My "On This Date" Dilemma

For several reasons I've temporarily suspended the daily posting of my "On This Date" series of posts. Besides being inundated with job search stuff, etc., I found that my current genealogy database program (FTM 2008) did not let me easily create a custom report with this information.

So here is what I've been doing:

1. I created a Custom Report in FTM 2008 containing the ancestor's name, and then all relevant dates (birth, baptism, marriage, etc.).

2. I exported this report to RTF format.

3. I opened the RTF in Word 2007, and then cut and pasted the data into an Excel 2007 file.

4. In Excel, I was able to utilize the Filter function for each column with data and entered a text filter such as Contains = September 18. This would display the results that matched my data query. Then I had to sort the data in date order.

5. Next copy and paste the names and year into the Blogger post in draft mode.

6. Go back to FTM 2008 to determine my relationship to that person.

7. Enter the relationship info into the post in draft, format and then post.

Too much work. I'd love it if there were an add-on or widget to FTM 2008 that allowed you to create queries - any type of query such as "What happened on this date . . ."

I spoke to my cousin Midge Frazel (8 times removed) of Granite in My Blood on Skype the other day and we discussed my problems with generating a report with the data I needed. She mentioned that several years ago Wholly Genes had a program available for the Palm OS that allowed you to do these reports. And sure enough I found it: GedStar PRO.

Does anyone know of similar apps or add-ons or widgets that would work with FTM 2008? I'd even accept a third-party application which meant I had to import data I had exported out of FTM 2008.

Otherwise I'll need to do some programming and create an automated report from a GEDCOM (ugh) or from a Word RTF file. This is why I am such an open source application enthusiast: I'm pretty sure someone would have used the code from the original genealogy database application and created a widget for use free of charge.

On This Date: September 16

Births

Roosa, Arien Geurtse (my 2nd cousin 10 times removed) - 1642, Herwinjen, The Netherlands

Groot, Elisabeth (my 1st cousin 10 times removed) - 1715, Schenectady, New York

Beekman, Anna (my 4th cousin 7 times removed) - 1769

Austin, Isaac A. (3rd cousin 5 times removed) - 1850, Fowler, New York

Baptisms

Roosa, Hillegond (my 2nd cousin 8 times removed) - 1711, Kingston, New York

De Wandelaer, Herman (my 5th great-grandfather) - 1781, Schaghticoke, New York

Marriages

Van Kuykendall, Jacob Luurszen and Douwes, Styntje (my 10th great-grandparents) - 1638, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Sanders, Thomas and Van Gorcum, Sara Cornelise (my 10th great-grandparents) - 1640, New Amsterdam, New York

Macker, James and Everett, Mary (my 8th great grand aunt) - 1662, Dedham, Massachusetts

Deaths

Demece, Wolfred (my 3rd cousin 5 times removed) - 1850, Sanblatt, New York

On This Date: September 15

Births

Winnie, Eunice (my 7th cousin 5 times removed)
- 1822

Marriages

Kenyon, Peter (my 8th great grand uncle) and Naomi Wells
- 1726

On This Date: September 14

Births

Everett, Hannah (my 7th great grand aunt)
- 1670, Dedham, Massachusetts

Fonda, Rachel (my 4th cousin 8 times removed)
- 1748

Smith, Jane (my 5th cousin 5 times removed)
- 1801, Marbletown, New York

McEntee, Charles (my 3rd great grand uncle)
- 1806, Western, New York

Matteson, Estella M. (my 8th cousin 4 times removed0
- 1869, DeKalb, New York

Marriages

Dodds, John and Cathalyntje Schermerhorn
 (my 3rd cousin 9 times removed) - 1745

Putman, Abraham and Elizabeth Campbell
 (my 5th cousing 7 times removed) - 1807, Caughnawaga, New York

On This Date: September 13

Births

Waldo, Howard Lansing (my 2nd cousin 3 times removed)
- 1852, Centerville, New York

Krom, Katie (my 4th cousin 4 times removed)
- 1859, Marbletown, New York

Austin, Vernon (my 3rd cousin 5 times removed)
- 1864, Edwards, New York

Baptisms

Peek, Johannes (my 4th cousin 8 times removed)
- 1747, Schenectady, New York

Marriages

Markle, Barent and Barbara Vandermark (1st cousin 9 times removed)
 - 1747, Kingston, New York

Deaths

Schuyler, Anna (8th great-grandmother)
- 1750, Albany, New York

On This Date: September 12

Births

Van Vechten, Dirck (my 3rd cousin 9 times removed)
- 1695

Hawes, Ichabod (my 1st cousin 8 times removed) 
- 1720, Wrentham, Massachusetts

Putman, Hendrick (my 4th cousin 8 times removed) 
- 1761, Glen, New York

Fonda, Alexander (my 3rd cousin 8 times removed)
- 1763

Everett, Pedda (my 4th great-grandmother)
- 1798, Wrentham, Massachusetts

Van Rensselaer, Harriet Maria (my 6th cousin 6 times removed)
- 1827

Burnette, Nancy L. (my 7th cousin 5 times removed)
- 1845, Schoharie, New York

Roosa, John (my 4th cousin 4 times removed)
- 1857, Marbletown, New York

Tanswell, Mary Elizabeth (my 2nd cousin 3 times removed)
- 1864, Ohio

Henneberg, Gustave (my great-grand uncle)
- 1889, Liepsig, Germany


Baptisms

Van Antwerpen, Margrietje (my 3rd cousin 9 times removed)
- 1742. Schenectady, New York

Consalus, Rebecca (my 7th great-grandaunt)
- 1791, Marbletown, New York


Deaths

Crandall, Joseph Rev. (my 9th great-grandfather)
- 1737, Newport, Rhode Island

Putman, Victor Arent (my 4th cousin 8 times removed)
- 1800, Tribes Hill, New York

Putman, Caroline (my 7th cousin 5 times removed)
- 1891

Van Slyke, Nancy (my 1st cousin 6 times removed) 
- 1893, Denmark, New York

Griffin, Mary (my 4th great-grandmother)
- 1894, Ireland

On This Date: September 11

On this day, Patriot Day, it didn't seem appropriate to list the births, baptisms, marriages and deaths of my ancestors. It is just after 6:00 am here in Chicago and with the sun creeping its way over Lake Michigan, I walked outside to hang my 5 foot x 8 foot United States flag as a way of remembering this day seven years ago.

As if I or anyone could ever forget.


Photo: A piece of the World Trade Center imbedded in the Tribune Tower in Chicago, Illinois. June 2007. Digital image. Wikimedia Commons, 2008.

On This Date: September 10

Births

Herman DeWandelaer (my 5th great-grandfather)
- 1781, Albany, New York

Mary Austin (my 4th cousin 3 times removed)
- 1893, Denmark, New York


Deaths

Thomas Mann (my 7th great-granduncle)
- 1756

Catarina Glen (my 3rd cousin 7 times removed)
- 1766

On This Date: September 9

Births

Cornelius Wendell (my 2nd cousin 10 times removed)
- 1697

Barent Ten Eyck (my 3rd cousin 8 times removed) 
- 1722

Rebecca Sweetland (my 1st cousin 8 times removed) 
- 1727, Attelborough, Massachusetts

Elsie Sanders Ten Eyck (my 5th cousin 6 times removed) 
- 1799

John Putman Webster (my 8th cousin 4 times removed) 
- 1887

Baptisms

Johannes Quick (8th great-granduncle)
- 1683, Kingston, New York

On This Date: Septepmber 8

Births

James Smith McEntee (my 1st cousin 4 times removed)
- 1836, Whitestown, New York

Mary Covey (my 7th cousin 5 times removed)
- 1848, New York

Augustus Austin (my 3rd cousin 5 times removed)
- 1854, Watson, New York

Deaths

Philippe Du Trieux (my 10th great granduncle)
- 1653

Alexander Ennist (my 9th great-grandfather)
- 1679, Block Island, Rhode Island

On This Date: September 7th

Births

Elizabeth Roosa (my 2nd cousin 8 times removed) 
- 1735

Viola Christiana (my 1st cousin twice removed)
- 1898

Marriages

Sarah Pieterse Van Naerden (my 8th great-grandmother)
and William Couch (her second husband) - 1656

Crandall William Austin (my 1st cousin 6 times removed)
and Margaret Rosina Mabee - 1850

Deaths

Jenneke Roosa (my 2nd cousin 8 times removed)
- 1728

Hannah Atkins (my 3rd cousin 4 times removed)
- 1890

On This Date: September 6th

Baptisms

Ann Krom (my 1st cousin 8 times removed)
        - 1702, Kingston, New York

Cornelis Brouwer (my 3rd cousin 7 times removed) 
        - 1765

Deaths

Cornelia Putman (my 7th great-grandaunt)
- 1800

Mary Roosa (my 7th great-grandaunt)
- 1851

On This Date: September 5th

Births

Simon Groot (my 1st cousin 10 times removed)
- 1702, Schenectady, NY

Catrina Smith (my 4th great-grand aunt)
- 1804, Marbletown, NY

Rachel VanCuren (my 1st cousin 10 times removed)
- 1824, China Township, New York

Elizabeth A. Putman (my 2nd cousin 5 times removed)
- 1845, DePeyster, NY

Edgar B. Putman (my 3rd cousin 4 times removed)
- 1885


Baptisms

Antje VanWeyen (my 7th great-grandmother)
- 1686

John Roosa (my 3rd cousin 6 times removed)
- 1767, Marbletown, NY

Jacob Fonda (my 4th cousin 6 times removed)
- 1784


Marriages

Jonathan Everett and Jemima Mann
(my 6th great-grandparents) - 1744

Charles E. Putman (my 2nd cousin 5 times removed)
and Lucretia Nichols - 1877


Immigration

Bridget Farren (my 2nd great-grandmother)
- 1885, New York, NY from Belfast, Ireland


Deaths

Cornelius S. Krom (my 2nd cousin 7 times removed)
- 1842, Marbletown, NY

Maynard Noble Dence (my 1st cousin 4 times removed)
- 1878, Lowville, NY

William Teas Roosa (3rd great-granduncle)
- 1891, Marbletown, NY

On This Date: September 4th

Births

Christopher Davis (my 9th great-grandfather) - 1616, Canterbury, Kent, England

Blandina Freer (my 4th cousin 6 times removed) - 1796, Ulster, New York

Peter Putman (my 1st cousin 6 times removed) - 1834, Cayuga, New York

Alfred Winnie (my 2nd cousin 5 times removed) - 1834, South Valley, Otsego, New York

Harriet Loomis (my 2nd cousin 5 times removed) - 1842, Denmark, Lewis, New York

Frederick Austin (my 3rd cousin 5 times removed) - 1850, Wilna, Jefferson, New York

Wolfred Demece (my 3rd cousin 5 times removed) - 1850, Sanblatt, Montgomery, New York

Hattie Foland (my 3rd cousin 4 times removed) - 1867


Baptisms

Lea Schepmoes (my 6th great-grandaunt) - 1681, Kingston, Ulster, New York

Bastiaan Vandermark (8th great-granduncle) - 1681, Kingston, Ulster, New York

Jannetje Roosa (my 2nd cousin 6 times removed) - 1772, Marbletown, Ulster, New York

Mary Ida Roosa (my 1st cousin 4 times removed) - 1857, Marbletown, Ulster, New York


Marriages

Grinman Austin (my 5th great-granduncle) & Catherine VanSkuyver - 1814


Deaths

Neelken Roosa (my 1st cousin 9 times removed) - 1721, Herwijnen, Gelderland, The Netherlands

Abraham Putman (my 5th great-granduncle) - 1853, DePeyster, St. Lawrence, New York

On This Date: September 3

Births

Cornelia Bogardus (my 7th great-grandaunt) - 1718, Albany, NY
Annatje Bradt (my 1st cousin 9 times removed) - 1721, Schenectady, NY
Harmanus Bradt (my 1st cousin 9 times removed) - 1721, Schenectady, NY
Arent S. Bradt (my 2nd cousin 8 times removed) - 1732
Isaac Groot (my 2nd cousin 9 times removed) - 1754, Schenectady, NY
Pieter Gillise Brouwer (my 3rd cousin 7 times removed) - 1771, Schenectady, NY
Johannes Sanders Eyck (my 5th great-granduncle) - 1778, Schenectady, NY

Baptisms

Aeltje Jans Schepmoes (my 7th great-grandaunt) - 1645, New Amsterdam

Deaths

Esther Ware (my 8th great-grandmother) - 1734 in Wrentham, MA

On This Date: September 2

Births

Maria Bradt (1st cousin 9 times removed) - 1698, Schenectady, New York
Ephraim Glen (8th great-granduncle) - 1709, Scotia, New York
Elizabeth Harmanese Bradt (2nd cousin 8 times removed) - 1759
Annatie Groot (2nd cousin 9 times removed) - 1761, Schenectady, New York
Petrus Douw Beekman (4th cousin 7 times removed) - 1762
Barent Markle (3rd cousin 7 times removed) - 1769, Accord, New York
Rebecca Krom (3rd cousin 6 times removed) - 1782, Kingston, New York
Hannah Krom (3rd cousin 6 times removed) - 1796, Marbletown, New York
Aaron Putman (2nd cousin 7 times removed) - 1796, Tribes Hill, New York
Ray Putman (3rd cousin 4 times removed) - 1897


Baptisms

Dirck Jansen Schepmoes (7th great-grandfather) - 1648, New Amsterdam
Maria Wemple (1st cousin 9 times removed) - 1735


Marriages

Margarita Bradt & Phillip Bosie (8th great-grandparents) - 1704
Lizzie E. Koch & Harrie H. Putman (2nd cousin 5 times removed) - 1883


Deaths

Jannetje Symons (10th great-grandmother) - 1683, Kingston, New York
Ephraim Glen (8th great-granduncle) - 1709, Scotia, New York

On This Date: September 1

Robert S. Austin. New York, New York, abt. 1917. Digital image. Privately held by Thomas MacEntee, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Chicago, Illinois. 2008.

Deaths

Robert S. Austin, my great-granduncle, died on Septmber 1, 1924 having drowned at Long Beach on Long Island, New York.[1] He was born on October 13, 1894 in Lowville, Lewis County, New York to William Dence Austin and Catherine M. Austin (O'Keefe)[2].

"DROWNED AT LONG BEACH

Robert Austin, Formerly of Lowville, Loses Life on Labor Day While Bathing.
Robert Austin, 30, son of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Austin, formerly of Lowville, was drowned at Long Beach, L. I., Monday, but no particulars of the accident are at hand. The Austin family removed from this village to New York several years ago. Robert Austin was born here October 13, 1894. At the time of his death he held the responsible position of office manager for the D. W. Griffith Motion Picture Corporation, being in charge of the New York office. He was married about two years ago. Besides his wife and parents he leaves four brothers, Maurice, Harry, Ralph and Lawton, all of New York city." [3]

"ATTENDS AUSTIN FUNERAL

James J. Donnelly, of this village, attended the funeral at Mount Vernon last Thursday of Robert Austin, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Austin, formerly of Lowville, who was drowned on Labor Day at Long Beach in his endeavor to save a young boy from a like death. Mr. Austin was struck by a large comber and the undertow took him out. He was grabbed by several who were near him, and brought to shore, where life guards and doctors worked over him for more than two hours, but were unable to resuscitate him. The force of the wave evidently injured him, and it was impossible to save his life."[4]

Notes

[1] 1900 US Census, (http://www.ancestry.com), accessed March 22, 2008, citing Census Place: Lowville, Lewis, New York; Roll: T623 1070; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 63.

[2] "Drowned At Long Beach," The Lowville Journal and Republican, Lowville, New York, September 4, 1924.

[3] Id.

[4] "Attends Austin Funeral," The Lowville Journal and Republican, Lowville, New York, September 4, 1924.

On This Date: August 29th

Baptisms

Elizabeth Putman, my 2nd cousin eight times removed, baptized in Albany, New York on August 29, 1754. The daughter of Lodowyck Arentse Putman (1713 - 1780) and Elizabeth Soets or Elizabeth Suitzin (1717 - 1780).

"Lodewyck (Arent, Jan), baptised at Schenectady, 14 November, 1713; he was killed by British and Indians, 21 May, 1780. He married Elizabeth Soets. Children: Derick, born 1746, died 1835; Arent, killed 21 May, 1780; Frederick; John L.; Hannah or Annatie, married 10 March, 1787, Jacob, son of Godfrey Shew, Esq. (Children baptised at Caughnawaga: Lodowyck Putman, born 15 February, 1792; Catrine, born 4 May, 1794.); Margaret or Elizabeth, baptised at Albany, 29 August, 1754, married Amasa Stevens, who was killed 21 May, 1780. (Child: Lodowyck, born 8 November, 1777).

Lodowyck Putman lived near Johnstown, New York. A party of Sir John Johnson's men proceeded directly to the house of Lodewyck Putman, an honest Dutchman living two and a half (miles) from Johnstown Court House. Putman had two daughters and three sons, two of the sons were absent. The old man and his son Aaron were killed. The mother and Hannah were spared. Amasa Stevens was also slain. The Putmans of the Mohawk valley were firm and outspoken Whigs, and it was commonly the case for the Tories with their Indian allies to attack the Putman farms in preference to others."[1]

Notes

[1] Pearson, Jonathan, Contributions for the Genealogies of the First Settlers of the Ancient County of Albany, from 1630 to 1800, (Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1872), p. 88.

On This Date: August 28th

Marriages

Nancy C Putman (1813 - 1903), my 1st cousin six times removed was married to Caleb D. Webster (1810 - 1904) on August 28, 1833. Both were born in Western, Oneida County, New York and both died in Clinton, Rocky County, Wisconsin.

On This Date: August 17th

Births

Eleanora Fiscella, my 2nd cousin twice removed, was born on August 17, 1938 in Ardonia, Ulster County, New York to Primiano Fiscella (1913 - 1976) and Florence Elizabeth DeGroodt (1918 - 1987).[1]

Notes

[1] Times Herald Record, Online: Middletown, NY, (http://www.record-online.com/) accessed on June 23, 2008 citing Obituaries, August 16, 2005.