Monday, July 16, 2012

On This Day : July 16

1651 - Stephen PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  Stephen was the son of Thomas PIERCE and Elizabeth COLE.

1724 - Samuel CRANDALL born in Westerly, Rhode Island. Samuel was the son of Peter CRANDALL and Mary BURDICK.

1737 - Thankful MAXSON born in Westerly, Rhode Island.  Thankful was the daughter of John MAXSON and Thankful RANDALL.

1784 - Sarah OLIPHANT born.  Sarah was the daughter of John OLIPHANT and Hannah AMOS.

1818 - Mary CANADAY married Jehu CLARK.  Mary was the daughter of Charles CANADAY and Abigail FOSTER.

1825 - Andrew BEALS born in Clinton County, Ohio.  Andrew was the son of Nathan C. BEALS and Elizabeth CHEW.

1830 - Richard TAYLOR died.  Richard was the son of Richard TAYLOR and Catherine DAVIS.

1838 - Rachel LEMASTERS born in Shelby County, Ohio.  Rachel was the daughter of Luman Walker LEMASTERS and Nancy YOUNG.

1841 - Nathaniel CHEW died in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Nathaniel was the son of Jesse CHEW and Mary RICHARDS.  Nathaniel was my 5x-great grandfather.

1860 - Abraham Lincoln BRUNER born.  Abraham was the son of Andrew Jackson BRUNER and Selina HAWORTH.

1864 - Elizabeth Angeline KING born in Madison County, Indiana.  Elizabeth was the daughter of John Wesley KING and Mary Catherine HENDRICKS.

1865 - John SLADE married Joanna McCLAIN in Clermont County, Ohio.  John was the son of Ezekial SLADE and Mary HODGKINS.

1893 - Nancy Elizabeth TOLLETT died in Pikeville, Tennessee.  Nancy was the daughter of William M. LEE and Elizabeth BROWN.

1896 - Eula Lee MATTHEWS born.  Eula was the daughter of Fitzhugh Lee MATTHEWS and Mary Elizabeth SWAFFORD.

1909 - Reed Thompson STROSNIDER born in Blacksville, Monongalia County, West Virginia.  Reed was the son of Earl Thompson STROSNIDER and Ethel Gertrude CHALFANT.

1910 - Nellie Myrtle BEALS married Albert Edward STOBER in Hamilton County, Indiana.  Nellie was the daughter of Nathan Thomas BEALS and Elizabeth Caroline POE.

1925 - Charles Alexander West CHEW died in Boyne City, Charlevoix County, Michigan.  Charles was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Caroline Bishop WOOLSTON.

1940 - Beulah Sarah ROCKWELL died in Ft. Recovery, Mercer County, Ohio.  Beulah was the daughter of Luman Walker LeMASTERS and Mary Keziah CHEW.

Sunday, July 15, 2012

On This Day : July 15

1672 - Anne Margueritte VIELLARD born in Otterberg, Bayern.  Anne was the daughter of Pierre VIELLARD and Catherine BOYE.  Anne was my 8x-great grandmother.


1855 - Benjamin Franklin BOTTS married Melissa CHILDERS in Monroe County, Indiana.  Benjamin was the son of Benjamin BOTTS and Frances PUTMAN.


1865 - Eliza Annette MAXON died.  Eliza was the daughter of Alexander Young MAXON and Margaret ROSE.


1868 - Willard S. MAXSON born in Iowa.  Willard was the son of Thaddeus Warsaw MAXSON and Lydia H. YATES.


1872 - William Eli COFFELT born in Cole County, Missouri.  William was the son of Daniel COFFELT and Rebecca A. SWAFFORD.


1878 - Maud LAMBERTSON born in Madison Township, Butler County, Ohio.  Maud was the daughter of Carey W. LAMBERTSON and Clara E. COOK.


1890 - Joseph Glass McPHEETERS died in Monroe County, Indiana.  Joseph was the son of Joseph Glass McPHEETERS and Clara M. DUNN.


1883 - Matilda Gregg MAXON married Solomon Elija CHALFANT.  Matilda was the daughter of Alexander Young MAXON and Margaret ROSE.


1894 - Evert Raymond COX born in Rayville, Missouri.  Evert was the son of Henry Luther COX and Martha Angie LEE.


1894 - Anna Margaret MAXON born in Greene County, Pennsylvania.  Anna was the daughter of Thomas Alexander MAXON and Lenora Belle BROWN.


1897 - Ben F. BRADLEY born.  Ben was the son of Isaac M. BRADLEY and Manerva Lavonia SWAFFORD.


1908 - John William LEE married Addie Mae RIMMER.  John was the son of William Burrell LEE and Margaret Jane SWAFFORD.


1912 - Merrill Russell HERCULES born in Burketsville, Ohio.  Merrill was the son of Russell J. HERCULES and Bertha Alberta LeMASTER.

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Surname Saturday : Finel

The FINEL surname is in my paternal line.  The origins of the surname are unknown at this point.


Stories and history:


Ahnentafel # 91 : Lydia Finel (1796-1869).  Lydia was born February 21, 1796 in Rutland County, Vermont.  She married circa 1815 in Rutland County, Vermont to Selah Moulton (1790-1848).  Selah was born October 28, 1790 in Rutland County, Vermont.  They raised 9 children in Rutland County, Vermont and Licking County, Ohio.  He died February 1848 in St. Albans, Licking County, Ohio.  Lydia died December 3, 1869 in Licking County, Ohio.  They are both buried in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Licking County, Ohio.


Ahnentafel # 182: Edward Finel (1748-1821).  Edward was born October 27, 1748 in Granville, Massachusetts.  He married in Saratoga, New York to Anna Morgan (1760-1833).  Anna was born October 22, 1760 in Sargent, New York. They raised 10 children in Rutland County, Vermont.  She died December 3, 1833 in Poultney, Rutland County, Vermont.  Edward died June 19, 1821 in East Poultney, Rutland County, Vermont.


Ahnentafel # 364: Edward Finel (    -bet1747/8).  Edward died between 1747 and 1748 in Granville, Massachusetts.  He married Sarah Green (1730/31-1811).  Sarah was born January 30, 1730/31 in Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts.  She died February 8, 1811 in Granville, Massachusetts.


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