On This Day : December 9

1618 - Joseph CLARKE born in Westhorpe, Suffolk County, England.  Joseph was the son of Thomas CLARKE and Rose KERRICH.  Joseph was my 9x-great grandfather.

1680 - Samuel PIERCE married Lydia BACON in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Samuel was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.  Lydia was the daughter of Daniel BACON and Mary READE.  They were my 9x-great grandparents.

1730 - Richard BROWN married Rachel BEESON.  Richard was the son of William BROWN and Ann MERCER.

1733 - Charles DAVIES married Hannah MATSON in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  Hannah was the daughter of John MATSON. They were my 8x-great grandparents.

1736 - Joseph WITTER married Sarah STEWARD.  Joseph was the son of John WITTER and Sarah TEFFT.

1757 - Jemima MENDENHALL born.  Jemima was the daughter of Joshua MENDENHALL and Lydia MENDENHALL.

1758 - Nathan MAXSON born.  Nathan was the son of Matthew MAXSON and Martha POTTER.

1775 - Anne TAYLOR born.  Anne was the daughter of Jonathan TAYLOR and Ann BERRY.

1796 - Jacob RINEHART born.  Jacob was the son of Peter RINEHART and Margaret MINGA.  Jacob was Eileen's 4x-great grandfather.

1800 - Hannah WRIGHT died in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Hannah was the daughter of William FESSENDEN and Martha BROWN.  Hannah was my 7x-great grandmother.

1806 - Cornelius SUTTON married Judith BABCOCK in Warren County, Iowa.  Cornelius was the son of Cornelius SUTTON and Elizabeth APPLEGATE.

1810 - Barbara MAXSON married John BARBER.  Barbara was the daughter of Samuel MAXSON and Mary DOWNING.

1819 - Ruth BOND married Joseph TEAGLE.  Ruth was the daughter of Samuel BOND and Elizabeth BEALS.

1835 - Josephus GRIMES married Catherine BLACKFORD in Champaign County, Ohio.  Josephus was the son of Benjamin GRIMES and Catherine HAYNES.

1838 - Nathaniel HAWORTH died in Greene County, Tennessee.   Nathaniel was the son of Absalom HAWORTH and Mary WEST.

1838 - Samuel LEWIS married Mary MATCHET in Hagerstown, Wayne County, Indiana.  Samuel was the son of Nathaniel LEWIS and Nancy Ann SNIDER.

1848 - Jesse HIGGINS died in Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.  Jesse was the son of Judiah H. HIGGINS and Mary HILL.

1853 - James STOUT died.  James was the son of Moses B. STOUT and Nancy PARKER.

1858 - Susannah LEWIS married George B. HOOVER in New Castle, Henry County, Indiana.  Susannah was the daughter of Nathaniel LEWIS and Nancy Ann SNIDER.

1878 - Mary Alice Cora WEHRLY born in Madison Township, Jay County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of John P. WEHRLY and 

1886 - John ALDERMAN married Sarah E. HAPNER in Bond County, Illinois.  John was the son of William Perry ALDERMAN and Elizabeth Ann LEE.

1901 - Absalom HAWORTH died in Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri. Absalom was the son of Nathaniel HAWORTH and Anna OLIPHANT.

1908 - Flossie Irene LEWIS born in Dora, Wabash County, Indiana.  Flossie was the daughter of Lawrence Solomon LEWIS and Ruth Alice SILLS.

1931 - Wilma Lucille LeMASTER died in Salamonia, Jay County, Indiana.  Wilma was the daughter of Chesley Franklin LeMASTER and Clara Louise BURKEY.

Surname Saturday : Page

The PAGE surname is in my maternal line.  The origins of the surname are unknown at this time.

Stories and history : 

Ahnentafel # 105 : Rebecca Page (1806-1893).  Rebecca was born August 18, 1806 in New Jersey.  She married October 25, 1831 in Wayne County, Indiana to Francis S. Pierce (1806-1881).  Francis was born June 8, 1806 in Vermont.  They raised 13 children in Wayne County, Indiana.  Francis died August 5, 1881 in Wayne County, Indiana.  Rebecca died June 26, 1893 in Wayne County, Indiana.  Both are buried in the Sugar Grove Cemetery, Wayne County, Indiana.



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On This Day : December 8

1673 - John FIELD born in Deerfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.  John was the son of Zechariah FIELD and Sarah WEBB.  John was my 8x-great grandfather.

1684 - William PRICHARD born in Suffield, Connecticut.  William was the son of William PRICHARD and Elizabeth ALLEN.

1717 - Thomas PIERCE died in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Thomas was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.

1737 - Thomas William DAVIS married Tacy CRANDALL in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Thomas was the son of John DAVIS and Elizabeth MAXSON.  Tacy was the daughter of John F. CRANDALL and Mary ________.  They were my 6x-great grandparents.

1776 - Rebecca HAINES born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Rebecca was the daughter of Robert HAINES and Rachel VENICOMB.

1787 - John RAINS born. John was the son of Anthony RAINS and Nancy GRAHAM.

1791 - John BOND married Mary HUFF.  John was the son of Edward BOND and Elizabeth Ann MILLS.

1802 - Andrew CHEW born in Virginia.  Andrew was the son of Joseph CHEW and Elizabeth THOMAS.

1823 - John MILLER born in York County, Pennsylvania.  John was the son of George MILLER and Catherine PETRY.

1824 - Elizabeth LEWIS born in Montgomery County, Ohio.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Nathaniel LEWIS and Nancy Ann SNIDER.

1825 - John PHILBRICK died.  John was the son of John PHILBRICK and Sally JEWETT.

1828 - John M. SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  John was the son of Howard SWAFFORD and Nancy NARRMORE.

1834 - Kirts MAXSON born in Harrison County, Ohio.  Kirts was the son of William MAXSON and Delilah BOWLAND.

1841 - Harriett Newell CAMPBELL born.  Harriett was the daughter of James McPheeters CAMPBELL and Betsey G. BROWN.

1849 - Mary Jane KING born in Orestes, Madison County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Daniel KING and Elizabeth SHAW.

1867 - Mary Ann HALEY married William F. METZNER in Jay County, Indiana.  Mary was the daughter of Sebastian HALEY and Lydia A. RADER.

1874 - Katherine BEALS died.  Katherine was the daughter of Daniel BEALS and Susanna JACKSON.

1883 - Clifford Lee HINDS born.  Clifford was the son of Peter Horry HINDS and Rachel Brown LEE.

1894 - Walter Main GROENENDYKE born in Liberty Township, Darke County, Ohio.  Walter was the son of Perry D. GROENENDYKE and Eva OWENS.

1923 - John Nelson LAMBERTSON died in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.  John was the son of Nelson J. LAMBERTSON and Eliza Jane JOHNSON.

1949 - Florinda NAIL died in Pikeville, Tennessee.  Florinda was the daughter of Aaron SWAFFORD and Eliza Jane TAYLOR.

1952 - William ALDERMAN died in New Glarus, Wisconsin.  William was the son of James William ALDERMAN and Mary Emeline KIMBRO.