Brief Life History of Catharine
When Catharine Vanderbilt was born on 13 February 1757, in Flatbush, Kings, New York, United States, her father, Jeremiah Vanderbilt, was 41 and her mother, Sartje Rutgertse Van Brunt, was 38. She married Johannes E. Lott on 12 January 1775. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 23 October 1840, in her hometown, at the age of 83, and was buried in Flatbush, Kings, New York Colony, British Colonial America.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Catherine Vanderbilt Lott, "Find A Grave Index"
- The Lott Family in America
Spouse and Children
1746–1811 Male
1757–1840 Female
Children (5)
1776–1861 Male
1778–1858 Male
1781–1852 Female
1784–1840 Male
1795–1859 Female
Parents and Siblings
1716–1785 Male
1718–1814 Female
Siblings (8)
1737–1801 Male
1741–1828 Female
1745–1813 Female
1745– Female
1752–1812 Male
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World Events (8)
1776
Age 19
1776
Age 19
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 24
Name Meaning
Dutch (Van der Bilt): topographic name for someone living by a low hill, from bilt, a variant of bult ‘low hill’. De Bilt is the name of an area just northeast of Utrecht.
History: Cornelius van der Bilt came from the Netherlands to Long Island, NY, in the second half of the 17th century. His descendant Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794–1877), financier and railroad and shipping magnate, was born on Staten Island, NY. He was the founder of a family of powerful financiers.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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