Catharine Peet

Brief Life History of Catharine

When Catharine Peet was born on 24 September 1786, in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, William Henry Peet, was 23 and her mother, Jemima Tomlinson, was 22. She married Charles Bostwick on 10 May 1809, in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 15 November 1863, in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Mountain Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Bostwick
1775–1852
Catharine Peet
1786–1863
Marriage: 10 May 1809
Jane Maria Bostwick
1810–1866
Charles William Bostwick
1812–1855
Catharine Bostwick
1815–1815
Charlotte Bostwick
1818–1889
Sarah Bostwick
1820–
John Robert Bostwick
1821–1890
Henry Peet Bostwick
1824–1862
Sarah Hall Bostwick
1828–1855

Sources (5)

  • Catharine Bostwick in household of Charles Bostwick, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Catherine Peet Bostwick, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Catherine Peel in entry for Charlotte Thrall, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"

World Events (8)

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

1788

Date of Statehood: February 6, 1788, the fifth State

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire): from a pet form of the personal name Peter .

Dutch: relationship name or nickname from Middle Dutch pete ‘godfather, godmother’, or ‘godchild’.

Altered form of French Pitre .

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

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