Catherine Ann Partington

Brief Life History of Catherine Ann

When Catherine Ann Partington was born on 11 February 1833, in Skippool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Ralph Partington, was 26 and her mother, Ellen, was 29. She married Hugh Findlay on 25 March 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Weber, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 3 October 1903, in Fish Haven, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Fish Haven Cemetery, Fish Haven, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hugh Findlay
1822–1900
Catherine Ann Partington
1833–1903
Marriage: 25 March 1856
Anna Isabell Findlay
1857–1928
Alma Findlay
1858–1936
Hugh William Findlay Sr
1860–1929
Heber Findlay
1862–1863
Mary Findlay
1864–1864
George Daniel Findlay
1865–1938
Charlotte Catherine Findlay
1868–1908
Frank Partington Findlay
1870–1954
Ellen Findlay
1873–1947

Sources (84)

  • Catherine Partington in household of Ralph Partington, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Catharine Partington, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Catherine Ann Taylor Partington, "United States Western States Marriage Index"

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World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1846

Iowa is the 29th state.

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 (Lancashire): habitational name from a place in Greater Manchester (formerly in Cheshire) called Partington, from Old English Peartingtūn ‘settlement (tūn) associated with Pearta’, a personal name not independently recorded.

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

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Catherine Ann Partington Findlay (11 February 1833 – 3 October 1903)

Hugh and Catherine were the parents of 9 children: Anna Isabella 1856-1928 Alma 1858-1936 Hugh William 1860-1929 Heber 1862-1863 Mary 1864-1864 George Daniel 1865-1939 Char …

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