Catherine Rita Aker

Brief Life History of Catherine Rita

When Catherine Rita Aker was born in July 1897, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, George Henry Aker, was 43 and her mother, Elizabeth C McDonald, was 45. She married Harold Frazer Chevers on 16 June 1916, in North Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 27 March 1918, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 20.

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Family Time Line

Harold Frazer Chevers
1892–1956
Catherine Rita Aker
1897–1918
Marriage: 16 June 1916
Edith Norma Chevers
1917–1988

Sources (10)

  • Catherine Macdonald in household of Ann Macdonald, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Katherine Aker in entry for Edith C Cundall, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  • Catharine Aker in household of George H Aker, "United States Census, 1910"

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World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

Norwegian (Åker): variant of Aaker , a cognate of 2 below. Compare Acker .

Swedish (Åker): from åker ‘plowed field’, applied either as an ornamental or a topographic name. Compare Acker .

German, Dutch, and English: variant of Acker .

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

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