On This Day : August 16

1693 - John MOULTON married Sarah CONANT.  Sarah was the daughter of Exercise CONANT and Sarah ANDREWS.  They were my 7x-great grandparents.

1693 - Henry REYNOLDS born in Chichester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Henry was the son of Henry REYNOLDS and Prudence CLAYTON.

1717 - Sarah WAITE died.  Sarah was the daughter of Samuel PIERCE and Lydia BACON.

1728 - Peter FESSENDEN born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Peter was the son of William FESSENDEN and Martha BROWN.

1730 - Sarah HADLEY born.  Sarah was the daughter of Joshua HADLEY and Mary ROWLAND.

1764 - Elizabeth Ann MILLS married Edward BOND in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John MILLS and Sarah BEALS.

1828 - Beverly CHEW died in Louisiana.  Beverly was the son of Beverly CHEW and Maria Theoda DUER.

1845 - Zachariah TAYLOR died.  Zachariah was the son of Zachary TAYLOR and Esther BLACKBURN.

1849 - Seth SMITH died in South Solon, Madison County, Ohio.  Seth was the son of Jacob SMITH and Patience BALLINGER.

1856 - Lavina Jane BALES born.  Lavina was the daughter of John Blackburn BALES and Hester Ann MARVEL.

1858 - Mary REYNOLDS died.  Mary was the daughter of Joseph HADLEY and Mary CASHAT.

1861 - Lorenzo Dow FISHER died.  Lorenzo was the son of Lewis W. FISHER and Rebecca MARSHALL.

1869 - Stephen C. DAVIS died.  Stephen was the son of Nathan DAVIS and Ann GIFFORD.

1877 - Eliza Margaret KING married James H. DWIGGINS.  Eliza was the daughter of Daniel KING and Elizabeth SHAW.

1890 - Pirl Andrew WOODS born.  Pirl was the son of William Richard WOODS and Elizabeth Jane HILL.

1898 - Catherine STALEY died.  Catherine was the daughter of Phillip YOUNG and Nancy Ann McLANE.

1905 - Myrtle Annie BURCHFIEL married Frank Marion MOORE.  Myrtle was the daughter of Robert Burrell BURCHFIEL and Julia Bell BRUNER.

1912 - Margaret Louise WILDT born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Margaret was the daughter of Walter WILDT and Augusta Elizabeth BURGDORF.

1944 - L.C. CUMMINGS died in France.  L.C. was the son of John Spencer CUMMINGS and Gincy Arminda BRUMLEY.

1978 - Eula BRYAN died in Richmond, Missouri.  Eula was the daughter of James Wesley SWAFFORD and Emma SMITH.

On This Day : June 15

1671 - Richard DODGE died in Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Richard was the son of John DODGE and Margery ________.  Richard was my 11x-great grandfather.


1699 - Ruth HARDY born in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Ruth was the daughter of Jacob HARDY and Lydia EATON.  Ruth was my 7x-great grandmother.


1712 - Mary FESSENDEN married Joshua PARKER.  Mary was the daughter of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.


1750 - Joshua CHASE born.  Joshua was the son of Joshua CHASE and Mary MAXSON.


1765 - Phillip Whitehead TAYLOR born.  Phillip was the son of Francis TAYLOR and Mildred Ann CRADDOCK.


1776 - Jeremiah HAINES died.  Jeremiah was the son of Jeremiah HAINES and Hannah BONNELL.


1794 - Peter WAITE died.  Peter was the son of Peter WAITE and Abigail PIERCE.


1817 - Prudence MAXSON born in Greene County, Ohio.  Prudence was the daughter of Jesse MAXSON and Sarah SUTTON.  Prudence was 3x-great grandmother.


1817 - Joseph SUMNER born.  Joseph was the son of Absalom SUMNER and Pricilla JACKSON.


1825 - Johannes BYERS died in Franklin Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Johannes was the son of Charles BYERS and Elizabeth ________.


1830 - Gordon P. COY born.  Gordon was the son of John COY and Almina PIERCE.


1840 - Elizabeth Ellen CROCKETT born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph CROCKETT and Elizabeth JAMES.


1843 - Lydia MAXSON died in Genesee, New York.  Lydia was the daughter of George POTTER and Content MAXSON.


1862 - David G. GROENENDYKE married Phoebe Ellen HUDDLESTON.  David was the son of James GROENENDYKE and Barbara BUCK.


1878 - Daniel SILLS married Mary ROSS in Wabash County, Indiana.  Daniel was the son of George SILLS and Mary GRIMES.


1907 - Glen Byron PIERCE born in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  Glen was the son of Lyman PIERCE and Lavina SUNDERLAND.


1915 - Elizabeth C. LAMBERTSON born in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Charles Wilson LAMBERTSON and Pearl May BEALS.


1919 - Amanda Ann SWAFFORD died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Amanda was the daughter of James Aaron SWAFFORD and Sarah Anne THURMAN.


1948 - Walter Joshua CARTER died in Pittsburg, Cherokee County, Kansas.  Walter was the son of Emory CARTER and Elma COX.


1959 - Ellanora Jane HUNT died.  Ellanora was the daughter of William Fleming McLANE and Elizabeth GUFFY.


1973 - Dorsey Maynard DAVIS died in Taylor County, West Virginia.  Dorsey was the son of William Morgan DAVIS and Ethel JENKINS.

On This Day : April 28

1663 - Exercise CONANT married Sarah ANDREWS.  Exercise was the son of Roger CONANT.  They were my 8x-great grandparents.


1666 - Mary HERITAGE born in Sutton, England.  Mary was the daughter of Richard HERITAGE and Mary TIMMS.  Mary was my 9x-great grandmother.


1711 - Abraham HAZELTINE died in Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts.  Abraham was the son of Robert HAZELTINE.  Abraham was my 9x-great grandfather.


1716 - Mercy WAITE born.  Mercy was the daughter of Peter WAITE and Sarah PIERCE.


1769 - Samuel SEWALL died.  Samuel was the son of John SEWALL and Hannah FESSENDEN.


1776 - James OLIPHANT born.  James was the son of John OLIPHANT and Hannah AMOS.


1778 - Robert CHEW died in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.  Robert was the son of John CHEW and Margaret BEVERLY.


1793 - John BEALS born in York County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of Jacob BEALS and Elizabeth BLACKBURN.


1800 - Nathan MAXSON married Ruth CRANDALL.  Nathan was the son of Silvanus MAXSON and Lydia LEWIS.


1802 - Godfrey HECK married Elizabeth KIMMER in Bracken County, Kentucky.  Godfrey was the son of Daniel HECK and Catherine ________.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Nicholas KIMMER and Sarah FAYLER.  They were my 5x-great grandparents.


1814 - Annie CHEW born.  Annie was the daughter of Elisah Dunham CHEW and Elizabeth HERITAGE.


1819 - John HUNT married Catherine COFFIN in Guilford County, North Carolina. John was the son of John HUNT and Rachel HAWORTH.


1846 - Susanna HEATON married Robert N. WARDLOW in Brown County, Ohio.  Susanna was the daughter of James R. HEATON and Elizabeth JACOBS.


1867 - Joseph CHEW married Charlotte BALOR.  Joseph was the son of Joseph CHEW and Elizabeth THOMAS.


1869 - Virginia Maie PENISTEN born.  Virginia was the daughter of George PENISTEN and Amanda Melvina CAWGILL.


1955 - Cora Belle HALEY died in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Cora was the daughter of John Adam METZNER and Clara MOULTON.  Cora was my great-grandmother.


1957 - Thomas W. SWAFFORD died in Bradley County, Tennessee.  Thomas was the son of John Hubert SWAFFORD and Eliza WOODEN.


1965 - Homer Leondeous SWAFFORD died in Red Bank, Hamilton County, Tennessee.  Homer was the son of James Aaron SWAFFORD and Nancy Alice SHERRIL.

On This Day : April 21

1688 - William CLARKE born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  William was the son of Joseph CLARKE and Bethiah HUBBARD.


1701 - John MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  John was the son of John MAXSON and Judith CLARKE.


1720 - Peter WAITE born.  Peter was the son of Peter WAITE and Abigail PIERCE.


1764 - Hazard BURDICK born in South Kingston, Rhode Island.  Hazard was the son of Oliver BURDICK and Lydia ELDERTON.


1794 - Charles CANADAY married Sarah RUSSELL.  Charles was the son of John CANADAY and Margaret THORNBURGH.


1794 - Hugh WARDLAW born.  Hugh was the son of Robert WARDLAW and Janet DOWNEY.


1794 - Joseph WARDLAW born.  Joseph was the son of Robert WARDLAW and Janet DOWNEY.


1814 - Emeline Sarah BISHOP born in Vincentown, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Emeline was the daughter of Japeth BISHOP and Rachel HAINES.


1821  - Abigail CARSON died in Morgan County, Indiana.  Abigail was the daughter of Robert SUMNER and Phoebe BEALS.


1824 - Burrows Walter CHEW born.  Burrows was the son of Elisha Dunham CHEW and Elizabeth HERITAGE.


1827 - Allen WARDLAW married Catherine PATTON in Brown County, Ohio.  Allen was the son of Samuel WARDLAW and Elizabeth NESBIT.


1828 - Enoch GROENENDYKE born in Fayette County, Indiana.  Enoch was the son of Nicholas GROENENDYKE and Lydia ________.


1830 - Isaac SMITH born in Greene County, Ohio.  Isaac was the son of Seth SMITH and Nancy CLEMONS.


1842 - Warren S. SHERMAN born in Licking County, Ohio.  Warren was the son of Lorenzo SHERMAN and Sophia Polly MOULTON.


1861 - Amelia FISHER married William C. SMITH in Marshall County, Indiana.  Amelia was the daughter of Daniel FISHER and Susannah REEVES.


1865 - Indie PIERCE born.  Indie was the daughter of Henry Eldred PIERCE and  Simeathy SMELSOR.


1870 - Nancy SWAFFORD married H.R. CLARK in McMinn County, Tennessee.  Nancy was the daughter of Portman SWAFFORD and Drucilla KELTNER.


1871 - Washington KING died in Madison County, Indiana.  Washington was the son of Thomas KING and Rebecca ________.


1877 - Quinna C. DUFFEY died.  Quinna was the daughter of Daniel F. DUFFEY and Susannah LEEDY.


1881 - Karl Heinrich KAHRE died in Washington County, Illinois.  Karl was the son of Heinrich Hermann KAHRE and Anna Maria Sophia RULLMANN.


1904 - Nancy A. NORTHRUP died.  Nancy was the daughter of Aaron SWAFFORD and Maria MILLS.


1951 - James Robert LEE died in Sparta, Tennessee.  James was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.

On This Day : March 24

1680 - Rachel BACON married Thomas PIERCE.  Rachel was the daughter of Daniel BACON and Mary READE.


1721 - Jonathan WAITE born. Jonathan was the son of Peter WAITE and Abigail PIERCE.


1753 - Anna Maria JACOBI born in Berghofen.  Anna was the daughter of Johannes JACOBI and Anna Elisabeth ________.  Anna was Corinne's 6x great-grandmother.


1806 - Hannah MAXSON born in Clark County, Ohio.  Hannah was the daughter of Jesse MAXSON and Sarah SUTTON.


1851 - Jesse MAXSON died in Clark County, Ohio.  Jesse was the son of Ephraim MAXSON and Elisabeth DAVIS.  Jesse was my 4x great-grandfather.


1864 - Boater BALES married Saphrona CORY.  Boater was the son of Aaron BALES and Susannah RUSSELL.


1861 - Hannah DAVIS died.  Hannah was the daughter of Jonathan R. DAVIS and Elizabeth COVEY.


1862 - Mary A. METZNER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of John METZNER and Catherine YOUNG.


1866 - Eli Weldon HALEY born in Erie County, Ohio.  Eli was the son of George Washington HALEY and Mary Jane SHERRICK.  Eli was my great-grandfather.


1866 - James William BURCHFIEL born in Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.  James was the son of Joseph Rmenia BURCHFIEL and Louisa LEE.


1882 - Albert SWAFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Albert was the son of Allen Aaron SWAFFORD and Meda LILES.


1900 - Perry D. GROENENDYKE married Anna MILLER.  Perry was the son of Elias GROENENDYKE and Hester TEAFORD.


1904 - Clara Eliza POSTLEWART died in St. Joseph, Missouri.  Clara was the daughter of Charles Sherman HAGAMAN and Lydia MOULTON.


1907 - Gay Kathryn BERGMAN born in Jay County, Indiana.  Gay was the daughter of George Calvin BERGMAN and Nora May STOLZ.


1910 - Kenneth E. CHEW died in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Kenneth was the son of William Anderson CHEW and Emma Susan STRAIGHT.


1961 - Luman Walker WEHRLY died.  Luman was the son of John P. WEHRLY and Catherine LeMASTERS.


1976 - Isabelle Helene BILLING died in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona.  Isabelle was the daughter of Ord Otterbein LeMASTER and Emma W.G. GARMHAUSEN.


1984 - Lella Lewis SLINKARD died in Fresno, California.  Lella was the daughter of William Clifford LeMASTER and Lella Edith LEWIS.

On This Day : January 15

1713: Sarah WAITE born.  Sarah was the daughter of Peter WAITE and Sarah PIERCE.


1714: Benjamin BEESON born in West Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania.  Benjamin was the son of Richard BEESON and Charity GRUBB.


1725: Simeon CRANDALL born.  Simeon was the son of Joseph CRANDALL and Ann LANGWORTHY.


1734: Pieter GROENENDYKE married Margaritta VAN IVEREN in Albany, New York.  Pieter was the son of Johannes GROENENDYKE and Delia CUYLER.


1777: Experience DAVIS married Hezekiah WEST.  Experience was the daughter of John DAVIS and Bethia ROGERS.


1778: Sarah HUNT married Nathan HARLAN.  Sarah was the daughter of Nathan HUNT and Martha RUCKMAN.


1786: Rhoda MOULTON born.  Rhoda was the daughter of John MOULTON and Avis HURLBUT.


1816: Hannah LEMASTERS born in Champaign County, Ohio.  Hannah was the daughter of Jacob LEMASTERS and Hannah ________.


1829: James CHEW married Nancy T. MILLION in St. Clair County, Illinois.  James was the son of Andrew CHEW and Anna Marie BARTHUS.


1832: Mary FAULKNER born.  Mary was the daughter of Solomon FAULKNER and Ruth BEALS.


1836: Anne Marie Louise Charlotte BOLLING born.  Anne was the daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm BOLLING and Anna Marie Louise KAHRE.


1846: Heinrich WEHRLY died in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.  Heinrich was the son of Heinrich WEHRLY and Catherine MOSER.  He was my 4x great-grandfather.


1849: Lydia MOULTON born in Bureau County, Illinois.  Lydia was the daughter of Albert MOULTON and Emeline PHILBRICK.


1849: Daniel FREEZE died.  Daniel was the son of John FRIES and Elizabeth PENCE.


1893: Sarah RICHARDS married Frederick Thomas MUSSELL.  Sarah was the daughter of John Thomas RICHARDS and Mary Jane CROCKETT.


1896: Gerald Walker LeMASTER born in Jay County, Indiana.  He was the son of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.


1901: William H. WOODS born.  William was the son of William Richard WOODS and Elizabeth Jane HILL.


1903: Percy Charles FULLER married Elle Belle DOLLAHAN in Palestine, Crawford County, Illinois.  Percy was the son of Torrence Illiff FULLER and Nettie Belle STOUT.


1916: Mary Jane KIMBLE died in Jay County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of David SHERRICK and Susan JACOBS.  She was my 2x great-grandmother.


1918: George PEOPLES died in Culver, Marshall County, Indiana.  George was the son of Hugh Allen Ballentine PEOPLES and Patsey FISHER.  He was Eileen's 2x great-grandfather.


1994: Frances Jean BRACEY died in High Shoals, Georgia.  Frances was the daughter of Malcolm Watkins SMITH and Virginia Margaret ROLFE.

Lydia Bacon (b. March 6, 1655/56)

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

Lydia was born March 6, 1655/56 in Newton, Suffolk Co., MA, the daughter of Daniel and Mary (Reade) Bacon. Lydia married December 9, 1680 to Samuel Pierce, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Cole) Pierce. Samuel was born April 7, 1656 in Woburn, Middlesex Co.,MA and died July 5, 1721 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA. Lydia died December 5, 1717 in Woburn, Middlesex Co., MA.

Known children of Samuel and Lydia (Bacon) Pierce are as follows :
i. Samuel Pierce b. November 25, 1681 Middlesex Co., MA., d. January 26,1774 Windham Co., CT., m. Abigail Johnson
ii. Lydia Pierce b. May 25, 1683 Middlesex Co., MA., m. Timothy Snow
iii. Joseph Pierce b. March 28, 1685 Middlesex Co., MA
iv. Isaac Pierce b. March 22, 1686/87 Middlesex Co., MA., m. Grace Tucker
v. Abigail Pierce b. February 27, 1688/89 Middlesex Co., MA., m. Peter Waite
vi. Sarah Pierce b. June 22, 1691 Middlesex Co., MA., d. August 16, 1717 m. Peter Waite
vii. Ruth Pierce b. February 14, 1692/93 Middlesex Co., MA., m. Abraham Hill
viii. Tabitha Pierce b. August 28, 1697 Middlesex Co., MA., d. September 30, 1697 Middlesex Co., MA.
ix. Tabitha Pierce b. March 10, 1699/00 Middlesex Co., MA.

I descend from Samuel and Lydia (Bacon) Pierce through their son, Samuel, as follows :
Lydia Bacon and Samuel Pierce
Samuel Pierce and Abigail Johnson
Seth Pierce and Elizabeth Nye
Seth Pierce and Bethiah Field
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