Brief Life History of Catharine
When Catharine Whitacre was born on 20 November 1799, in Muncy, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Joseph Whitacre, was 26 and her mother, Catherine Adlum, was 29. She married Henry Ecroyd on 5 March 1823, in Muncy Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Muncy Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860. She died on 16 November 1873, in Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, at the age of 73, and was buried in Friends Meeting House Cemetery, Pennsdale, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Catharine Ecroyd in household of Henry Ecroyd, "United States Census, 1860"
- Catharine Ecroyd, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Catharine W, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English (Warwickshire): variant of Whitaker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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