Brief Life History of Catherine Bell
When Catherine Bell Bracken was born on 30 April 1839, in Long Benton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joshua Breckon, was 35 and her mother, Hannah Bell, was 24. She married James Monroe Gollaher Sr. on 11 June 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. She died on 7 August 1864, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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- Catherine Bracken in household of Hannah Bracken, "United States Census, 1850"
- Catharine Bell Breckon, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920"
- Catherine Bell Bracken Gollaher, "Find A Grave Index"
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1843
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1845
EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Joshua Breckon BIRTH 24 Apr 1804 DEATH 1845 (aged 40–41) BURIAL Tooele City Cemetery Tooele, Tooele County, Utah, USA Show Map PLOT Section 1 MEMORIAL ID 208591655
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Breacáin ‘descendant of Breacán’, a personal name from a diminutive of breac ‘speckled, spotted’, which was borne by a 6th-century Christian saint who lived at Ballyconnel, County Cavan, and was famous as a healer; Saint Bricin's Military Hospital, Dublin is named in his honor.
Irish: from Ó Bragáin, see Bragan .
English: topographic name from Middle English braken ‘bracken’ (from Old English bræcen or Old Norse brakni), or a habitational name from a place called with this word, such as Bracken in East Yorkshire, Bracken Fold in Westmorland, or Bracon Ash in Norfolk.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Catherine Bell Bracken Gollaher Find A Grave Memorial# 99462
Catherine Bell Bracken Gollaher Original name: Catherine Bell Bracken Gollaher Birth: Apr. 30, 1839 Tynemouth Tyne and Wear, England Death: Aug. 7, 1864 Tooele Tooele County Utah, USA Family links …
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