Catharine Gereth

Brief Life History of Catharine

Catharine Gereth was born on 1 February 1779. She married Johann Valentin Boyer on 24 March 1811. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died on 20 June 1863, at the age of 84, and was buried in Alsace Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Johann Valentin Boyer
1774–1831
Catharine Gereth
1779–1863
Marriage: 24 March 1811
Catharine Boyer
1811–1892
Mary Ann Boyer
1818–1900

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    World Events (8)

    1780

    Pennsylvania was always against slavery, even though the first settlers, including Penn, came with slaves. Slavery was not prominent in the area.

    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.

    1803

    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    Name Meaning

    German:

    from the ancient Germanic personal name Harihard, composed of the elements hari, heri ‘army’ + hard ‘strong, hardy’.

    habitational name from a place called Herreth near Bamberg, Bavaria.

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

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