Catherine Hess

Femaleabout 1745–6 August 1813

Brief Life History of Catherine

Catherine Hess was born about 1745, in Selinsgrove, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States. She married Conrad Philip Dieffenbacher about 1810, in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. She died on 6 August 1813, at the age of 69.

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Conrad Philip Dieffenbacher
1743–1813
Catherine Hess
1745–1813
Marriage: about 1810

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  • Marriage
    about 1810Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

    • World Events (6)

    1776

    Age 31

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776

    Age 31

    The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.

    1780

    Age 35

    Pennsylvania was always against slavery, even though the first settlers, including Penn, came with slaves. Slavery was not prominent in the area.

    Name Meaning

    German, Dutch, Danish, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from the territory of Hesse (see Hessen 1).

    South German: from a short form of the personal name Matthäus (see Matthew ).

    German and Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Hesso, a derivative of a compound name formed with hadu ‘strife’ as the first element, or from a pet form of Herman or Hendrik (see Henry 1).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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