Catherine Conrad

Brief Life History of Catherine

When Catherine Conrad was born on 2 February 1797, in Territoire de Belfort, France, her father, Jean Isaac Conrad, was 32 and her mother, Elisabeth Schlegel, was 27. She married Joseph Boshart on 6 February 1823, in Luemschwiller, Haut-Rhin, France. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 3 October 1869, in Wellesley Township, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Boshart
1790–1866
Catherine Conrad
1797–1869
Marriage: 6 February 1823
Marie Boshart
1824–1824
Catherine Boshart
1825–1907
Christian Boshart
1825–1825
Peter Boshart
1829–1893
Catherine Boshart
1831–1831
Barbara Boshart
1833–1910
Catherine Boshart
1835–1891
Anna Boshart
1838–
Magdalena Boshart
1841–1924

Sources (7)

  • Catharina Boshart, "Ontario Census, 1861"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Catherine Conrad - Published information: birth: 2 February 1797; Belfort (Territoire), France
  • Catherine Bashart, "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"

World Events (6)

1799

Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul, then Emperor of the French (1804). Establishment of modern administrative institutions, codification of the law. European wars lead to abdication of the Emperor.

1804 · First Empire

When the French Revolution ended it started the First Empire or the reign of the Emperors. This included Napoleon I twice and Louis XVIII (King). The First Empire was in control during the Napoleonic Wars.

1836 · Arc de Triomphe

The Arc de Triomphe was made specifically right before Napoleon I victory in Austerlitz in 1806 and took 30 years to build. Sadly Napoleon I would not live to see the creation finished. It’s name means triumphal arch. Assassination attempts were made on both Charles De Gaulle and Jacques Chirac from this location. Even though its name means triumph it has seen many times where Germans triumphally marched under it after winning battles.

Name Meaning

German: variant of Konrad and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. It was also adopted as a surname by Ashkenazic Jews.

French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine): from the personal name Conrad, of ancient Germanic origin, or a Frenchified form of the German cognate Konrad .

English (Middlesex): from an Anglicized form of the German personal name Konrad .

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

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