Rose Weston Peabody

Brief Life History of Rose Weston

When Rose Weston Peabody was born on 13 March 1869, in Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota, United States, her father, Charles Garrison Peabody, was 35 and her mother, Rebecca Jane Jennie Moss, was 23. She married William Herbert Cates on 10 May 1888. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Forest City Township, Meeker, Minnesota, United States in 1900. She died on 3 January 1950, in Kingston, Meeker, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Kimball Cemetery, Kimball, Stearns, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Herbert Cates
1858–1930
Rose Weston Peabody
1869–1950
Marriage: 10 May 1888
Eldred Lawrence Cates
1889–1975
Ethel Lillian Cates
1895–1955
Myrtle Fern Cates
1898–1985
Dean Peabody Cates
1900–1990

Sources (13)

  • Rosa Peabody in household of Chas G Peabody, "Minnesota State Census, 1885"
  • Rose Peabody, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
  • Rose Cates in entry for Wm K Cates, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"

World Events (8)

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

1886

Historical Boundaries: 1886: Stearns, Minnesota, United States

1893 · The Minnesota State Flag

The Flag of Minnesota was adopted on August 2 and consists of scenes from the seal of Minnesota. The flag has been modified over the years to be easier to manufacture.

Name Meaning

English: nickname ‘peacock-body’, from Middle English pe, pey, pay (Old English pēa) ‘peacock’ + body, perhaps for a vain person who dressed ostentatiously. Compare Pea , Peacock .

History: The prominent financier and philanthropist George Peabody was born 1795 in South Danvers, now Peabody, MA. His first ancestor in America was Francis Peabody, who emigrated from England in 1635 and settled at Topsfield, MA.

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

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