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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Family Milestones: May 26th

My maternal 6th-great granduncle, Isaak GROENENDYKE, was born on this date in 1760 in Kingtson, Middlesex County, New Jersey.  Isaak was the son of Johannes and Sarah Ann (LAKE) GROENENDYKE, and the younger brother of my Nicholas GROENENDYKE.  Isaak died before 1785.  Nothing further is known at this time.

My paternal 6th-great grandfather, John PHILBRICK, was born on this date in 1712 in Hampton, Province of New Hampshire.  John was the son of Thomas and Abigail (________) PHILBRICK.  John married December 26, 1734 in Hampton Falls, Province of New Hampshire to Judith SANBORN, daughter of Enoch and Elizabeth (DENNETT) SANBORN.  Judith was born January 8, 1715 in Hampton Falls, Province of New Hampshire.  They had 7 children.  John died February 16, 1748 in Hampton Falls, Province of New Hampshire.

My paternal 5th-great granduncle, Michael SHIRK, was born on this date in 1758.  Michael was the son of Ulrich and Anna (SWARR) SCHERCH, and the younger brother of my David SHIRK.  Michael married Barbara FLICKINGER, daughter of Johannes and Catherine (HERSHBERGER) FLICKINGER.  Barbara was born July 26, 1759.  They had 9 children.  Barbara died December 2, 1820.  Michael died April 4, 1827.
 

Sunday, August 20, 2006

Today in my database : Ulrich Scherch (b. August 20, 1704)

Today's featured relative in my database is my paternal 6th great-grandfather, Ulrich Scherch.

Ulrich was born August 20, 1704 in Sumiswald, Canton Bern, Switzerland, the son of Ulrich and Barbara (Grundbacher) Schuerch. Ulrich married Anna Swarr, daughter of Peter and Adaline (________) Swarr. Anna was born in 1720 and died in 1810. Ulrich died October 1763 in Lancaster Co., PA.

Known children of Ulrich and Anna (Swarr) Scherch :

i. Anna Shirk m. John Frantz
ii. Barbara Shirk m. John Yagy
iii. Catherine Shirk m. Joseph Baer
iv. Maria Shirk m. George Frantz
v. Salome Shirk
vi. Sarah Shirk m. Adam Frantz
vii. Elizabeth Shirk m. John Funk
viii. Ulrich Shirk m. Maria Eberly
ix. David Shirk m. Barbara Erb
x. Magdalena Shirk m. David Gockley
xi. Michael Shirk m. Barbara Flickinger

I descend from Ulrich and Anna's son, David, as follows :

Ulrich Scherch and Anna Swarr
David Shirk and Barbara Erb
David Sherrick and Eve ________
David Sherrick and Susan Jacobs
Mary Jane Sherrick and George Washington Haley
Eli Weldon Haley and Cora Belle Metzner (my great-grandparents)