Brief Life History of Catherine
When Catherine Whitehair was born on 13 February 1789, in Frederick, Maryland, United States, her father, John August Christian Weisshaar- Whitehair, was 28 and her mother, Eva Margaraetta Troy, was 30. She married Heinrich Wiles Jr on 23 March 1815, in Monongalia, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 1 May 1861, in Preston, Virginia, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Aurora Pioneer Cemetery, Aurora, Preston, West Virginia, United States.
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- Catharina Weishaar, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995"
- Whitehaire, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Catherine Wiles in entry for Wm. J. Wiles, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1791 · The Bill of Rights
After the Constitution was made, some objections were raised by Anti-Federalists. So, in response ten amendments were discussed and voted on to become The Bill of Rights. These rights were made to clarify and guarantee certain freedoms of residents of the country.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Whittier altered by folk etymology.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Weishaar .
Native American (also White Hair): translation into English of a personal name such as Navajo Bitsii' Łigáii (literally ‘His White Hair’), based on bitsiiʼ ‘his hair’ and łigái ‘white’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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