Catherine Enz

Brief Life History of Catherine

When Catherine Enz was born on 9 September 1832, in Mettlen, Thurgau, Switzerland, her father, Jacob Enz, was 28 and her mother, Anna Elisabeth Wegmann, was 26. She married Johannes Keller on 18 October 1861, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She immigrated to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1861. She died in 1865, in Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Santa Clara City Cemetery, Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Johannes Keller
1833–1882
Catherine Enz
1832–1865
Marriage: 18 October 1861
Ada Keller
1862–1862
Alma Keller
1864–1929
Keller
1865–1865

Sources (12)

  • Catherine Ence, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Kathrina Enz, "Switzerland, Catholic and Lutheran Church Records, 1418-1996"
  • Catherine Ence Keller, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

World Events (7)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1846

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

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Ilse, Erwin, Hans, Helmuth, Hermann, Rainer.

South German and Swiss German: from a short form of the personal names Anselm or Ernst . Compare Ens .

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

Possible Related Names

Story Highlight

Hans Jakob Enz's and Anna Elizabetha Wegman's love story

Note by Kathy Barrick: I found a booklet in the St George, Utah Family History Center about Hans Jakob Enz and Elizabeth Wegman. It had 2 stories under one cover. The first story was introd …

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