On This Day : August 9

1730 - Anna Catharina VETTER born in Freinsheim, Palatine.  Anna was the daughter of Johann Michael VETTER and Maria Catharina WEBER.


1780 - Rachel HAWORTH married John HUNT in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Rachel was the daughter of Stephanus HAWORTH and Rachel BEESON.


1797 - Content POTTER born.  Content was the daughter of George POTTER and Mary STILLMAN.


1811 - Jacob CARSON married Alsa Abigail JACKSON.  Jacob was the son of John CARSON and Abigail SUMNER.


1820 - Lucinda NAUSLER born in Tennessee.  Lucinda was the daughter of Bostin NOSLER and Sarah KIRK.


1838 - Aletta ANTONIDES died.  Aletta was the daughter of Vincentius ANTONIDES and Antje BENNUM.


1871 - Elva DAVIS born in Miletus, West Virginia.  Elva was the daughter of Stillman Coon DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.


1881 - Catherine MILLER died in Preble County, Ohio.  Catherine was the daughter of George PETRY and Maria Catharina KALTREIDER.


1886 - Charles Russell SWOFFORD born in Ray County, Missouri.  Charles was the son of James Calvin SWAFFORD and Louisa Catherine LEE.


1893 - Israel LEE died in Pikeville, Tennessee.  Israel was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1908 - Eliza Jane SWAFFORD married Waymon HENRY.  Eliza was the daughter of George W. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth HAMILTON.


1911 - Portman SWAFFORD died in McMinn County, Tennessee.  Portman was the son of Abraham SWAFFORD and Jane HOWARD.

On This Day : August 8

1652 - Joseph SCHÜRCH born.  Joseph was the son of Peter SCHÜRCH and Anna REINHARD.


1706 - Nicholas FESSENDEN married Sarah Parker COOLEDGE.  Nicholas was the son of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.


1707 - Thomas BROUGHTON born.  Thomas was the son of John BROUGHTON and Hannah BASCOM.


1711 - Esther WILLSON born.  Esther was the son of Samuel WILLSON and Hester OVERTON.


1722 - Rebecca ALLEN born.  Rebecca was the daughter of John ALLEN and Amy COX.


1725 - Ann LEWIS born.  Ann was the daughter of John LEWIS and Anna CLARKE.


1769 - Rebecca HILLYARD born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Rebecca was the daughter of Isaac HILLIER and Sarah HAINES.


1787 - David OSBORNE married Lydia DAVIS in Guilford County, North Carolina.  David was the son of Matthew OSBORNE and Mary REYNOLDS.


1791 - John WRIGHT born.  John was the son of John WRIGHT and Sarah FLEMING.


1810 - Mary ROBINS married Samuel PANGBURN in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.  Mary was the daughter of Obadiah ROBINS and Susannah HODGKINS.


1824 - Cornelius S. DAVIS born. Cornelius was the son of Nathan J. DAVIS and Keziah DAVIS.


1832 - Cornelius ANTONIDES died.  Cornelius was the son of Pieter ANTONIDES and Catherine VANDERVEER.


1836 - Robert Conway RINEHART died in Henry County, Indiana.  Robert was the son of Jacob RINEHART and Mary ADNEY.


1839 - Sarah Springer CHEW married Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Sarah was the daughter of Elisha Dunham CHEW and Elizabeth HERITAGE.


1853 - Nathan HUNT died.  Nathan was the son of William HUNT and Sarah MILLS.


1856 - James Smith MAXSON born in Wisconsin.  James was the son of Jonathan MAXSON and Christiana DAVIS.


1860 - Charles Alexander West CHEW born in Darke County, Ohio.  Charles was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.


1881 - Franklin Ault LEE born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Franklin was the son of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.


1902 - Erma M. RANTS born.  Erma was the daughter of Homer RANTS and Caroline KADERLY.


1905 - Erma Rhea BERGMAN born in Jay County, Indiana.  Erma was the daughter of George Calvin BERGMAN and Nora May STOLZ.


1905 - Anderson LEE died in Bledsoe County, Tennessee.  Anderson was the son of Burrell Russell LEE and Louhaney SWAFFORD.


1921 - Opul Louise CUMMINGS died in Clay Township, Dunklin County, Missouri.  Opul was the daughter of John James CUMMINGS and Zella May MEREDITH.

On This Day : August 7

1681 - Roelof Janse VERKERK married Catherine SIMONS in Flatbush, Long Island, New York.  Roelof was the son of Jan Janse VERKERK and Mayke GYSBERTS.  They were my 9x-great grandparents.


1692 - James HIGGINS born.  James was the son of Jedediah HIGGINS and Mary NEWBOLD.


1746 - Anna CHIPMAN died.  Anna was the daughter of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.


1746 - Benjamin FESSENDEN died.  Benjamin was the son of Nicholas FESSENDEN and Margaret CHENEY.


1750 - Anna DAVIS born.  Anna was the daughter of Joseph DAVIS and Anna BABCOCK.


1767 - Mary MAXSON born.  Mary was the daughter of Matthew MAXSON and Martha POTTER.


1772 - Ebenezer LUNDY born.  Ebenezer was the son of Amos LUNDY and Ann COLLINS.


1784 - Daniel BEALS born in York County, Pennsylvania.  Daniel was the son of  Jacob BEALS and Elizabeth BLACKBURN.


1817 - Joseph DEACON born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Joseph was the son of Joseph DEACON and Beulah HAINES.

1821 - Milton CARTER born in Guilford County, North Carolina.  Milton was the son of Jesse CARTER and Nancy KENDALL.


1831 - Friedrich Wilhelm KAHRE born in Kummerdingsen, Westphalia.  Friedrich was the son of Heinrich Wilhelm KAHRE and Marie Caroline Wilhelmina KORFF.


1868 - William F. GEGENHEIMER born in Vermillion, Erie County, Ohio.  William was the son of August GEGENHEIMER and Sarah C. HALEY.


1872 - Mary Ann LAYMAN died in Owen County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Conrad NOSLER and Sarah PAINS.  Mary was my 5x-great grandmother.


1881 - Elizabeth Angeline KING married Eli Bird THOMAS in Edwards County, Kansas.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John Wesley KING and Mary Catherine HENDRICKS.


1919 - Fern PIERPONT died in Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana.  Fern was the daughter of Joseph Gilbert PIERPONT and Lena Leato ORCUTT.


1960 - Chesley Franklin LeMASTER died in Jay County, Indiana.  Chesley was the son of Luman Cooper LeMASTERS and Barbara Isabel WEHRLY.