Brief Life History of Catherine
Catherine Fleming was born in 1753, in Pennsylvania, United States as the daughter of William Fleming and Mary Kerr. She married William Gilliland on 10 April 1777. They were the parents of at least 7 sons. She died on 13 August 1798, in Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Hunterstown, Straban Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Catharine Fleming Gilliland, "Find a Grave Index"
- Catharine Gilliland, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"
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World Events (6)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1780
Pennsylvania was always against slavery, even though the first settlers, including Penn, came with slaves. Slavery was not prominent in the area.
Name Meaning
English: ethnic name for someone from Flanders, from Middle English fleming. The word reflects a Norman French form of Old French flamanc ‘Fleming’, from the stem flam- + the ancient Germanic suffix -ing. In the Middle Ages there was considerable commercial intercourse between England and the Netherlands, particularly in the wool trade, and many Flemish weavers and dyers settled in England. This surname is also common in south and east Scotland and in Ireland, where it is sometimes found in the Gaelicized form Pléamonn.
German: variant of Flemming , cognate with 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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