Catherine Whipple

Brief Life History of Catherine

When Catherine Whipple was born on 12 May 1795, in Rochester, Windsor, Vermont, United States, her father, Moses Whipple, was 30 and her mother, Polly Elliot, was 30. She married Elijah Bond on 14 March 1816, in Addison, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She lived in Jackson Township, Allen, Ohio, United States in 1850. She died on 10 April 1880, in Lisbon, Allen Township, Noble, Indiana, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Lisbon Cemetery, Kendallville, Wayne Township, Noble, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elijah Bond
1791–1876
Catherine Whipple
1795–1880
Marriage: 14 March 1816
Philena Bond
1814–1882
Mary Angelina Bond
1817–1909
Charlotte Bond
1820–1908
Harriet Bond
1823–1905
Jane Bond
1826–1841
Marinda Bond
1830–1921
John Mark Bond
1836–1916

Sources (6)

  • Catharine Bomeo, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Catherine Whipple Bond, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Katherine Whipple in entry for Mary Angelina Hungerford, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

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World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: perhaps a nickname from an unrecorded diminutive of Middle English w(h)ippe ‘scourge, whip’, possibly contained in Middle English whippel-tre, a type of dogwood or cornus. For possible applications as a nickname see Whipp . Alternatively, perhaps from an unrecorded diminutive of the Middle English personal name Wippe (see Whipp ).

History: Matthew Whipple came from England to Ipswich, MA, c. 1638. His descendent William Whipple (1730–85) born in Kittery, ME, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. A John Whipple was one of the first settlers in Providence, RI.

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

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