Catherine Watterson

Brief Life History of Catherine

When Catherine Watterson was born on 8 December 1836, in Peel, Isle of Man, her father, William Watterson Sr, was 32 and her mother, Mary Colvin, was 33. She married Joseph Lamoni Holbrook on 24 July 1855, in North Salt Lake, Davis, Utah, United States. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 20 August 1911, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Joseph Lamoni Holbrook
1837–1903
Catherine Watterson
1836–1911
Marriage: 24 July 1855

Sources (37)

  • Catherine Holbrook in household of Joseph L Holbrook, "United States Census, 1860"
  • 1836 Catherine Waterson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

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1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

1846

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

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: patronymic meaning ‘son of Water 1’, a short form of Walter .

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

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