Brief Life History of Catharine
Catharine Harless was born in 1771, in Virginia, British Colonial America as the daughter of Martin Harlis. She married Henry Hawkins Middleton on 7 February 1789, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 29 December 1855, in Garrard, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Paint Lick, Garrard, Kentucky, United States.
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- Catharine Middleton in household of Charity Middleton, "United States Census, 1850"
- Catharine Harlis, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Catherine Harless Middleton, "Find A Grave Index"
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1775
"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
German: probably a variant of Harlass or Harles, dialect forms for a hornet (Middle High German harliss and horniss), a nickname for a person with a stinging disposition.
English: probably a variant of (H)arliss, a nickname from Middle English earles ‘earless’, probably denoting someone who was deaf rather than one literally without ears.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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