Brief Life History of Catharine
When Catharine Meikele was born on 30 May 1861, in Glencoe, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, her father, William Meikele, was 42 and her mother, Barbara Syme, was 41. She married George Unsworth on 12 October 1882, in Hancock, Houghton, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She died on 2 November 1913, in Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States.
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- Catharine Unsworth in household of George Unsworth, "United States Census, 1900"
- Kate Meikele, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
- Catherine Meikele Unsworth, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867
Glencoe is a large village in the former township of Mosa in Middlesex County in Ontario, Canada. Since the municipal reorganization of 2001 it has been located in the municipality or Township of Southwest Middlesex.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Scottish: nickname from Middle Scots mekill, meikill ‘big’. Compare Mitchell 2, Muckle , and Mutch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Catherine "Kate" Meikele
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