Brief Life History of Catharine
When Catharine Fanning was born on 21 August 1772, in Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, Walter Fanning, was 25 and her mother, Grace Benjamin, was 18. She married Andrew Clark on 12 April 1791, in New Concord, Chatham, Columbia, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Canaan, Canaan, Columbia, New York, United States in 1850 and Madison Township, Clark, Missouri, United States in 1860. She died on 22 March 1862, in Sugar Creek, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Saint Francisville, Clark, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (18)
- Catheine Clark in household of Andrew Clark, "United States Census, 1860"
- Catherine Clark in entry for Clarissa Hunt, "Massachusetts Town Deaths Index, ca. 1640-1961"
- Catherine Clark in household of Andrew Clark, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1766–1852 Male
1772–1862 Female
Children (13)
1792–1831 Female
1793–1823 Male
1796–1834 Male
1798–1870 Female
1800–1889 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1747–1820 Male
1754–1832 Female
Siblings (15)
1772–1862 Female
1774–1850 Male
1776– Male
1778–1812 Male
1780–1855 Female
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World Events (8)
1776
Age 4
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
Age 9
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Age 25
Name Meaning
English: variant of Fenning .
Irish: from Ó Fionnáin ‘descendant of Fionnán’, a diminutive of Finn (see Fannin ). It is also a variant of the name of a Norman family in Munster, otherwise called Panin (a diminutive of Pagan ), Gaelicized as Fainín. The family was located at Fanningstown, formerly Ballyfanning, Limerick. Compare Fagan 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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