Monthly Archives: December 2019

279th Anniversary of 6th Great Grandparents Munn

On New Years’ Eve, 1740, my 6th great grandparents, John Munn, son of Benjamin and Abigail Burt Munn, and Mary Holden, daughter of William and Abigail Edwards Holden,  were married in the colony of Massachusetts.  They were the parents of … Continue reading

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152 years ago Ezra Peter Koontz married Mary Anna Sibert

On 29 December 1867, in Noble County, Indiana, Ezra Peter Koontz [my great great grandfather] married Mary Anna Sibert, the daughter of Phenias and Mary Jahne Sibert. Mary Anna was Grandfather’s second wife as his first wife, Mary Ann Allen … Continue reading

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Remembering Great Great Great Grandmother Lee.

It was 129 years ago, 26 December 1890, that Hannah Munn Lee, my three times great grandmother passed away at the age of 83.  Hannah Munn was born 11 August 1807, in New York to Noah, Jr. and Mercy Simons … Continue reading

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167th Anniversary of Cousin William and Matilda Ada Power Lee

On 23 December 1852, my first cousin, 4 times removed, William Lee married Matilda Ada Power, the daughter of Ira and Amy LaPhine Power, in Farmington, Oakland County Michigan.   William was born 17 August 1827, in Mendon, New York, to … Continue reading

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Happy 250th Anniversary Grandma and Grandpa Munn!

Noah Munn, Sr. and Desire Hitchcock, my 5 times great grandparents, were wed in Brimfield, Massachusetts, 250 years ago on 7 December 1769.  Noah was born 17 April in Deerfield, Massachusetts to John and Mary Holton Munn; Desire was born … Continue reading

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Happy 155th Birthday, Aunt Myra!

Hannah Almira Lee, called Myra, was born on 4 December 1864, in Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan, to Charles Norton and Esther Jenks Lee.  Aunt Myra was the younger sister of my great grandmother, Effie Clarissa Lee, appearing fourth in birth … Continue reading

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Happy 104th Anniversary Cousin Euphie and Robert!

104 years ago, 1 December 1915, in Redford, Wayne County, Michigan, my second cousin, twice removed, Euphie Gertrude Jenks married Robert Gresehover, the son of James and Emma Turner Gresehover.  Cousin Euphie was born 21 May 1896, in Southfield, Oakland … Continue reading

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