Catherine Griffith

Female1755–

Brief Life History of Catherine

When Catherine Griffith was born in 1755, in Llandeilo-talybont, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, Evan Griffith, was 42 and her mother, Margaret Griffith, was 42. She married John Bevan in 1773, in Llandeilo-talybont, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son.

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John Bevan
1754–
Catherine Griffith
1755–
Marriage: 1773
John Bevan
1778–

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  • Marriage
    1773Llandeilo-talybont, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (5)

    World Events (5)

    1815

    Age 60

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

    1823

    Age 68

    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

    1831 · Merthyr Uprising 

    Age 76

    Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.

    Name Meaning

    Welsh (Carmarthenshire and western England): from the Old Welsh personal name Gruffudd, Old Welsh Grip(p)iud, composed of the elements grip, of uncertain significance, + iud ‘chief, lord’.

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

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