When Catharine Westgate was born on 23 December 1684, in Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, her father, Robert Westgate, was 37 and her mother, Sarah Scott, was 22. She married Thomas Northup in 1711, in Kingston, South Kingstown, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters.
Do you know Catharine? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
+7 More Children
On July 17, 1723, twenty-eight pirates are hung in Newport, Rhode Island.
The first Jewish Synagogue in America was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1763. It still stands today, making it the oldest synagogue in the United States.
On June 9, 1772, colonists that are angry with the trade restrictions that Britain put them under, board the HMS Gaspee and set it ablaze. This was the first act of violence against the British on the North American continent.
English: habitational name from minor places so called in Durham, Kent, Northumberland, or Wiltshire, the evidence being strongest for Kent, each of which are named from Middle English west ‘west’ + gate ‘gate’, or, in northern and eastern areas, ‘street’ (from Old Norse gata).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.