Brief Life History of Catherine
When Catherine Sainsbury was born on 1 July 1811, in Maddington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Sainsbury, was 30 and her mother, Lucy Simms, was 28. She married James Burgess on 28 February 1832, in Maddington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Lyneham, Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1832 and Orcheston St George, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She died on 17 December 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Cathrine Burgiss in household of James Burgiss, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Catherine, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Catherine Sainsbury, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English (Wiltshire and Gloucestershire): habitational name from Saintbury (Gloucestershire), from the Old English personal name Sǣwine (genitive Sǣwines, from Old English sǣ ‘sea’ + wine ‘friend’) + burg ‘fortified place’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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James Burgess story
James Burgess, a young man from Maddington, Wiltshire, England, was a coachman for the English Lord Pembroke. Maddington is one of the small villages on the upper River Till, just a few short miles a …
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