Brief Life History of George Washington
When George Washington Catlin Sr. was born on 21 September 1818, in Maryland, Otsego, New York, United States, his father, Samuel Curtiss Catlin, was 37 and his mother, Sarah Sally Perry, was 39. He married Elizabeth Marilla Emery on 16 November 1845, in Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Pioche, Lincoln, Nevada, United States in 1880 and Daggett, Utah, United States in 1898. He registered for military service in 1852. He died on 26 August 1898, in Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Grouse Creek Cemetery, Grouse Creek, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- George W Catlin, "United States Census, 1850"
- Geo W Catlin, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- George Washington Catlin, "United States Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (London and Hertfordshire): from the Middle English and Old French female personal name Cat(h)eline, the common French pronunciation of Caterine (see Catherine ).
French (Pas-de-Calais): rare variant of Cathelin (and, in North America, possibly also an altered form of this), a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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