On This Day ; June 17

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


1689 - Sarah BOWATER born in Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Sarah was the daughter of Thomas BOWATER and Sarah EDGE.  Sarah was my 8x-great grandmother.


1741 - Nicholas FESSENDEN died in Watertown, Massachusetts.  Nicholas was the son of William FESSENDEN and Martha WYETH.


1756 - Deborah NEWCOMB died in Lebanon, Connecticut.  Deborah was my 9x-great grandmother.


1758 - William FESSENDEN died.  William was the son of William FESSENDEN and Martha WYETH.


1760 - Mildred DOWNS born.  Mildred was the daughter of Capt. Henry DOWNS and Frances CHEW.


1795 - Mary WEST born in New Jersey.  Mary was the daughter of Job WEST and Sarah JACKSON.  Mary was my 4x-great grandmother.


1806 - Rebeckah WILLIAMS married Garland WADE.  Rebeckah was the daughter of Silas WILLIAMS and Mary HUNT.


1832 - Henry WARDLAW born in Ohio.  Henry was the son of Preston WARDLAW and Nancy WISBY.


1833 - Rachel DAVIS born.  Rachel was the daughter of Nathan J. DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.


1834 - Jane Elizabeth McPHEETERS born. Jane was the daughter of William McPHEETERS and Margaret Ann Curry McDANIEL.


1861 - Austin PIERCE died in Villenova, New York.  Austin was the son of Gordon PIERCE and Thirsa SMALLEY.


1863 - Nicholas Modest MIGUET married Caroline A. LONG in Buchanan County, Iowa.  Nicholas was the son of John Peter MIGUET and Frances ________.


1868 - Charles W. MORRISTON born.  Charles was the son of Alonzo T. MORRISTON and Rebecca A. WAMSLEY.


1868 - William SUMNER died in Hamilton County, Indiana.  William was the son of Thomas SUMNER and Hannah HIATT.


1886 - Ethel May WEHRLY born in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Ethel was the daughter of William P. WEHRLY and Olive Jane SMITH.


1890 - George David Ellsworth HALEY married Nettie M. PREMER in Jay County, Indiana.  George was the son of George Washington HALEY and Mary Jane SHERRICK.


1903 - Frank ALDERMAN born.  Frank was the son of George W. ALDERMAN and Sarah JARRARD.

On This Day : February 16

1627 - Christopher STRUTT died in Rattlesden, Suffolk, England.  Christopher was the son of Robert STRUTT and Agnes ________.  Christopher was my 12x great-grandfather.


1671 - Joseph CHENEY born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Joseph was the son of Thomas CHENEY and Jane ATKINSON.


1671 - Nathaniel EDGE born.  Nathaniel was the son of George EDGE and Joan ________.


1677 - Sarah WEBB married Robert PRICE in Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  Sarah was the daughter of John WEBB and Anna BASSETT.  Sarah was my 9x great-grandmother.


1697 - Sommers PIERCE born.  Sommers was the son of William PIERCE and Abigail WARRIN.


1716 - Joseph CRANDALL married Ann LANGWORTHY in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Joseph was the son of Rev. Joseph CRANDALL and Deborah BURDICK.


1748 - John PHILBRICK died in Hampton Falls, Province of New Hampshire.  John was the son of Thomas PHILBRICK and Abigail ________.


1752 - Zephaniah CLARK born.  Zephaniah was the son of Oliver CLARK and Elizabeth FREEMAN.


1759 - Joseph POTTER born.  Joseph was the son of George POTTER and Content MAXSON.


1775 - Sylvanus MAXSON born.  Sylvanus was the son of Sylvanus MAXSON and Lydia LEWIS.


1788 - Dorcas BOND born in Surry County, North Carolina.  Dorcas was the daughter of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.


1796 - Thompson TAYLOR married Nancy Ann OLDHAM.  Thompson was the son of Commodore Richard TAYLOR and Catherine DAVIS.


1809 - Sarah McPHEETERS married John D. POAGE in Fayette County, Kentucky.  Sarah was the daughter of John McPHEETERS and Elizabeth CAMPBELL.


1815 - Melinda C. SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Melinda was the daughter of Thomas SWAFFORD and Nellie HOWARD.


1816 - Joseph CROCKETT born.  Joseph was the son of Alexander CROCKETT and Elizabeth WATKINS.


1823 - James BOTTS born.  James was the son of Benjamin BOTTS and Frances PUTMAN.


1832 - George SILLS married Mary GRIMES in Champaign County, Ohio.  George was the son of Michael SILLS and Rosanna FETTERS.  Mary GRIMES was the daughter of Benjamin GRIMES and Catherine HAYNES.  They were Eileen's 3x great-grandparents.


1835 - Michael M. PETRY born in Eldorado, Preble County, Ohio.  Michael was the son of Jacob PETRY and Magdalena ________.


1845 - Caroline Marie Louise KAHRE married Ernst Samuel OLDEMEIER.  Caroline was the daughter of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmina KORFF.


1862 - Isaac C. CHIVLARE born in Warrick County, Indiana.  Isaac was the son of Miles CHIVLARE and Louisa Jane BOYER.


1867 - Clarinda Ann RICHARDS born.  Clarinda was the daughter of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.


1871 - Nathaniel LEWIS died in Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Nathaniel was the son of Nathaniel LEWIS and Nancy Ann SNIDER.


1915 - Nathan Thomas BEALS died in Leola, Grant County, Arkansas.  Nathan was the son of John T. BEALS and Mary DAVIS.  Nathan was my 3x great-grandfather.


1918 - Maggie R. HELMS married John Austin REYNOLDS in Warrick County, Indiana.  Maggie was the daughter of Charles W. HELMS and Emma C. WHITE.


1942 - John PETRY died in Jay County, Indiana.  John was the son of Charles PETRY and Susannah WEHRLY.