January Milestones

January’s birthdays, wedding anniversaries and deaths. Ephraim Tinkham’s 398th birthday, Jennett Millington’s death 426 years ago and William & Joan Swift’s 388th wedding anniversary are the oldest events.

Why are there slashes in the dates? The slashes show the translation from “Old Style” (O.S) dates and “New Style” (N.S.). Prior to 1752, the new year began March 25th. In 1752 the shift was made to January 1st for the start of the new year.

In the first instance below the marriage between William Swift and Joan was recorded as January 3, 1625. However, at that time the new year didn’t begin until March 25th. So, although the year was recorded as 1625 (O.S.), we know the year, by our standards, as 1626 (N.S.)

(c)= Crosby Side
(g)= Garrison Side

3  Jan 1625/26 (c) William Swift and Joan's anniversary number 388
4  Jan 1846    (g) Julia Alice Boreham will be 168 years old
5  Jan 1883    (c) Florence Belle McDonald will be 131 years old
5  Jan 1847    (c) Seth Tinkham died 167 years ago
6  Jan 1843    (c) Priscilla Allen died 171 years ago
6  Jan 1615/16 (c) Sgt Ephraim Tinkham will be 398 years old
7  Jan 1794    (g) Elizabeth Stager will be 220 years old
7  Jan 1806    (g) Henry Light died 208 years ago
10 Jan 1659/60 (c) Samuel Eaton and Martha Billington's
                   anniversary number 354
14 Jan 1747/48 (c) Hannah Dunham died 266 years ago
14 Jan 1850    (c) Margaret Kelley died 164 years ago
14 Jan 1941    (c) Roy G. Crosby and Catherine Florence McDonald's
                   anniversary number 73
15 Jan 1981    (g) Charles Leroy Garrison died 33 years ago
16 Jan 1650/51 (c) Edward Gray and Mary Winslow's anniversary number 363
17 Jan 1664/65 (c) Ruth Cooke will be 349 years old
18 Jan 1892    (g) Gertrude Harriet Wigley will be 122 years old
19 Jan 1737/38 (c) Job Bourne and Lydia Swift's anniversary number 276
19 Jan 1625/26 (c) Mathias Beare died 388 years ago
21 Jan 1587/88 (c) Jennett Millington died 426 years ago
22 Jan 1936    (c) Maurice Z. Crosby will be a little older
23 Jan 1878    (g) Mary Clark died 136 years ago
23 Jan 1718/19 (c) Thomas Swift and Thankful Morey's anniversary number 295
24 Jan 1699/00 (c) Anna Clarke will be 314 years old
25 Jan 1785    (g) Frederick Stager and Elizabeth Juengst's
                   anniversary number 229
27 Jan 1740/41 (c) Capt. James Kelley will be 273 years old
30 Jan 1695/96 (g) Christina Zöller died 318 years ago
30 Jan 1798    (c) Edward Crosby III and Mary O'Neil's anniversary number 216
30 Jan 1731/32 (g) Martin Funk will be 282 years old
31 Jan 1733/34 (g) Eva Ann Wagner will be 280 years old
31 Jan 1729/30 (c) Ezra Perry Jr died 284 years ago
31 Jan 1730/31 (g) John Peter Bloom will be 283 years old
31 Jan 1839    (g) William James Boreham and Harriett Clarke's
                   anniversary number 175