This Week in History

April 1, 1682 - Isaac Platt
Isaac acting as constable of Huntington, Long Island, New York, and with the overseers established the terms and conditions under which John Adams was granted a right to build a grist mill and saw mill at Cold Spring. (Isaac is Howie’s 8g-grandfather)

April 2, 1863 – John Grant
John Grant received a medical discharged from the Union Army on this date. He had his leg amputated as a result of wounds he received in the Battle of Turner Gap, at South Mountain, Maryland. John served in the Iron Brigade, Company A, 7th Wisconsin Infantry. (John is Howie’s 2g-grandfather)

April 3, 1635 - Elizabeth (Sybthorpe) Eliot, Lydia Eliot
Elizabeth booked passage on the ship The Hopewell, leaving London bound for New England. Traveling with her were her children, Mary age 13, Elizabeth age 8, Sarah age 6, Lydia age 4, and Philip age 2. It is assumed that her husband Philip is already in New England at this time. (Elizabeth is Howie’s 10g-grandmother, Lydia is Howie’s 9g-grandmother)

April 3, 1849 - David R. Hyer, Benjamin Potter
The first town meeting for the township of Deerfield, Dane County Wisconsin was held at the home of David R. Hyer. The main order of business was to elect officers, 35 votes were cast. Among those elected were Benjamin Potter, Treasurer. On Easter Sunday April 9, 1944 Eunice Eliza Hyer, a g-granddaughter of David, married Ross Potter Miller, a 2g-grandson of Benjamin. (Eunice and Ross were Howie’s parents)

April 6, 1829 – John Haines (Haynes)
A public meeting of the citizens of Pittsburg, Coos County, New Hampshire was held at the Center school-house, the "Independence Hall" of Pittsburg, at which they asserted their independence of both governments of Great Britain and the United States; drew up a preamble and bill of rights, and adopted a constitution and form of government, very democratic in its provisions. At the meeting for the organization of the government a committee of three persons was chosen, consisting of Nathaniel Perkins, John Haines, and David Mitchell, to draft a code of laws. Reuben Sawyer was elected sheriff; Nathaniel Perkins, John Haines, David Mitchell, Jeremiah Tabor, and Phineas Willard, councilors; John A. Mitchell, clerk and register of deeds; Richard I. Blanchard, Clark J. Haines and Burleigh Blood, justices of the peace. (John is Myra’s 3g-grandfather)

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