Catharine Hughes

Brief Life History of Catharine

When Catharine Hughes was born on 29 June 1750, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, her father, John Hughes, was 39 and her mother, Sarah Jones, was 28. She married Anthony Philip Pritner about 1769, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Anthony Philip Pritner
1746–1811
Catharine Hughes
1750–
Marriage: about 1769
Sarah Pritner
1770–
Elizabeth Printer
1780–1799
Anthony Pritner
1772–
John Pritner
1776–
Isaac Hughes Pritner
1778–1844
Martha Pritner
1778–

Sources (5)

  • Catherine Hughes, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Catharine Pritner in entry for Sarah Pritner, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Catherine Hughes, "Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"

Name Meaning

English and Welsh: variant of Hugh with genitival or excrescent -s.

Irish and Scottish: adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic surnames based on the personal name Aodh ‘fire’, for example Ó hAodha, Mac Aodha; see McCoy and compare McHugh .

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

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