On This Day : October 25

1674 - Jane FESSENDEN born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Jane was the daughter of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.

1688 - Mary HIGGINS married.  Mary was the daughter of Jedediah HIGGINS and Mary NEWBOLD.

1692 - Robert BURDICK died in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Robert was my 9x-great grandfather.

1696 - Esther PIERCE born.  Esther was the daughter of Benjamin PIERCE and Mary REED.

1697 - Peter CRANDALL born.  Peter was the son of Samuel CRANDALL and Sarah COLBY.

1733 - Thankful SAUNDERS married Cornelius STETSON in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Thankful was the daughter of Stephen SAUNDERS and Thankful CRANDALL.

1745 - Vincentius ANTONIDES married Antje BENNUM.  Vincentius was the son of Johannis ANTONIDES and Johanna KOUWENHOVEN.

1785 - Elisha Dunham CHEW born in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Elisha was the son of Nathaniel CHEW and Sarah SPRINGER.

1798 - Catherine ANTONIDES born.  Catherine was the daughter of Cornelius ANTONIDES and Marie VAN SICKLEN.

1831 - Francis S. PIERCE married Rebecca PAGE in Wayne County, Indiana.  Francis was the son of Gordon PIERCE and Thirsa SMALLEY.  They were my 4x-great grandparents.

1834 - Samuel CHEW died.  Samuel was the son of Samuel CHEW and Lucy MILLER.

1864 - Sara Evelyn SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  Sara was the daughter of John Daniel SWAFFORD and Mary Elizabeth KEARLEY.

1868 - Jesse SWAFFORD born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Jesse was the son of Aaron SWAFFORD and Eliza Jane TAYLOR.

1874 - Mary Ellen DAVIS died.  Mary was the daughter of Nathan DAVIS and Hannah ________.

1877 - Rebecca A. SILLS married Henry BUSSARD in Wabash County, Indiana.  Rebecca was the daughter of George SILLS and Mary GRIMES.

1879 - Eugene B. HALEY born.  Eugene was the son of William HALEY and Jane Elizabeth OWEN.

1883 - James Robert LEE married Josephine AGEE.  James was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.

1896 - Zetta Hixie SWAFFORD born.  Zetta was the daughter of Jesse SWAFFORD and Dollie A. HALL.

1905 - Ulysses Grant LeMASTERS married Elmira CAMPBELL.  Ulysses was the son of Isaac LeMASTERS and Sarah Ann HESTON.

1936 - Aaron SWAFFORD died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Aaron was the son of Aaron SWAFFORD and Eliza Jane TAYLOR.

1969 - Emma SAUER died in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Emma was the daughter of Edward J. SAUER and Amelia M. RITT.

Family Milestones: September 18th

My paternal 2nd-great granduncle, Frederick P. WEHRLY, married on this date in 1850 to Lavina OBLINGER.  Frederick was the son of Johannes and Barbara (PETRY) WEHRLY, and the older brother of my William P. WEHRLY.  Lavina's parentage and dates of birth and death are unknown.  Frederick was born July 10, 1827 in Preble County, Ohio.  Frederick died October 30, 1909.  Nothing further is known at this time.


My maternal 5th-great granduncle, William NOSLER, married on this date in 1825 in Owen County, Indiana to Margaret JOHNSON.  William was the son of Conrad and Sarah (PAINS) NOSLER, and the older brother of my Mary Ann NOSLER.  Nothing further is known at this time.


My paternal 6th-great grandaunt, Elizabeth SCHERCH, was born on this date in 1698.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Ulrich and Barbara (GRUNDBACHER) SCHÜRCH, and the older sister of my Ulrich SCHERCH.  Nothing further is known at this time.


My paternal 6th-great granduncle, John DAVIS, was born on this date in 1723.  John was the son of John and Elizabeth (MAXSON) DAVIS, and the younger brother of my Thomas William DAVIS.  John married Mary SAUNDERS.  John died August 29, 1792 in Bristol, Connecticut. Nothing futher is known at this time.