Brief Life History of Catherine
When Catherine Schaff was born in 1840, in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States, her father, Joseph Schaff, was 26 and her mother, Henrietta Schmit, was 26.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Catherine Schaff in household of Joseph Schaff, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1868 · Louisiana Is Readmitted Into the Union
Louisiana was readmitted into the Union.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
German: variant of Schaaf .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial or occupational name from German Schaf ‘sheep’.
German: metonymic occupational name for a tubmaker, from Middle High German schaff(e) ‘wooden vessel, scoop’ (see Scheffel ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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