Charles Greenwood Keetch

Brief Life History of Charles Greenwood

When Charles Greenwood Keetch was born on 2 July 1837, in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Kempton Keetch, was 25 and his mother, Ann Greenwood, was 25. He married Mercy Truth Barker on 14 December 1860, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Douglas, Nebraska, United States in 1860 and Rich, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 3 September 1896, in St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Saint Charles Cemetery, St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Greenwood Keetch
1837–1896
Mercy Truth Barker
1835–1910
Marriage: 14 December 1860
Charles Greenwood Keetch Jr
1861–1926
Heber Charles Keetch
1862–1947
Elijah Charles Keetch
1865–1948
Mercy Truth Keetch
1867–1945
Elizabeth Thompson Keetch
1869–1948
William Alfred Charles Keetch
1871–1947
Elisha Charles Keetch
1873–1886
Ann Greenwood Keetch
1875–1944

Sources (59)

  • Charles Keitch in household of William Keitch, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Charles Greenwood Keetch, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Charles Greenwood Keetch, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1846

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

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

Name Meaning

English (Middlesex and Somerset): variant of Keech .

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

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Story Highlight

AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY BY MERCY TRUTH BARKER KEETCH (1835-1910) Dated 1902

I have thought many times that I would try and write a little of my history, but I never made a beginning. But since my dear mother died, I have often thought of things that I would like to ask her. …

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