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Family History: April, 28, 2024

Family Births

On 1424-04-28, Elizabeth WINGFIELD is born in Suffolk, Orford, England
On 1700-04-28, Susanna Page CHILES is born in King William County, Virginia, USA
On 1895-04-28, Benjamin Franklin POWERS is born in Wake Forest, Wake, North Carolina, USA

Family Deaths

On 1807-04-28, Daniel Anderson ALLEN dies in Cumberland County, VA
On 1808-04-28, Abraham WARWICK dies in Amherst, Virginia, United States
On 1814-04-28, Nancy Ann CORN dies in Tennessee, Patrick, Virginia, United States
On 1908-04-28, Walter Reaves GRIGGS dies in Henry Co., VA
On 1971-04-28, Helen Virginia FONVIELLE dies in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA
On 1990-04-28, Clarence OSTERBUHR dies in Garden City, Finney County, Kansas, United States of America
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