Catherine Fritz

Brief Life History of Catherine

When Catherine Fritz was born in 1793, in Davidson, North Carolina, United States, her father, George Fritz Sr, was 40 and her mother, Maria Wilson, was 34. She married George Byerly about 1816, in Rowan, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Conrad Hill Township, Davidson, North Carolina, United States in 1870. She died on 8 April 1885, in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Davidson, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Byerly
1793–1873
Catherine Fritz
1793–1885
Marriage: about 1816
Jacob Byerly
1817–1896
Adam Byerly
1820–1905
Joseph Byerly
1824–1855
Eliza Byerly
1831–1932

Sources (8)

  • Catharine Byerly in household of George Byerly, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Catharine Fritts - death: 8 April 1885; Davidson, North Carolina, United States
  • Katie Frites in entry for Eliza Byerley, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow ""rock"" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the ""rock"" was a gold nugget.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

German: from a pet form of the personal name Friedrich . This form of the surname is also found in Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, and France (Alsace and Lorraine), and also in central European countries such as Slovenia, Croatia, Czechia, and Slovakia, where it is more often spelled in the Slavicized form Fric (see below).

Americanized or Germanized form of Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, and Croatian Fric: from the personal name Fric, a pet form, of German origin (see above), of Old Czech and Slovak Fridrich, Slovenian Friderik, Croatian Fridrik, equivalents of German Friedrich .

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

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