Brief Life History of Maria Catharine
When Maria Catharine Rathvon was born on 11 February 1774, in Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Johann George Rathvon, was 26 and her mother, Christina Kraemer, was 21. She died on 22 November 1822, in Conestoga Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 48.
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1747–1799 Male
1752–1799 Female
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1774–1822 Female
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1777– Male
1779–1821 Female
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1776
Age 2
1785
Age 11
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 13
Name Meaning
German: possibly from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with rāt, rād ‘counsel’ + -fons (as in the Visigothic personal name Alfons; compare Old High German funs ‘quick, active’). This surname is not found in Germany.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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