Brief Life History of Catherine
Catherine Youngman or Yonkman was born about 1805, in Pennsylvania, United States as the daughter of Thomas Youngman. She married John Crates in 1821, in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Bath, Allen, Ohio, United States in 1850. She died on 22 June 1876, in Ridge Township, Van Wert, Ohio, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Ridge Cemetery, Ridge Township, Van Wert, Ohio, United States.
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- Catharine Crates in household of John Crates, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Catherine Yonkman - Family genealogies: birth-name: Catherine Yonkman
- Catherine Yonkman Crates, "Find A Grave Index"
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1810 · Change of capital city
Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English (East Anglia): nickname or status name meaning ‘young fellow’ or ‘junior servant’, from Middle English yong ‘young’ + man ‘man’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Jungmann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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