Brief Life History of Catherine
When Catherine Stone was christened on 23 June 1747, in Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Stone, was 46 and her mother, Joan Timewell, was 38. She married George Wills on 11 September 1768, in Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She was buried in Bodmin, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
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Sources (17)
- Catherine Stone, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Cat Wills in entry for John Wills, "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010"
- Cathne Wills in entry for Richard Stone Wills, "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010"
Spouse and Children
1743– Male
1747–1829 Female
Children (8)
1769– Male
1771– Female
1773– Male
1775– Male
1777–1829 Male
+3 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1701–1783 Male
1709–1762 Female
Siblings (6)
1737–1796 Female
1742– Male
1743– Female
1747–1829 Female
1749–1839 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (4)
1801 · The Act of Union
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
1815
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English ston(e) ‘stone, rock’ (Old English stān). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived on stony ground, by a notable outcrop of rock, or by a stone boundary-marker or monument, or habitational, from a place called Stone, such as those in Buckinghamshire, Devon, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Somerset, Staffordshire, and Worcestershire.
Irish (Kilkenny): adopted for Irish Ó Clochartaigh (see Clougherty ) and/or Ó Clochasaigh (see Clohessy ), and possibly several other names containing or thought to contain the element cloch ‘stone’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of various surnames in other languages, meaning ‘stone’, including Jewish Stein , Norwegian Steine, French Lapierre .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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