Saturday, June 19, 2021

Events in My Family Tree: June 17

I did not expect to find a day with absolutely no marriages during the month of June.

Births

Thomas Githens was born June 17, 1791, possibly in New Jersey.  He was the husband of Mary Gaunt, daughter of John Gaunt and Mary Kinsey, who is my 1st cousin 5x removed via the Gaunts.

Jane Gaunt, daughter of John Gaunt and Mary Kinsey, was born June 17, 1806 in New Jersey.  She is also my 1st cousin 5x removed because she is the sister of Mary Gaunt.

Harriet L. Fuller, daughter of Lyman Fuller and Eliza, was born June 17, 1833 in Stony Creek, Warren County, New York.  She is the great-great-grandmother of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Henry Purdy, son of Simeon Purdy and Mary A. Gaunt, was also born June 17, 1833, but in New Jersey.  He is my 2nd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

John Dunstan, son of Richard Dunstan and Jane Coleclough, was born June 17, 1836 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.  He is my great-great-granduncle.

Mary Elizabeth Gantt, daughter of John Gantt and Rachel Carl, was born June 17, 1840, possibly in Perry County, Pennsylvania.  She is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gantts.

Leroy Herbert McGinnis, son of Herbert McGinnis and Mary Jane Gaunt, was born June 17, 1907 in Kings County, California.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed via the Gaunts.

Irving Lester Gauntt, son of Joseph L. Gauntt and Rebecca Elizabeth Coverly, was born June 17, 1909 in Moorestown, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 4th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Lenore Schachter was June 17, 1931 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  She was the wife of Irwin Garfield, son of Jack Garfinkel and Martha Freedman, who is my 3rd cousin once removed on my Mekler line.

Yvonne Ann Allen, daughter of Raymond Charles Allen and June Yvonne Johnson, was born June 17, 1947, possibly in New Jersey.  She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Gayle Sue Williams, daughter of Robert R. Williams and Miriam Gaunt, was born June 17, 1948, possibly in Indiana.  She is my 6th cousin via the Gaunts.

Deaths

William M. Zelley, son of Ridgway Zelley and Rebecca Gaunt, died June 17, 1909, probably in New Jersey, at the age of 75.  He is my 2nd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Mark Lewallen Gaunt, son of Joseph L. Gaunt and Elizabeth Hopkins, died June 17, 1929 in Chester Township, Burlington County, New Jersey at the age of 68.  He is my 2nd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

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