Catherine Wathen (1766–1841) • FamilySearch

Catherine Wathen

about 1766–8 May 1841 (Age 75)
Prince George Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States

The Life of Catherine

When Catherine Wathen was born about 1766, in Prince George Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States, her father, Barton Wathen, was 46 and her mother, Clothilda, was 38. She married Joseph Edelen on 3 April 1786, in Prince George's, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 8 May 1841, in Nelson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Holy Cross, Marion, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Joseph Edelen

1765–1840

Catherine Wathen

1766–1841

Marriage: 3 April 1786

Clotilda Edelen

1787–1887

Benedict Edelen

1791–1860

Elizabeth Edelen

1796–1839

Edelen

1788–

Leonard Edelen

1789–1864

Louis Edelen

1793–1863

Lucy Edelen

1798–1896

James Polin Edelen

1800–1858

George Edelen

1801–1843

Margaret " Peggy" Edelen

1801–1904

George E. Edelen Edlyn

1808–1843

Elisa Edelen

1810–

Margaret "Peggy" Edelen

1810–

Mary Helen Edelen

1819–1847

Spouse and Children

Joseph Edelen

Male1765–1840Male

Catherine Wathen

Female1766–1841Female

MARRIAGE
3 April 1786
Prince George's, Maryland, United States

children

(14)

Clotilda Edelen

Female1787–1887Female

Edelen

Male1788–Male

Leonard Edelen

Male1789–1864Male

Benedict Edelen

Male1791–1860Male

Louis Edelen

Male1793–1863Male

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Parents and Siblings

Barton Wathen

Male1720–1797Male

Clothilda

Female1728–1768Female

siblings

(3)

Jerome Wathen

Male1744–Male

Jerome WATHEN

Male1755–Male

Catherine Wathen

Female1766–1841Female

World Events (8)

1776

Age 10

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

Age 10

Maryland is the 7th state.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Age 20

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

Name Meaning

Wathen

Catherine

Welsh: from the personal name Gwaiddon, which is found as part of place names in Robeston Wathen, near Narberth, Pembrokeshire, and the nearby Llanwathen (from Welsh llan ‘church’ + Gwaiddon).

Sources (3)

Catharine Wathen Edelen, "Find A Grave Index"
Catherine Edelen, "Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940"
Catherine Wathen, "Maryland, Marriages, 1666-1970"

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