Catherine Griffin
1825–
South Carolina, United States
The Life of Catherine
When Catherine Griffin was born in 1825, in South Carolina, United States, her father, Thomas Griffin or Griffith, was 32 and her mother, Sally Reynolds, was 28. She lived in Laurens, South Carolina, United States in 1860.
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Family Time Line
Thomas Griffin or Griffith
1793–
Sally Reynolds
1797–
Patsy Griffin
1820–
Mary Griffin
1822–
Catherine Griffin
1825–
Nancy Griffin
1834–
Parents & Siblings
1793–Male
1797–Female
siblings
(4)
1820–Female
1822–Female
1825–Female
1834–Female
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 0
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1829 · Fort Sumter Constructed
Age 4
In 1829 Fort Sumter is constructed in the Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Fort Sumter is most known for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War. It is barely ready when the American Civil War starts.
1860
Age 35
In 1860, South Carolina quit the United States because its citizens were in favor of slavery and President Lincoln was not. The Civil War started a year later.
Name Meaning
1 Welsh: from a medieval Latinized form, Griffinus, of the Welsh personal name Gruffudd ( see Griffith ).2 English: nickname for a fierce or dangerous person, from Middle English griffin ‘gryphon’ (from Latin gryphus, Greek gryps, of Assyrian origin).3 Irish: Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Ó Gríobhtha ‘descendant of Gríobhtha’, a personal name from gríobh ‘gryphon’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
Cathe Griffin in household of Sally Griffin, "United States Census, 1860"
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