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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- 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"
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World Events (8)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
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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