Brief Life History of Catherine
When Catherine Knott was born on 16 May 1824, in Crowcombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Knott, was 27 and her mother, Mary Withers, was 26. She married Joseph Dean on 21 May 1855, in Taunton St Mary Magdalene, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 29 May 1897, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Catherine Dean in household of James Dean, "United States Census, 1870"
- Catherine Knott, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
- Catherine K. Dean, "Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Knotte, from knotte ‘knot’, related to, possibly confused with, but not historically identical with Cnut (Old Norse Knútr, Knut, originally a nickname from Old Norse knútr ‘knot’), found Latinized as Canutus.
German: variant of Knoth .
English: nickname, perhaps for a short, thick-set person, or for a person with a prominent tumour, wart, or boil, from a transferred use of Middle English knot(te) ‘hard or firm mass, such as that formed by a knot tied in a string’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Joseph Dean & Catherine Knott story compiled by Fred D Halls 1997
Compiled by Fred D Halls 1997 JOSEPH DEAN & CATHERINE KNOTT DEAN Joseph Dean was born, 3 August 1831, at Hazelbury-Plucknett, Somersetshire, England, as one of twin sons, to Barnard Dean and J …
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