Monday, April 22, 2013

April 22nd

Criminal record for a change:

1631 Rev. John Lathrop arrested at the First Independent Church in London, England:

"Their private sanctuary, a room in the house of Mr. Humphrey Barnet, a brewer's clerk in Black Friars, is suddenly invaded.  Tomlinson and his ruffian band, with a show of power above their resistance, seize forty-two of their number, allowing only eighteen of them to escape, and make that 22d day of April, 1632, forever memorable to those
suffering Christians, by handing them over in fetters to the executioners of a law which was made for godly men to break.  In the old Clink prison, in Newgate, and in the Gatehouse, all made for felons, these men, `of whom the world was not worthy,' lingered for months.  In the spring of 1634, all but Mr. Lothropp were released on bail.  He, their leader, the chief offender, was deemed too dangerous to be set at liberty.  Like the gifted Hooker, it was felt that his words and his example had `already more impeached the peace of our Church,' than the church could bear.  `His genius will still haunte all the pulpits in ye country, when any of his scolers [sic] may be admitted to preach.'

And so his prison doors swung to again and seemed to leave him no hope of release or escape."

Released on bond 24 April 1634.

Birthdays:  

1694 Lucia Stevens & Elizabeth Stevens baptized, the daughters of Henry & Elizabeth (Gallop) Stevens

1731 Rev. Ephraim Avery husband of Deborah Lathrop.  He died in Brooklyn, CT in 1754.

1802 Andrew Speer the son of Andrew & Elizabeth (Shelton) Speer.  He died in 1881 in Leesville, IN.

1820 John Fyffe in Illinois, the husband of Lucy Lathrop.  He died in Lawrence Co. IL in 1879.

1828 Melinda Edwards in Muskingum Co. OH the daughter of Jacob & Mary (Porter) Edwards.  She moved with her family to Bartholomew Co. IN, Marion Co. IL and on to Delphos, KS in 1875.  She died in Ottawa, KS in 1895.

1842 Benjamin Morehead the son of Charles & Fanny (Warder) Morehead.  He died in 1844.

1878 Hannah Etta Robertson daughter of James & Mary (Maulding) Robertson in Wayne Co. IL.  She married Charles Johnson and had 9 children.  She died in Carmi, IL in 1965 and is buried in Farnsworth / Mt. Zion Cemetery in Wayne Co. IL.

1900 George Day in Woodruff, KS husband of Doris Miller the daughter of William & ida (Upson) Miller.  They had at least one child.

1912 Sarah Robertson in Grand Valley, CO the daughter of Amos & Lula (Cravens) Robertson.  She married Irwin Coe ca. 1928.  Sarah died in 1965 in Denver, CO.

1934 Orval Bond son of Henry & Lula (Robertson) Bond.  He died Nov. 28, 1934.

Susan Blomgren wife of Steven Lathrop

A single anniversary: 

1951 William Oliver & Norma Moore in Flora, IL.  William was the son of Samuel & Gaynell (White) Oliver.  They have three children.  

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