The genealogy of my extended family
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Description: Ancestors with interesting lives.
Matches 201 to 232 of 232 » Comma-delimited CSV file
# | Full Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Noteworthy |
201 | Henry SHERBURNE | Abt 1611 | Bef 7 Dec 1680 | Had a temper and fought often |
202 | Burrhus Frederic SKINNER | 20 Mar 1904 | 18 Aug 1990 | Famous psychologist |
203 | Mary SLOPER | 11 Feb 1663 | 17 Feb 1744 | Scalped by Indians, but survived for many years. |
204 | Capt Myles STANDISH | Abt 1584 | 3 Oct 1656 | Plymouth colony's military leader |
205 | David Jackson STAPLES | 3 May 1824 | ? | Crossed the Overland Trail in 1849 |
206 | Joshua STAPLES | 18 Oct 1755 | Abt 15 May 1806 | Served at Valley Forge |
207 | Dr Elisha STORY | Abt 1 Dec 1743 | 27 Aug 1805 | Participated in the Boston Tea Party |
208 | David SUTTON | Abt 1782 | 1833 | Their house was a stop on the Underground Railroad during Slavery times. |
209 | President William Howard TAFT | 15 Sep 1857 | 8 Mar 1930 | 27th POTUS |
210 | President Zachary TAYLOR | 24 Nov 1784 | 9 Jul 1850 | 12th POTUS |
211 | Lord Alfred TENNYSON | 6 Aug 1809 | 6 Oct 1892 | Poet Laureate of UK |
212 | Samuel Jones TILDEN | 8 Feb 1814 | 4 Aug 1886 | Governor of New York, ran against R. B. Hayes for president |
213 | Abraham TOWER | 18 Apr 1752 | 26 Sep 1832 | Participated in the Boston Tea Party |
214 | Daniel TOWER | 23 Jun 1720 | 28 Jan 1800 | Participated in the Boston Tea Party |
215 | Gov Robert TREAT | 23 Feb 1624 | 12 Jul 1710 | Governor of Connecticut |
216 | Bartholomew TROW | 7 Jul 1736 | 20 Sep 1806 | Participated in the Boston Tea Party, Minuteman |
217 | President Harry S TRUMAN | |||
218 | Pierre VAN CORTLANDT | 10 Jan 1721 | 1 May 1814 | 1st Lt Gov of New York State, entertained George Washington |
219 | Rev Daniel WALDO | 10 Sep 1762 | 30 Jul 1864 | Served in the American Revolution and lived long enough to have his photograph taken |
220 | Maj Richard WALDRON | Abt 1610 | 28 Jun 1689 | A founder of Dover, NH |
221 | William WALDRON | 18 Oct 1601 | Sep 1646 | A founder of Dover, NH |
222 | Lyman Sumner WALKER | 9 May 1840 | 8 Jul 1921 | Witnessed Lee’s surrender at Appomattox |
223 | Gov John WANTON | 24 Dec 1672 | 5 Jul 1740 | Governor of Rhode Island |
224 | Richard WARREN | Abt 1578 | 1628 | “Mayflower” |
225 | President George WASHINGTON | 22 Feb 1732 | 14 Dec 1799 | 1st POTUS |
226 | Hon Oliver Fisher WINCHESTER | 30 Nov 1810 | 10 Dec 1880 | Rifle manufacturer |
227 | Edward WINSLOW | 18 Oct 1595 | 8 May 1655 | “Mayflower”, Governor of Plymouth |
228 | Gen Josiah WINSLOW | 1629 | 18 Dec 1680 | Governor of Plymouth |
229 | Zadock WOODS | 18 Sep 1773 | 18 Sep 1842 | Killed during Dawson’s Massacre during the fight for Texas independence from Mexico. He was 69. |
230 | Orville WRIGHT | 19 Aug 1871 | 30 Jan 1948 | Built and flew the Wright Flyer |
231 | Wilbur WRIGHT | 16 Apr 1867 | 30 May 1912 | Built and flew the Wright Flyer |
232 | Dr Thomas WYNNE | 20 Jul 1627 | Jan 1692 | Personal physician to William Penn |
This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.
For more information on dates, see Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates.
I strive to document my sources. However, some people and dates are best guesses and will be updated as new information is revealed. If you have something to add, please let me know.
Updated 23 Dec 2023