Catherine Elizabeth Petty

Brief Life History of Catherine Elizabeth

When Catherine Elizabeth Petty was born on 26 May 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, Albert Petty, was 48 and her mother, Catherine Pettey, was 41. She married James Peas Edwards on 4 July 1861, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 9 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1848 and lived in Fayette, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900 and Emery, Emery, Utah, United States in 1910. She died on 23 December 1914, in Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Peas Edwards
1838–1901
Catherine Elizabeth Petty
1844–1914
Marriage: 4 July 1861
Albert Elisha Edwards
1862–1944
Catherine Maria Edwards
1863–1907
Clarrisa Ann Edwards
1865–1916
Lydia Isabelle Edwards
1866–1943
Chelnicia Edwards
1868–1888
James Pease Edwards
1870–1955
Maryette Lavern Edwards
1872–1942
Luther Harrison Edwards
1873–1874
Lewis Edward Edwards
1873–1935
William Foster Edwards
1875–1906
John T Edwards
1877–1952
Alice Edwards
1879–1961
George Q Edwards
1881–1968
Nehoma Eleanor Edwards
1883–1963
Dora Eliza Edwards
1885–1886
Edwards
1887–1887

Sources (42)

  • Cathren Edwards in household of George W Petty, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Catherine Elizabeth Edwards, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
  • Catharine E Petty, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1845 · Oh My Father

"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."

1846

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

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Petit . The name is also found inIreland, the main branch there having been established in County Kerryin the 17th century by Sir William Petty.

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

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Catherine Elizabeth Petty - by Catherine E Poelman

Catherine was a vigorous and resourceful mother of fifteen children. Her sixteenth child was stillborn, delivered when she was forty-three. She crossed the plains as a four-year- old and was the onl …

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