Brief Life History of Catherine
When Catherine Colvin was born in 1747, in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, her father, John Colvin 3rd, was 37 and her mother, Amey Randall, was 30. She married William Williams on 6 May 1770, in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 21 June 1798, in Johnston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 51.
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Sources (14)
- Katharine Colvin, "Rhode Island Town Marriages Index, 1639-1916"
- Cathrine Colvin, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"
- Katharine Colvin, "Rhode Island, Vital records, 1846-1898, 1901-1953"
Spouse and Children
1751–1806 Male
1747–1798 Female
Children (6)
1770–1852 Male
1773–1845 Male
1776– Male
1778–1853 Male
1780– Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1710–1805 Male
1717–1766 Female
Siblings (7)
1733–1816 Female
1739–1828 Female
1740–1829 Male
1745–1823 Female
1747–1798 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (4)
1776
Age 29
1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence
Age 29
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 40
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish (Donegal, Antrim): variant of Colville , probably reflecting a local pronunciation. The name was taken to Ulster in the 17th century.
Manx: if not identical with 1, perhaps from the Old Norse personal name Kolbeinn, with /v/ substituted for /b/.
English: from the rare Middle English personal name Colwin, Colvin, which may be a borrowing into English of a Welsh name whose modern form is Collwyn ‘white’, or of colwyn ‘doe, puppy, pet dog’, or of the placename Colwyn (Denbighshire, Radnorshire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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