Catherine Mikesell

Brief Life History of Catherine

When Catherine Mikesell was born on 11 October 1784, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Jacob Mikesell, was 27 and her mother, Mary Valentine Bast, was 24. She married John Aylor Mikesell on 12 December 1807, in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Montgomery, Ohio, United States in 1840 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 20 July 1851, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Aylor Mikesell
1784–1858
Catherine Mikesell
1784–1851
Marriage: 12 December 1807
Mary Mikesell
1808–1808
Garrett Walls Mikesell Sr.
1810–1888
Hyrum Washington Mikesell Sr.
1812–1883
Amelia Delilah Mikesell
1813–1850
John Harrison Mikesell
1815–1904
inf Jacob Mikesell
1817–1818

Sources (40)

  • Catharine Mikesell, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Utah. Baptism Records 1860, Birth Records 1860, Marriage Records 1860, Death Records 1860, Religious Records 1860, Genealogies 1860, History Records 1861, Property Settlement Records 1860, Indigenous People Records 1861
  • "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1787 · Second State to Ratify U.S. Constitution

On December 12, 1787, Pennsylvania ratified the U.S. Constitution.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Meixell .

History: Andreas Meixel or Meissel came to Lancaster County, PA, c. 1715from Leimen, Germany.

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

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Catherine Mikesell Mikesell from Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude Birth: 11 Oct 1784 Franklin County, Pennsylvania. Death: 20 Jul 1851 Salt …

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