Saturday Night Genealogy Fun ~ Heritage Pie Chart

Thank you to Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings for the idea to write this blog post. See the details of the challenge at  Genea-Musings.

The basic details of my sixteen great-great-grandparents are as follows:

16.    James Pyle was born on 16 Aug 1823 in Manchester, Boylston, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was the son of Stephen Pyle and Elizabeth/Betsey Hull. He died on 20 Jan 1900 in New York, New York, New York, USA. He married Esther Abigail Whitman on 16 Aug 1853 in New York, New York, New York, USA.

17.    Esther Abigail Whitman was born 02 Feb 1828 in Manchester, Nova Scotia, Canada, died 08 Nov 1921 in New York, New York, USA. She was the daughter of Thomas Cutler Whitman and Diana Morgan.

18.    David Hunter McAlpin was born on 08 Nov 1816 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, USA. He was the son of James McAlpin and Jane Hunter. He died on 08 Feb 1901 in New York, New York, New York, USA. He married Frances Adelaide Rose on 16 or 18 April 1845 in New York, New York, New York, USA.

19.    Frances Adelaide Rose was born 23 Aug 1829 in New York, New York, New York, USA, died 28 Nov 1870 in New York, New York, New York, USA. She was the daughter of Joseph Rose and Frances Stanton Willet.

20.    James Monroe Adsit was born on 05 Feb 1809 in Spencertown, Columbia, New York, USA. He was the son of Leonard Adsit and Frances Davenport. He died on 04 Sep 1894 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. He married Susan Arville Chapin on 21 Jan 1841 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

21.    Susan Arville Chapin was born 09 Jun 1820 in Ludlow City, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA, died 06 May 1906 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. She was the daughter of Orramel Chapin and Susan Rood [brick wall here].

22.    Daniel Morgan Ashby was born in Jan 1828 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA. He was the son of Stephen Ashby and Pamela Christian. He died on 13 Jul 1907 in Winnetka, Cook, Illinois, USA. He married Mary Elizabeth Gorin on 11 Feb 1857 in Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky, USA.

23.    Mary Elizabeth Gorin was born 28 Jun 1833 in Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky, USA, died 07 Jul 1891 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. She was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson Gorin and Mary Ann Bowman.

24.    Henry Clay Copeland was born on 07 Jan 1832 in Norridgewock, Somerset, Maine, USA. He was the son of Thomas Jefferson Copeland and Julia Elvira Townsend. He died on 07 Nov 1912 in Calais, Washington, Maine, USA. He married Sarah Lowell on 15 Dec 1858 in Calais, Washington, Maine, USA.

25.    Sarah Lowell was born 30 Dec 1833 in Calais, Washington, Maine, USA, died Jan 1916 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She was the daughter of Reuben Lowell and Sarah Smith.

26.    Samuel Sewall Greeley was born on 11 Oct 1824 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. He was the son of Samuel Greeley and Louisa May. He died on 08 Mar 1916 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. He married Elizabeth (or Eliza) May Wells on 05 Sep 1866 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

27.    Elizabeth (or Eliza) May Wells was born 20 Aug 1839 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, died 18 Sep 1880 in London, London, England. She was the daughter of Thomas Goodwin Wells and Elizabeth Sewall Willis.

28.    James Hunter was born on 20 Jun 1844 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was the son of Samuel K. Hunter and Catherine Carr. He died on 17 Oct 1902 in Allegheny City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. He married Mary Freeland on 13 Apr 1871 (probably in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA).

29.    Mary Freeland was born 11 Feb 1850 in (probably Allegheny County), Pennsylvania, USA, died 14 Mar 1902 in (probably Allegheny County), Pennsylvania, USA. She was the daughter of James Freeland and Nancy Rainey.

30.    George Lysle, Jr. was born in 1843 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was the son of George Lysle and Margaret McIlwaine. He died on 21 May 1900 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. He married Marion Helen Alston on 13 Oct 1875 in Allegheny City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

31.    Marion Helen Alston was born May or June 1850 in Allegheny City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, died 2 May 1885 in Allegheny City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. She was the daughter of John Alston and Lilleas Johnston.

Here is my "Heritage Pie" chart: