Brief Life History of Catherine
When Catherine Bacon was born on 27 May 1855, in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Bacon, was 45 and her mother, Caroline North, was 35. She married Reuben Fowkes on 1 December 1868, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 20 February 1875, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 19.
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- Catherine Bacon in household of William Bacon, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Catherine Bacon, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Kate Bacon, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin) and French: from the Norman French personal name Bacun, derived from the ancient Germanic name Bac(c)o, Bahho, based on the element bag ‘(to) fight, (to) dispute’. The name was relatively common among the Normans in the form Bacus, of which the oblique case was Bacon.
English and French: from Middle English, Old French bacun, bacon ‘bacon’ (a word of ancient Germanic origin, akin to Back 3), probably a metonymic occupational name for a preparer and seller of cured pork.
History: Gilles Bacon from Normandy, France, is documented in Quebec City, QC, in 1647. — Michael Bacon from England arrived in Dedham, MA, in 1640. Nathanial Bacon, from Stratton, Cornwall, arrived in Barnstaple, MA, in 1639. Another Nathaniel Bacon (1647–76), from Friston Hall, Suffolk, emigrated to VA and settled at Curl's Neck on the James river.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Reuben Fowkes mentioned in Daughters of Utah Pioneer meeting Presentation to the North Logan Utah, Ralph Smith Camp,
1842 Reuben Fowkes was born at Ibstock, Leicester He was only 8 years old when his father died 1855 13 years old when he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints With some Pre-Mormo …
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