemima MILLS.


1818: Almina PIERCE married John COY.  Almina was the daughter of Gordon PIERCE and Thirsa SMALLEY.


1818: Henry KIMBALL born.  Henry was the son of Benjamin KIMBALL and Martha WARDLAW.


1854: Jesse BALDWIN died.  Jesse was the son of Uriah BALDWIN and Hannah HUNT.


1861: William BEALS died.  William was the son of John BEALS and Susannah JOHNSON.


1865: Aaron Lewis CHEW married Luella GERMAN in Clarke County, Iowa. Aaron was the son of John William CHEW and Mary Ann RELEA.


1903: Thomas Harmon SWAFFORD married Emma Jane DIXON.  Thomas was the son of John Marshall SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth LEE.


1908: Lucy ROBERTSON died.  Lucy was the daughter of Benjamin BOTTS and Frances PUTMAN.


1919: John Leon CRANE born.  John was the son of Thomas Franklin CRANE and  Mary Florence GILLILAND.


1919: Mary Leona CRANE born.  Mary was the daughter of Thomas Franklin CRANE and Mary Florence GILLILAND.


1922: Rebecca DOLBY died in Wells County, Indiana.  Rebecca was the daughter of George SILLS and Mary GRIMES.


1929: St. Patrick Merlin CUMMINGS died in Sedgwick, Lawrence County, Arkansas.  Patrick was Eileen's grandfather.


2001: Mary Martha KING died.  Mary was the daughter of James Alfred KING and Rosie M. DILL.

Mary Broughton (b. February 18, 1653/54)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 9th-great grandmother, Mary Broughton.

Mary was born February 8, 1653/54 either in England or in Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA, the daughter of John and Hannah (Bascom) Broughton. Mary married February 18, 1674/75 in Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA to James Bennett, son of Francis and Alice (________) Bennett. James was born February 14, 1651/52 in Tenterden, Kent, England and died August 2, 1689 in Northfield, Hampshire Co., MA. Mary died August 2, 1689 in Deerfield, Hampshire Co., MA.

Known children of James and Mary (Broughton) Bennett are as follows :
i. Mary Bennett b. December 10, 1675 Northampton, MA m. John Field

I descend from James and Mary (Broughton) Bennett through their daughter, Mary as follows :
Mary Broughton and James Bennett
Mary Bennett and John Field
Bennett Field and Elizabeth Spofford
Bethiah Field and Seth Pierce
Gordon Pierce and Thirsa Smalley
Francis S. Pierce and Rebecca Page
Edmund G. Pierce and Catherine Groenendyke
William Francis Pierce and Clara Pennisten
Edna Muriel Pierce and Virgil Lee Wright (my great-grandparents)

James Bennett (b. February 14, 1651/52)

Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 9th-great grandfather, James Bennett.

James was born February 14, 1651/52 in Tenterden, Kent, England, the son of Francis & Alice (________) Bennett. James married on February 18, 1674/75 in Northampton, MA to Mary Broughton, daughter of John and Hannah (Bascom) Broughton. Mary was born February 18, 1653/54 and died August 2, 1689 in Deerfield, Hampshire Co., MA. James died August 2, 1689 in Northfield, Hampshire Co., MA.

I do not know the date nor the ship by which they emigrated to America.

Known children of James and Mary (Broughton) Bennett are as follows :
i. Mary Bennett b. December 10. 1675 Northampton, MA., m. John Field

I descend from James and Mary (Broughton) Bennett through their daughter, Mary, as follows :
James Bennett and Mary Broughton
Mary Bennett and John Field
Bennett Field and Elizabeth Spofford
Bethiah Field and Seth Pierce
Gordon Pierce and Thirsa Smalley
Francis S. Pierce and Rebecca Page
Edmund G. Pierce and Catherine Groenendyke
William Francis Pierce and Clara Pennisten
Edna Muriel Pierce and Virgil Lee Wright (my great-grandparents)