Brief Life History of Sarah Catherine
When Sarah Catherine Rader was born on 15 July 1794, in Hamilton Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Peter Meyer Roeder, was 34 and her mother, Elizabeth Froschauer, was 29. She married Hugh Ray on 28 September 1812, in Greene, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Pipe Creek Township, Madison, Indiana, United States in 1850. She died on 19 March 1861, in Tipton, Indiana, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Pipe Creek Township, Madison, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Catharine Ray, "United States Census, 1850"
- Caty Reader, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Catherine Sarah Rader Ray, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
German (also Räder): occupational name for a wheelwright, from an agent derivative of Middle High German rat ‘wheel’.
German (Räder): metonymic occupational name for a flour sifter or mill hand, from Middle High German reder ‘sieve’.
German: occasionally an occupational name from Middle Low German rader ‘adviser’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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