September Birthdays

Happy birthday to all you with September birthdays, and to those who celebrate anniversaries this month!

Some of our ancestors count September as a special month as well.

Heading from the Washington Times (Washington DC)

One of my favorite ancestor stories is that of the marriage of Edwin Stanton Ross and Katherine Fisher on 1 September 1903 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They got a unique start on their life together, and their story made it into at least 20 newspapers across the country that I could find. You can read their story here:

Going to the Chapel

From The Philadelphia Inquirer

My 2nd great-grandfather and grandmother, William Lake Forman and Amanda Orilla McAllister were married 4 September 1853 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I wrote about locating them in the census records.

William Lake Forman & Amanda Orilla McAllister

Kate Baragwanath married Garrett Floyd on 7 September 1887 in New Jersey. Their announcement appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer. Kate's husband ran into a spell of bad luck in the 1890s. Click below to read about his troubles, and to see a photo of them together.

Trouble Times Two - Garrett Floyd, husband of Kate Baragwanath

Another of my 2nd great-grandparents, John Ross and Ann Elizabeth Spiece were also married in September, on the 8th in 1858. We are lucky to have this copy of their marriage certificate.

Same Name - A Cautionary Tale

This story shows what happens when you assume too much. And by 'you' I mean 'me'!!  [click above] My great-uncle William Henry Canham, known as Alec, married Constance Marion Winifred Myhill (Connie) on the last day of September 1933, in Swanton Morley, Norfolk, England.

And one final anniversary shout-out to my 22nd great-grandparents who tied the knot in September 1213 without leaving us with the actual date. Raoul de Lusignan and Alice d'Eu were both supposedly born in England and died in France. I have not researched this family line so this is about all we know, but they sound like they were really important, don't they?