Catharine Orth

Brief Life History of Catharine

When Catharine Orth was born on 31 October 1767, in Lebanon Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, her father, Johann Adam Orth, was 34 and her mother, Anna Catarina Kucher, was 29. She married John Gloninger. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She died on 17 June 1848, in Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in First Reformed Church Cemetery, Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Gloninger
1758–1836
Catharine Orth
1767–1848
Philip Gloninger
1785–1816
Johannes Gloninger
1794–1794
John W. Gloninger
1798–1874
Cyrus Gloninger
1804–1821

Sources (4)

  • Catherine Orth Gloninger, "Find A Grave Index"
  • GLONINGER Index, Lebanon Co Wills Estates;Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99B-J9NT-2?cc=1999196&wc=9PM8-MNY%3A268495101%2C268495102
  • Catherine Gloninger (born Orth), 'Geni World Family Tree' on MyHeritage

World Events (8)

1770

Oldest grave seen in the memorials list

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

Name Meaning

German:

habitational name from Orth in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, North Rhine-Westfalia, or Austria.

variant of Ort 1, 2. This surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine).

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

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