Catherine Ann Stayner

Brief Life History of Catherine Ann

When Catherine Ann Stayner was born on 3 May 1839, in Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States, her father, Joseph Jesse Stayner, was 24 and her mother, Sarah Catherine Greeno, was 22. She married Welcome Chapman on 5 March 1856, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 22 January 1910, in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Welcome Chapman
1805–1893
Catherine Ann Stayner
1839–1910
Marriage: 5 March 1856
Jesse Welcome Chapman
1857–1940
Elizur Chapman
1859–1936
Sibyl Martha Chapman
1861–1883
Catherine Lorella Chapman
1863–1867
Jeremiah Chapman
1865–1866
William Chapman
1867–1869
Sarah Francis Chapman
1871–1949
Ellen Chapman
1874–1949
Allie Andrew Chapman
1876–1901
Benjamin Welcome Chapman
1881–1925

Sources (23)

  • Catherine Hawkins in household of Benjamin Hawkins, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Catherine Ann Stayner - Individual or family possessions: birth: 3 March 1839; Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States
  • Catharine Ann Chapman, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1849

Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, Utah Territory, United States 1851: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

1858 · A House Divided

Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name denoting someone who stained, painted, or dyed materials, such as glass, wool, cloth, or wood, from Middle English stainer, ste(i)nour, steynour ‘stainer’.

Americanized form of Czech, Slovenian, and Croatian Štajner: from German Steiner . Compare Stainer .

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

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Catherine Ann, my great grandmother, had to be a valiant lady, and elect lady, to participate in plural marriage and bear 10 children. I don't know much about her life but I honor her for her sacrifi …

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