Brief Life History of Catharina
When Catharina Voorhees was born on 22 May 1845, in Florida, Montgomery, New York, United States, her father, John Leslie Voorhees, was 39 and her mother, Catharine Ann Enders, was 34. She lived in New York, United States in 1870. She died on 21 December 1897, at the age of 52, and was buried in Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Catharin L Voorhees, "United States Census, 1860"
- Catherine L Vorhees, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- Kate Voorheis in household of John S Voorheis, "United States Census, 1870"
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World Events (7)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Name Meaning
Dutch: habitational name from a farm called Voorhees, located in the hamlet of Hees near Ruinen, in the province of Drenthe. This surname is not found in the Netherlands. Compare Van Voorhees , Voorheis , Voorhies , Voorhis , Vorhees , and Voris .
History: Steven Coertse van Voorhees emigrated with his wife and children from the farm of Voorhees in the Netherlands and settled at New Amersfoort (now Flatlands) on Long Island, New Netherland (now NY), in 1660. Today the family Voorhees with its numerous branches is one of the largest, if not the largest, Dutch family in North America. The name is also established in the forms Van Voorhees, Voorheis, (Van) Voorhies, (Van) Voorhis, Vorhees, Voorheese, Vooris, Voorus, Voreis, Voress, Vorheis, Vorhes, (Van) Vorhies, (Van) Vorhis, Vories, (Van) Voris, (Van) Vorous, Vorus, Vorys, etc.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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