Brief Life History of Catherine
When Catherine Canady was born in 1812, in North Carolina, United States, her father, Isaac T. Canady, was 28 and her mother, Sarah "Sally" Pritchett, was 28. She had at least 5 sons and 3 daughters with Henderson Hardin Connell. She lived in Weakley, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years and Civil District 8, Weakley, Tennessee, United States in 1880. She died about 1880, in Civil District 9, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 69.
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- Catharina Connell in household of Hardin Connell, "United States Census, 1860"
- Isaac Canady Will - Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779
- Catherine Cornell in household of Hendson Cornell, "United States Census, 1870"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
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.
Name Meaning
Altered form of Irish and Scottish Kennedy . Compare Canada , Canaday , and Kanady .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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