Events in My Family Tree: December 22

This is a busy day of crossovers.  Joseph Gaunt was born on his brother Hananiah's 7th birthday.  Redden Gaunt died on his daughter Phoebe's 8th birthday.  Steve Gordon was born on his Uncle Sidney's 39th birthday.

Births

Hananiah Gaunt, son of Joseph Gaunt and Elizabeth Borton, was born December 22, 1762 in Little Egg Harbor Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 4x-great-grandfather.

Joseph Gaunt, another son of Joseph Gaunt and Elizabeth Borton, was born December 22, 1769 in Little Egg Harbor Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.  He is my 4x-great-granduncle via the Gaunts.

Phoebe Emily Gaunt, daughter of Redden N. Gaunt and Pauline E. Smoot, was born December 22, 1846 in Indiana, possibly in Jay County.  She is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Alice Mullin was born December 22, 1906 in New Jersey.  She was married to John Francis Gaynor, Jr., son of John Francis Gaynor and Josephine O'Connor, who is the great-granduncle of my half-sister Laurie Sellers and her half-sister Shanyn James.

Sidney Gordon, son of Joe Gordon (originally Joyne Gorodetsky) and Sarah Libby (originally Sore Leiba) Brainin, was born December 22, 1915 in Manhattan, New York County, New York.  He is my granduncle.

Florence Meckler, daughter of Morris Mackler (originally Moishe Meckler) and Minnie (originally Mushe) Zelda Nowicki, was also born December 22, 1915, but in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  She is my grandaunt.

Harvey Stephen Gordon, son of Alexander Gordon and Roslyn Rubin, was born December 22, 1944 in Miami Beach, Dade County, Florida.  He is my 1st cousin 1x removed on my Gordon line.

George Steven Monat was born December 22, 1953 in Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama.  He is the husband of Janis Susan Brainin, daughter of Harold Leon Brainin and Ruth Pauline Schwartz, who is my 2nd cousin 1x removed.

Marriage

Lewis Allen Gaunt, son of Lewis Cass Gaunt and Mary A. Kindlesparger, and Sylvia Belle Black were married December 22, 1906 in Miami County, Indiana.  Lewis is my 3rd cousin 3x removed via the Gaunts.

Deaths

Redden N. Gaunt, son of Joseph Gaunt and Phoebe Emily Severn, died December 22, 1864 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee at the age of 43.  He is my 2nd cousin 4x removed via the Gaunts.

Harry A. Schwartz, son of Joseph Schwartz and Anna Ajzner, died December 22, 1990 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California at the age of 80.  He is the 1st cousin 1x removed of my 3rd cousin 1x removed Esther Garfinkel on her Ajzner line.

Events in My Family Tree: December 15

Neva Perlman had the same birthday as her brother-in-law.  What did her sister do on that day?

Births

Harry A. Schwartz, son of Joseph Schwartz and Anna Ajzner, was born December 15, 1910 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.  He is the 1st cousin 1x removed of my dear cousin Esther Garfinkel on her Ajzner line.

William Oliver Gauntt, son of Thomas Franklin Gauntt and Anna Marie Stayton, was born December 15, 1940 in New Jersey, probably in Burlington County.  He is my 1st cousin 1x removed on my Gauntt line.

Joseph Naclerio was also born December 15, 1940, but in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  He was married to Kim Perlman, daughter of Murray Elliot Perlman and Helen Ruth Greenebaum, who is my 4th cousin on my Nowicki line through the Perlmans.

Paul Kushner, son of Benjamin Louis Kushner and Gladys Shindelman, was born December 15, 1951 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.  He is also my 4th cousin but on my Meckler line.

Neva Perlman, daughter of Murray Elliot Perlman and Helen Ruth Greenebaum, was born December 15, 1953 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.  She is another 4th cousin on my Nowicki line through the Perlmans and Kim's sister.

Patricia Ellen Gaunt, daughter of Robert Gaunt and Mary Evelyn Westbrooks, was born December 15, 1954 in Indiana.  She is my 6th cousin via the Gaunts.

Jonah Harry Balick was born December 15, 1994.  He is my 3rd cousin 1x removed.

Deaths

William Clarence Bowker, son of John Bowker and Louisa J. Armstrong, died December 15, 1946 in Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey at the age of 74.  He is my 1st cousin 4x removed on my Armstrong line.

David Wilson Rink died December 15, 1955 in Elkhart County, Indiana at the age of 74.  He was married to Edna Hite, daughter of John Hite and Mary Ann Claycomb, who is my 4th cousin 2x removed on my Gauntt line through the Hites.

Oren Wilson Clark, Jr., son of Oren Wilson Clark and Anna G. Gaunt, died December 15, 1997 in Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas at the age of 80.  He is also my 4th cousin 2x removed, via the Gaunts.

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Events in My Family Tree: January 15

My cousin Beatrice Swain might have liked Capricorn men.  Her first husband, James Armstrong, was born January 13, and her second husband (below), Ralph Brickel, was born January 15.

Births

Catharine Kulp was born January 15, 1773.  She was married to Abraham Sellers, son of John Leonard Sellers and Barbara, who is my 1st cousin 6x removed.

Hannah Gaunt, daughter of Jacob Gaunt and Hannah Holmes, was born January 15, 1806 in Ohio.  She is my 1st cousin 5x removed.

Harriet Sellers, daughter of John Leonard Sellers and Elizabeth Wenger, was born January 15, 1843 in Allen or Auglaize County, Ohio.  She is my 3rd cousin 4x removed.

Mercedes de Mederos, daughter of Thomas Mederos and Mercedes Cabanas, was born January 15, 1895 in Cuba.  She was married to Francis Travis Coxe, son of Marcellus Coxe and Florence Sellers, who is my 5th cousin 2x removed.

Ralph Brickel was born January 15, 1916.  He was the second husband of Beatrice Ruth Anna Swain, daughter of Thomas Daniel Swain and Rachel Anna Armstrong, who is my 1st cousin 2x removed through the Armstrongs.

Anita Rose Allen, daughter of Raymond Charles Allen and Elizabeth Ray, was born January 15, 1952.  She is my 5th cousin once removed on my Gauntt line through the Allens.

Debra Jane Gaunt, daughter of Irwin Wilson Gaunt and Shirley Ann Freck, was born January 15, 1957.  She is my 6th cousin.

Joel Baylin was born January 15, 1988 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  He is my 3rd cousin through my Gorodetsky line.

Shannon Nicole Preisner was also born January 15, 1988, but in San Diego, San Diego County, California.  She is the grandniece of my aunt Mary McStroul.

Marriages

Guy Edward Allen and Anna Dziewa were married on January 15, 1983.  Guy, son of Clarence Allen and Grace Stagnato, is my 5th cousin once removed.

Deaths

Joseph Mack, son of Jacob Mack and Catharine Longanecker, died Jnuary 15, 1909 at the age of 78 in Pennsylvania.  He is my 3rd cousin 4x removed on my Sellers line thorugh the Macks.

Anna Schwartz, daughter of Joseph Schwartz and Frieda, died January 15, 2004 at the age of 100.  She was married to Hyman Gordon, son of Victor Gordon and Esther Leah Schneiderman, who is my great-granduncle.

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