Mary Catharine Schell

Brief Life History of Mary Catharine

Mary Catharine Schell was born in 1780, in Herkimer, New York, United States. She married John Churchill in 1798, in Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Richmond, McHenry, Illinois, United States in 1850. She died after 1850, in McHenry, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Churchill
1774–1851
Mary Catharine Schell
1780–after 1850
Marriage: 1798
Betsey Churchill
1799–
Churchill
1805–
Ira Churchill
1808–1846
Nancy Churchill
1800–1889
Almira Churchill
1801–1849
Rose A Churchill
1803–
Henderson Hugh Churchill
1807–1846
Alfred Jerome Churchill
1809–1885
Catharine Churchill
1813–

Sources (1)

  • Catherine Churchill in household of John Churchill, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

1791

Historical Boundaries: 1791: Herkimer, New York, United States

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

Name Meaning

German:

nickname for a loud or obstreperous person, from Middle High German schel, schellic ‘noisy, loud; wild’.

occupational name for someone with bells on his clothes as was the custom for jesters and entertainers, or for a maker of bells. Compare Shell .

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

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