Brief Life History of Catherine
When Catherine Abell was born in 1820, in United States, her father, Pollard Abell, was 43 and her mother, Catharine P Miller, was 41. She married Moses Blunk on 11 November 1834.
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Family Time Line
Moses Blunk
–
Catherine Abell
1820–
Marriage: 11 November 1834
Sources (2)
- Catherine Abel, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Catharine Abel, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
Spouse and Children
– Male
1820– Female
Marriage
11 November 1834United States
Parents and Siblings
1777–1840 Male
1779–1856 Female
Siblings (16)
1790– Female
1801–1837 Female
1802–1866 Male
1804– Female
1804–1857 Male
+11 More Children
World Events (8)
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 0
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1820 · Making Land more affordable
Age 0
"The United States law requiring full payment at the time of purchase and registration of any land. to help encourage sales and make land more affordable, Congress reduced the minimum price of dollar per acre and the minimum size that could be purchased. Most of this land for sale was located on the frontier which was then ""The West"". This Act was good for many Americans, but it was also over used by wealthy investors."
1863
Age 43
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English and Norwegian: variant of Abel .
Altered form of German Abel .
History: Robert Abell settled in Rehoboth, MA, c. 1630.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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