On This Day : June 4

1652 - Rachel BACON born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Rachel was the daughter of Daniel BACON and Mary READE.


1676 - Katherine NYE died in Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.  Katherine was my 10x-great grandmother.


1682 - Benjamin PIERCE born in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.  Benjamin was the son of Stephen PIERCE and Tabitha PARKER.


1700 - Margaret HAINES born.  Margaret was the daughter of William HAINES and Sarah PAINE.


1700 - Eliza REED born.  Eliza was the daughter of George REED and Abigail PIERCE.


1762 - Neeltje GROENENDYKE born in Kingston, Middlesex County, New Jersey.  Neeltje was the daughter of Johannes GROENENDYKE and Sarah Ann LAKE.


1762 - Hannah HILLYARD born in Burlington County, New Jersey.  Hannah was the daughter of Isaac HILLIER and Sarah HAINES.


1777 - Michael SILLS born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.  Michael was the son of Michael SILLS and Barbara RHOADES.  Michael was Eileen's 4x-great grandfather.


1797 - James GROENENDYKE married Joannah ANTONIDES.  James was the son of Nicholas GROENENDYKE.  Joannah was the daughter of Pieter ANTONIDES and Catherine VANDERVEER.  They were my 5x-great grandparents.


1801 - Alfred Allen SWAFFORD born.  Alfred was the son of Thomas SWAFFORD and Nellie HOWARD.


1802 - Johannes "John S." WEHRLY born in York County, Pennsylvania.  Johannes was the son of Heinrich WEHRLY and Christina SAUBEL.  Johannes was 3x-great grandfather.


1815 - Nancy FISHER born in Ohio.  Nancy was the daughter of Daniel FISHER and Susannah REEVES.


1829 - Rachel SMITH married Thomas TRIMBLE.  Rachel was the daughter of William SMITH and Hannah THOMPSON.


1830 - Josiah HIATT born.  Josiah was the son of John HIATT and Rebecca UNTHANK.


1834 - James McPheeters WALKER died.  James was the son of Joseph WALKER and Martha McPHEETERS.


1834 - Huldah B. HUNT married Francis B. MACY.  Huldah was the daughter of Isom HUNT and Margaret BUNDY.


1838 - Luther M. PIERCE born.  Luther was the son of Royal Storrs PIERCE and Juliet MORTON.


1843 - George Washington BALES born.  George was the son of Aaron BALES and Susannah RUSSELL.


1849 - Jacob PETRY died in Preble County, Ohio.  Jacob was the son of Steffan PETRY.


1851 - Millard Fillmore CHEW died.  Millard was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.


1855 - Andrew Jackson GATTS born in Brown County, Ohio.  Andrew was the son of Perry GATTS and Isabella HEATON.


1864 - Mary WRIGHT died.  Mary was the daughter of Robert WRIGHT and Catherine APPLEGATE.


1884 - Amos Elmer LeMASTERS married Nettie BENWARD.  Amos was the son of Isaac LeMASTERS and Sarah Ann HESTON.


1885 - Paul D. THOMAS born in Indiana.  Paul was the son of Eli Bird THOMAS and Elizabeth Angeline KING.


1919 - Mary STANDARD died in Fulton County, Illinois.  Mary was the daughter of Solomon BEALS and Elizabeth JOHN.


1920 - Bertha A. JONES died in Ft. Wayne, Allen County, Indiana.  Bertha was the daughter of Hiram B. HARTER and Elizabeth WEHRLY.


1952 - Carl CHIVLARE died.  Carl was the son of Alpha Revis CHIVLARE and Clara Belle FOLLOWAY.


1971 - Bert Sigler LAMBERTSON died in Alexandria, Madison County, Indiana.  Bert was the son of Carey W. LAMBERTSON and Clara E. COOK.

On This Day : June 3

1706 - Samuel PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Samuel was the son of Samuel PIERCE and Abigail JOHNSON.


1719 - Robert WRIGHT born in Fife, Scotland.  Robert was the son of Alexander WRIGHT and Mary FERGUS.


1747 - Elizabeth ROGERS born.  Elizabeth was the daughter of Nathan ROGERS and Martha DAVIS.


1757 - Anna Catherine Elisabeth KAMMEIER born.  Anna was the daughter of Heinrich Hermann KAMMEIER and Anna Catherine KAHRE.


1806 - George BROWN married Isabelle NEALE in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.  George was the son of Alexander BROWN and Elizabeth WRIGHT.


1826 - James GROENENDYKE married Barbara BUCK in Henry County, Indiana.  James was the son of Nicholas GROENENDYKE.  James was my 5x-great grandfather.


1830 - Benjamin H. CROCKETT married Elizabeth THOMAS in Owen County, Indiana.  Benjamin was the son of Alexander CROCKETT and Elizabeth WATKINS.


1837 - Thaddeus Warsaw MAXSON born in Harrison County, Ohio.  Thaddeus was the son of William MAXSON and Delilah BOWLAND.


1842 - Huldah DAVIS born.  Huldah was the daughter of Edhud DAVIS and Catherine DAVIS.


1847 - Sarah Ann YOUNG married James HANEY.  Sarah was the daughter of Phillip YOUNG and Keziah CURTIS.


1853 - Samuel Richard SWAFFORD born in Tennessee.  Samuel was the son of Aaron W. SWAFFORD and Elizabeth SHIRLEY.


1879 - Sarah H. GEGENHEIMER born in Jay County, Indiana.  Sarah was the daughter of August GEGENHEIMER and Sarah C. HALEY.


1899 - Sarah Elizabeth PROCTOR died in Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Sarah was the daughter of Christopher C. BOYER and Nancy Ann McCOOL.


1906 - Abner Clayton PENISTEN died.  Abner was the son of George Washington PENISTEN and Jemimah STIGLEMAN.


1911 - Goldie Marie KING married Roy C. PORTER in Madison County, Indiana. Goldie was the daughter of James Alfred KING and Ella May LOWERY.


1912 - Gilbert D. WILDT born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Gilbert was the son of Arthur WILDT and Anna Magdalena DAMM.


1936 - Wesley Wilbur BECKETT died.  Wesley was the son of Lemuel Daugherty BECKETT and Sarah Springer CHEW.

Surname Saturday : Elliott

The ELLIOTT surname is in my paternal line.  The origins of the surname are unknown at this time.


Stories and history :


Ahnentafel # 77 : Jane Elliott (c1792-aft1860).  Jane was born circa 1792 in Georgia.  She married circa 1812 to Jacob Smith (c1792-1866).  Jacob was born circa 1792 in New Jersey.  Jacob died October 18, 1866 in Hardin County, Iowa.  Jane died sometime after the 1860 census, when she was enumerated in Eldora Township, Hardin County, Iowa.


Related blog posts:

• Jacob Smith household - Hardin County, Iowa

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