On This Day : March 17

1686 - Thomas CLARKE born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Thomas was the son of Joseph CLARKE and Bethiah HUBBARD.


1744 - Elizabeth CLARK born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Oliver CLARK and Elizabeth FREEMAN.


1765 - Nancy VARS born.  Nancy was the daughter of Isaac VARS and Elizabeth BURDICK.


1768 - Richard HERITAGE died.  Richard was the son of Joseph HERITAGE and Hannah ALLEN.


1769 - Charity WILLIAMS married William HIATT in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Charity was the daughter of Richard WILLIAMS and Prudence BEALS.


1773 - Bennett PIERCE died.  Bennett was the son of Seth PIERCE and Bethiah FIELD.


1803 - Catherine PETRY born in York County, Pennsylvania.  Catherine was the daughter of Henry PETRY and Elizabeth WEHRLY.


1814 - Daniel WILLIAMS married Margaret ZERNS.  Daniel was the son of Richard WILLIAMS and Sarah BALDWIN.


1826 - Austin PIERCE married Mary Ann STERLING.  Austin was the son of Gordon PIERCE and Thirsa SMALLEY.


1831 - John Houston NOSLER born.  John was the son of John NOSLER and Nancy HIBBS.


1838 - Phoebe J. FAULKNER born.  Phoebe was the daughter of Solomon FAULKNER and Ruth BEALS.


1838 - Betsey E. FAULKNER born.  Betsey was the daughter of Solomon FAULKNER and Ruth BEALS.


1849 - Elizabeth J. BEALS born in Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John T. BEALS and Mary DAVIS.


1856 - William MAXON born in Pennsylvania.  William was the son of Alexander Young MAXON and Margaret ROSE.


1863 - St. Patrick Merlin CUMMINGS born in Haleyville, Winston County, Alabama.  Patrick was the son of Wyatt CUMMINGS and Margaret HENSON.  Patrick was Eileen's grandfather.


1863 - Rachel TEAGLE died.  Rachel was the daughter of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.


1868 - John Jackson CUMMINGS married Mary E. CUMMINGS in Lawrence County, Tennessee.  John was the son of Abner CUMMINGS and Mary WRIGHT.


1872 - Mary SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Mary was the daughter of John B. SWAFFORD and Nancy Rowena MILLARD.


1880 - Rebecca A. SILLS married William DOLBY in Wabash County, Indiana.  Rebecca was the daughter of George SILLS and Mary GRIMES.


1880 - Emma J. HIXENBAUGH died.  Emma was the daughter of Church HIXENBAUGH and Sarah A. MAXON.


1882 - Claude Leslie MAXON born in Mt. Morris, Greene County, Pennsylvania.  Claude was the son of John Winfield MAXON and Pleasant Jane BAREMORE.


1913 - William McClellan PIERCE born in Madison County, Indiana.  William was the son of William Francis PIERCE and Vida MADDOX.


1926 - Eunice SWAFFORD married Robert COX in Ray County, Missouri.  Eunice was the daughter of James Wesley SWAFFORD and Emma SETH.