Catherine McEachern

Female1805–

Brief Life History of Catherine

When Catherine McEachern was born in 1805, in Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Neill McEachern, was 56 and her mother, Christian McEachern, was 46. She married Stephen Butler about 1826. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Marion, Marion, South Carolina, United States for about 10 years and Carmichael Township, Marion, South Carolina, United States in 1870.

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Family Time Line

Stephen Butler
1793–
Catherine McEachern
1805–
Marriage: about 1826
Jennie Butler
1830–1910
Captain Gilbert Butler
1830–
Minnie Butler
–
Martha Christian Butler
1832–1894
Flora A Butler
1838–
Silas Butler
1840–1863
Thomas Butler
1842–
Charity Butler
1843–1909

Sources (3)

  • Kate Butler in household of Stephen Butler, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Catherine Butler in household of Stephen Butler, "United States Census, 1860"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1826

    • Children (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1808

    Age 3

    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    1811 · The Tron Riot

    Age 6

    The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.

    1836 · Remember the Alamo

    Age 31

    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    Name Meaning

    Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eichthigheirn ‘son of Eichthighearn’, a personal name from each ‘horse’ + tighearna ‘lord’.

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

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