Anniversaries: July 1 - July 7

*Updated July 29, 2012 to add women's married name (maiden name in parenthesis)

Birthdays:

John Straw, 8th great grandfather, was born July 1, 1688 at Amesbury, MA
Alice Lorraine (Tompkins) LeBlanc, aunt, was born on July 4, 1933 at Somerville, MA
Sarah (Chase) Annice, 8th great grandmother, was born July 6, 1647 at Newbury, MA

Weddings:

Mercy Saxton and William Dewey, 7th great grandparents, were married July 2, 1713 at Tolland, CT
Martha Boreman and Thomas Low, 8th great grandparents, were married July 4, 1660 (place unknown)
Alice Milligan and Harold Tompkins, grandparents, were married July 7, 1921 at Machais, ME

Deaths:

William Fernald, 7th great grandfather, died on July 5, 1728 at Kittery, ME
Ephraim Lunn, 4th great grandfather, died July 5, 1865 at Brownington, VT
John Peabody, 8th great grandfather, died on July 5, 1720 at Boxford, MA
Rebecca (Carrier) Dewey*, 5th great grandmother, died July 6, 1837 at Hanover, NH


* Recall prior post, through Rebecca we are related to Martha Allen Carrier.  Martha was accused of being a witch and was hung on Gallows Hill, Salem, MA on August 19, 1692.