Brief Life History of Catharine M.
When Catharine M. Schley was born on 17 January 1813, in Warwick, Warwick, Orange, New York, United States, her father, Thomas Sly Sr., was 28 and her mother, Zilpha Newberry, was 35. She married Ira M. Rugg on 13 September 1833, in Lorain, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Henrietta, Lorain, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died on 1 October 1869, in Rochester Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Township Cemetery, Henrietta, Lorain, Ohio, United States.
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- Catherine Rugg in household of Ira Rugg, "United States Census, 1850"
- Catherine M Sly, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Catharine M. Rugg, "Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997"
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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.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
German:
from Middle Low German, Middle High German slī, slīg, slie ‘tench’, a nickname for someone thought to resemble a tench or a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or seller of these fish.
possibly a topographic name for someone living by the Schlei river.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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