Catherine Preese

Female20 August 1781–

Brief Life History of Catherine

When Catherine Preese was born on 20 August 1781, in Marden, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Preese, was 33 and her mother, Ann Gailey, was 38.

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Family Time Line

John Preese
1748–1786
Ann Gailey
1743–1786
Anne Preese
1771–
Mary Preese
1773–
Sarah Preese
1775–
Jane Preece
1777–1876
John Preece
1777–
Elizabeth Preese
1779–
Catherine Preese
1781–

Sources (2)

  • Catherine Prees, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Preese, Catherine, dau of John Preese and Ann Gailey, christened 20 Aug 1781

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Siblings (7)

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World Events (8)

1801 · The Act of Union

Age 20

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

Age 27

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

Age 34

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

Altered form of German Drees .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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