Catharine Schuler

Brief Life History of Catharine

When Catharine Schuler was born on 19 October 1795, in Vincent Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William Shuler, was 23 and her mother, Sarah Croll, was 26. She married Henry Brownback about 1815. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She died on 29 April 1826, in Coventry Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in East Coventry Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Brownback
1791–1827
Catharine Schuler
1795–1826
Marriage: about 1815
Lydia S Brownback
1818–1884
Margaret Brownback
1820–
William Brumbach
1822–1910
Sophia Shuler Brownback
1824–1910

Sources (10)

  • Catharine Schueler, "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
  • Catherine Shuler, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
  • Catharine Shuler Brownback, "Find A Grave Index"

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.

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

Name Meaning

South German (also Schüler): occupational name for a scholar or a student training to be a priest, from an agent derivative of Middle High German schuol(e) ‘school’. Compare Schueler .

Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a Talmudic scholar or the sexton of a synagogue, from an agent derivative of Yiddish shul ‘synagogue’.

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

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