Catherine Perry

Brief Life History of Catherine

When Catherine Perry was born on 25 August 1842, in Dearborn, Indiana, United States, her father, William Perry, was 50 and her mother, Mary Hill, was 35. She married Albert Munson Andrews on 20 April 1871, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Ohio, United States in 1870. She died on 6 November 1873, at the age of 31.

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Family Time Line

Albert Munson Andrews
1840–1928
Catherine Perry
1842–1873
Marriage: 20 April 1871
Laura Andrews
1872–1872
Mary Andrews
1873–1873

Sources (3)

  • Kate Perry in household of William Perry, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Catherine Perry in household of Henry Wane, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Catharine Perry in household of William Perry, "United States Census, 1850"

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World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1851 · Constitution of 1851

Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.

1856 · The Town of Santa Claus

The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.

Name Meaning

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Herry ‘son of Herry’, a variant of the personal name Harry (see Harris ).

English: topographic name for someone who lived near a pear tree (Middle English piri(e), peri(e), puri(e), Old English pirige, pyrige), or a habitational name for someone who owned or came from a place so named. This surname and a number of variants have been established in Ireland since the 17th century.

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

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