Brief Life History of Catharine
When Catharine Lockwood was born on 20 February 1823, in Pound Ridge, Pound Ridge, Westchester, New York, United States, her father, Horatio Gates Lockwood, was 43 and her mother, Bethia Close Lockwood, was 31. She married Legrand Watrous Keeler on 17 September 1844. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 17 March 1895, in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Wilton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
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- Catharine Keeler in household of Legrand W Keeler, "United States Census, 1870"
- Catherine Lockwood Keeler, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
- Catherine Loekwood Keeler, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1829 · Farmington Canal Opened
Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from one of three places called Lockwood, one in Yorkshire, one in North Yorkshire and another in Staffordshire. The Yorkshire and Staffordshire placenames both derive from Old English loc ‘lock, enclosure, fold’ + wudu ‘wood’. The North Yorkshire placename derives from Old English loc + Old Norse vithr ‘wood’. The surname appears to have migrated to East Anglia.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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