Catherine Keil

Brief Life History of Catherine

When Catherine Keil was born on 26 December 1771, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Johann Ludwig Keihl, was 21 and her mother, Catharina Souder, was 11. She married David " Indian" Ogle about 1793, in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 16 April 1817, in Perry, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Perry, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

David " Indian" Ogle
1768–1827
Catherine Keil
1771–1817
Marriage: about 1793
Mary Ogle
1792–1823
George Ogle
1794–1808
Joseph Ogle
1795–1802
Elizabeth Ogle
1797–1802
Margaret Ogle
1800–1802
Esther Ogle
1802–1802
Isaac Ogle
1803–1845
Rebecca Ogle
1805–1820
Richard Ogle
1805–1820
Sarah Ogle
1807–1851
Catherine Ogle
1809–1885
David Ogle Jr.
1809–1892
Male Ogle
1814–1814

Sources (1)

  • Catharine Kiel Ogle, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.

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.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Hans, Fritz, Klaus, Dieter, Gerhard, Juergen, Kurt, Alfons, Armin, Egon, Erna.

German: from Middle High German kīl ‘wedge, wooden peg’, hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such pegs or for a wood chopper. Alternatively, it may be nickname for an uncouth or misshapen person (compare Keidel ) or a topographic name for someone who lived on or near a wedge-shaped plot of land. Compare Cail , Cale , and Kile .

Scottish: possibly a habitational name from a place called Keil or Keill in Scotland.

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

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