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.

On This Day : August 6

1656 - Samuel NEWBOLD born.  Samuel was the son of Michael NEWBOLD and Anne CLAYTON.


1674 - James PIERCE born in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.  James was the son of John PIERCE and Deborah CONVERS.


1721 - William Edwin CRANDALL born.  William was the son of Joseph CRANDALL and Ann LANGWORTHY.


1752 - Peleg MAXSON born.  Peleg was the son of Matthew MAXSON and Martha POTTER.


1760 - Johannes BYERS born in Warrington Township, York County, Pennsylvania.  Johannes was the son of Charles BYERS and Elizabeth ________.


1775 - Nancy MAXSON born.  Nancy was the daughter of Samuel MAXSON and Mary DOWNING.


1812 - Daniel FISHER married Susannah REEVES.  Daniel was the son of George FISHER and Mary ________.  Daniel was Eileen's 4x-great grandfather.


1812 - William WARDLAW died in Brownstown, Michigan.  William was the son of Robert WARDLAW and Janet DOWNEY.


1837 - Sarah Wilhelmina MAXSON born.  Sarah was the daughter of Jonathan MAXSON and Christiana DAVIS.


1847 - William D. KING born in Madison County, Indiana. William was the son of George Washington KING and Elizabeth HOWARD.


1848 - Alfred Annison SWAFFORD born.  Alfred was the son of Alfred Annison SWAFFORD and Nancy AHL.


1849 - Letha Jane MORRISTON born in Mason County, Virginia.  Letha was the daughter of Clemont MORRISTON and Catherine LEMASTERS.


1865 - Ellanora Jane McLANE born in Rimer, Putnam County, Ohio.  Ellanora was the daughter of William Fleming McLANE and Elizabeth GUFFY.


1872 - Thomas W. SWAFFORD born.  Thomas was the son of John Hubert SWAFFORD and Eliza WOODEN.


1890 - Amelia Matilda SAUER born in Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Amelia was the daughter of Edward J. SAUER and Amelia RITT.  Amelia was Corinne's 2x-great grandmother.


1900 - Leslie GROENENDYKE born in Arkansas.  Leslie was the daughter of Frank GROENENDYKE and Lydia ROHLS.


1907 - Martha Helen CRANE born.  Martha was the daughter of Thomas Franklin CRANE and Mary Florence GILLILAND.


1908 - Walter WILDT married Augusta Elizabeth BURGDORF in Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana.  Walter was the son of Johannes Heinrich WILD and Emilie DEUTSCH.


1910 - James Grover SWAFFORD born in Rayville, Missouri.  James was the son of Thomas A. SWAFFORD and Lora E. McCANLESS.


1959 - Wiley Riddle CHEW died.  Wiley was the son of Ezekiel Cooper CHEW and Mary Jane RIDDLE.