Events in My Family Tree: April 20

I always find it interesting when a date occurs in two closely or relatively closely related families.  I wonder how aware they were of the coincidences.

Births

Anna Margarethe Kling was born April 20, 1680 in Europe, possibly in Baden.  She was married to Alexander Mack, son of Johann Philip Mack and Christina Fillbrun, who is my 7th-great-grandfather.

Peter Sellers, son of Samuel Sellers and Catharine Bodder, was born April 20, 1787, probably in Pennsylvania.  He is my 1st cousin 5x removed.

Emma Cora Worth was born April 20, 1881 in Pennsylvania.  She was married to Washington Ferguson Sellers, son of Samuel G. Sellers and Anna C. Ferguson, who is my 4th cousin 3x removed.

Leroy Gantt, son of Carl Thomas Gantt and Mabelle Yost, was born April 20, 1916 in York County, Nebraska.  He is my 4th cousin 2x removed.

Joan Barbara Haypak was born April 20, 1935 in New Jersey.  She was married to George Russell Sellers, son of George Moore Sellers and Bertha Poinsett Eckman, who is my 1st cousin once removed.

Jeffrey Howard Baker, son of Sidney Baker and Adele Garfinkel, was born April 20, 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  He is my 3rd cousin once removed.

Lynn Marie Church was born April 20, 1966 in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California.  She is my 6th cousin on my Gauntt line.

Andrew Eugene Meckler was born April 20, 1971 in South Miami, Dade County, Florida.  He is my first cousin.

Joshua Patrick Fitsimmons was born April 20, 1972.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line.

William Ledger Allen III was born April 20, 1980.  He is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line.

Jessica Gabriel Hoffmann was born April 20, 1985 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  She is my 4th cousin once removed on my Meckler line.

Marriages

Alfred T. Githens, son of Thomas Githens and Mary Gaunt, and Margaret Middleton were married on April 20, 1843 in Gloucester County, New Jersey.  Alfred is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Alfred Winfield Asay and Sarah Anna Gaunt, daughter of James Gaunt and Amelia Gibson, were married on April 20, 1885 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, New Jersey.  Sarah is my great-grandaunt.

Robert Senior, Jr. and Virginia Eileen Gauntt were married on April 20, 1985.  Virginia is my 5th cousin once removed.

Deaths

Joseph Hopkins Gaunt, son of Joseph L. Gaunt and Elizabeth Hopkins, died April 20, 1865 at the age of about 22 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.  He is my 2nd cousin 3x removed.

Henry August Sellers, son of Tobias Sellers and Elizabeth Faber, died April 20, 1868 at the age of 47, probably in Pennsylvania.  He is my 1st cousin 4x removed.

Sarah J. Gaskill died April 20, 1901 at the age of 54, probably in New Jersey.  She was married to Samuel Eckman, son of John Eckman, who is the 2nd-great-grandfather of my 1st cousin Albert Lore.

Mary E. James died April 20, 1943 at the age of about 77 in Jay County, Indiana.  She was married to John L. Claycomb, son of George F. Claycomb and Hannah Holmes Gaunt, who is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Morris Ferguson Sellers, son of Samuel G. Sellers and Anna C. Ferguson, died April 20, 1946 at the age of about 75, probably in Pennsylvania.  He is my 4th cousin 3x removed and is the brother of Washington Ferguson Sellers (above), so he died on his sister-in-law's birthday.

John Edward Lawrence, son of John Edward Lawrence and Wilhelmina Atkinson, died April 20, 1963 at the age of 34, possibly in New Jersey.  He is the 1st cousin 2x removed of my 1st cousin Albert Lore on his Eckman line through the Lawrences.  He is also the 1st cousin once removed of George Russell Sellers, mentioned above in the births, and therefore died on his cousin's wife's birthday.

Sarah Meckler, daughter of Moishe Meckler and Mushe Zelda Nowicki, died April 20, 1980 at the age of about 79, possibly in Far Rockaway, Queens County, New York.  She is my grandaunt.

Events in My Family Tree: March 13

I really went down the rabbit hole while working on this list.  I ended up researching the great-great-great-granchildren of Joseph Gaunt and Phoebe Severn!

Births

Tirzah Sellers, daughter of Abraham Sellers and Sophia Bodder, was born March 13, 1797 in Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.  She is my 3rd-great-grandaunt.

John Gaunt, son of John Gaunt and Mary Kinsey, was born March 13, 1799 in New Jersey.  He is my 1st cousin 5x removed.

Louisa Bowker, daughter of John Bowker and Louisa J. Armstrong, was born March 13, 1865 in Columbus, Burlington County, New Jersey.  She is my 1st cousin 4x removed via the Armstrongs.

Francis Travis Coxe, son of Marcellus Coxe and Florence Sellers, was born March 13, 1889 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.  He is my 5th cousin 2x removed via the Sellerses.

Howard L. Sellers, son of James Byron Sellers and Mary Catherine Baer, was born March 13, 1905 in Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio.  He is also my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Charles Ronald Bassett, son of Thomas Bassett and Marjorie A. Gaunt, was born March 13, 1930 in Skiatook, Osage or Tulsa County, Oklahoma.  He is my 5th cousin once removed via the Gaunts.

Ethlyn Brozovsky was born March 13, 1961 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  She is my 2nd cousin once removed on my Gorodetsky line.

James Gordon Church was born March 13, 1968 in Altadena, Los Angeles County, California.  He is my 6th cousin on my Gauntt line.

Avery Rennie was born March 13, 1996, probably in Canada.  He is my 4th cousin on my Meckler line.

Marriage

Conrad Zuiterman and Anna/Hannah Mack, daughter of Alexander Mack and Catherine Baker, were married on March 13, 1834, possibly in Pennsylvania.  Anna is my 3rd cousin 5x removed.

Deaths

Daniel Schiffer/Schifferer died March 13, 1829 at the age of 63, almost definitely in Gleiwitz, Obersilesia, Prussia.  He is the 3rd-great-grandfather of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Phoebe Emily Severn died March 13, 1870 at the age of 66 in Jay County, Indiana.  She was married to Joseph Gaunt, son of Jacob Gaunt and Hannah Holmes, who is my 1st cousin 5x removed.

Eckert Budd Gaunt, son of Daniel F. Gaunt and Mary E. Hancock, died March 13, 1915 at the age of 47, possibly in New Jersey.  He is my 3rd cousin 2x removed.