Brief Life History of Catharine
When Catharine Detweiler was born on 28 April 1827, in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Daniel Funk Detweiler, was 34 and her mother, Catharine Clemens Reiff, was 33. She married Abeltus Keely in 1850, in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Phoenixville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years and Schuylkill Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. She died on 21 April 1904, at the age of 76, and was buried in Phoenixville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Catharin Detweiler, "United States Census, 1850"
- Catherine Detwiler Keely, "Find A Grave Index"
- Catharine Detwiler in entry for Hannah H. Schoaden, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of South German Dettweiler and of its Swiss German cognate Dettwiler . The surname Detweiler is also found in Germany, where it is very rare. Compare Detwiler .
History: This is one of the two most common American variants of the name of a Swiss Mennonite family (see Dettweiler ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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