Brief Life History of Catharine
When Catharine Yeoman was born about 1742, in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Yeomans, was 43 and her mother, Mary Watts, was 35. She married John Mitchell on 7 November 1763, in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters.
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- Catharine Yeoman, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Catherine, "England, Wiltshire, Church Records, 1518-1990"
- Legacy NFS Source: Catharine Yeoman - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Catharine Yeoman
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1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.
1754 · Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War began as a North American conflict then stretched between England and France. England, along with allies, battled France in America, India, and Europe, making it arguably the first global war. The conflict ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and England was victorious. The Seven Years' war ultimately led to discontent in the colonies and the American Revolution.
1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World
"On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: status name, from Middle English yoman, yeman, used of an attendant of relatively high status in a noble household, ranking between a Sergeant and a Groom , or between a Squire and a Page . The word probably originated as a shortened form of Middle English yonge man. Later in the Middle English period it came to be used of a modest independent freeholder, and this latter sense may well lie behind some examples of the surname. In Scotland by the 16th century it had come to denote a landholder next in rank below a gentleman, specifically one who owned land worth at least forty shillings a year.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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