Brief Life History of Catherine
When Catherine Roddy was born on 3 August 1806, in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, her father, Jesse Roddye, was 31 and her mother, Jane 'Jenny' Mahaffe, was 29. She married Robert Cravens on 7 October 1830, in Rhea, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 28 September 1845, in Rhea, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 39.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Catherine Roddye, "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950"
- Catherine Roddy Cravens, "Find A Grave Index"
- Catherine Roddye, "Tennessee, Marriages, 1796-1950"
Spouse and Children
1805–1886 Male
1806–1845 Female
Children (7)
1832– Female
1834–1885 Female
1837–1911 Male
1837– Female
1838–1905 Female
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1775–1861 Male
1778–1830 Female
Siblings (10)
1798–1851 Female
1801–1840 Male
1802–1867 Female
1804– Female
1806–1859 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (6)
1808
Age 2
1812
Age 6
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 13
Name Meaning
Irish:
of Galway origin, a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Rodaigh ‘descendant of Rodach’, a personal name based on rod ‘spirited, lively, strong’. Forms with vowel e derive from a variant, Ó Roidigh. Compare Redding .
shortened Anglicized form of Irish Ó Rodacháin ‘descendant of Rodachán’, a personal name which is a diminutive of rodach. This was an ecclesiastical family in Leitrim. A variant Ó Roideacháin gives Redican , for which Reddington was sometimes adopted as an Anglicized equivalent.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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