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Personal data William Hennigan Caton 


Household of William Hennigan Caton

He is married to Margaret Jane Austin.

They got married on October 19, 1871 at Belvoir, Vernon Co., Missouri, United States, he was 24 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. William F. Caton  1872-1959
  2. Emmett L. Caton  1875-1957
  3. Mary Drusilla Caton  1877-1963
  4. Sadie M. Caton  1880-1959
  6. Flora Caton  1887-1987
  7. Tommie R. Caton  1890-1990
  8. Louisa E. Caton  1894-1920

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Hennigan Caton

William Hennigan Caton
1847-1902

1871

Margaret Jane Austin
1853-1894

William F. Caton
1872-1959
Emmett L. Caton
1875-1957
Mary Drusilla Caton
1877-1963
Sadie M. Caton
1880-1959
Minnie Rebekah Caton
1883-1990
Flora Caton
1887-1987
Tommie R. Caton
1890-1990
Louisa E. Caton
1894-1920

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Birthday February 11, 1847

  • The temperature on February 11, 1847 was about -4 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1847: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.1 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The world's first "Mercy" Hospital is founded in Pittsburgh, United States, by a group of Sisters of Mercy from Ireland; the name will go on to grace over 30 major hospitals throughout the world.
    • January 16 » John C. Frémont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory.
    • February 19 » The first group of rescuers reaches the Donner Party.
    • July 24 » Richard March Hoe, American inventor, patented the rotary-type printing press.
    • September 6 » Henry David Thoreau leaves Walden Pond and moves in with Ralph Waldo Emerson and his family in Concord, Massachusetts.
    • December 5 » Jefferson Davis is elected to the U.S. Senate.

Day of marriage October 19, 1871

  • The temperature on October 19, 1871 was about 17.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from January 4, 1871 to July 6, 1872 the cabinet Thorbecke III, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1871: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 17 » The victorious Prussian Army parades through Paris, France, after the end of the Siege of Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.
    • March 27 » The first international rugby football match, when Scotland defeats England in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.
    • April 1 » The 3rd Duke of Buckingham opened the Brill Tramway, a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network.
    • May 21 » Opening of the first rack railway in Europe, the Rigi Bahnen on Mount Rigi.
    • July 2 » Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States.
    • October 10 » Chicago burns after a barn accident. The fire lasts from October 8–10.

Day of death January 26, 1902

  • The temperature on January 26, 1902 was between -4 °C and 2.4 °C and averaged -0.4 °C. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1902: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.2 million citizens.
    • January 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
    • March 6 » Real Madrid CF is founded.
    • April 18 » The 7.5 Mw  Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800–2,000.
    • June 24 » King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
    • August 22 » Cadillac Motor Company is founded.
    • December 10 » The opening of the reservoir of the Aswan Dam in Egypt.


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