Catherine Hepseybeth (Lindsay) Grimes (1808 - 1868)

Born 10 May 1808 in Prince Georges, Maryland

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Valentine Grimes — married 3 Oct 1832 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Descendants

Died 23 Sep 1868 at age 60 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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Biography

Catherine was born on 10 May 1808 in Prince Georges, Maryland. She was the daughter of Samuel Dawry Lindsay and Mary Buckman Cawood.^[1]

When Catherine was 24 she married Henry Valentine Grimes on 3 October 1832 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. The couple had 8 children: Sarah Ellen Grimes, Cinderella E Grimes, Alfred Tobias Grimes, Samuel J Grimes, Margaret C Grimes, Nutley Grimes, Mary Susan Grimes and Rachel Virginia Grimes.^[2]

In the 1850 census Catherine (age 42) was living in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA. She was enumerated as a 40 year-old female in the household of Henry V. Grimes, b. MD.^[3]

In 1860 Catherine (age about 51) was living in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.^[4]

Catherine died on 23 September 1868 in Washington, D.C. Her funeral was held at St. John's church church in Piscataway, Prince George's county, Maryland shortly after her death^[5] and she was buried in the churchyard at St. John's.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Author: Ancestry.com Title: Maryland, Births and Christenings Index, 1662-1911 Date: 2011.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Washington, D.C., U.S., Marriage Records, 1810-1953"
   Ancestry Record 61404 #53688 (accessed 4 February 2022)
   Henry H Grimes marriage to Catherine Linsey on 3 Oct 1832 in District of Columbia, USA.
3. ↑ 1850 Census: Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1850 United States Federal Census Date: 2009,
   Page: Year: 1850; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: M432_57; Page: 242B; Image: 490.
4. ↑ Census: Title: 1860 Federal Census, Washington, D.C Publication: Name: National Archives Microfilm Series M653. Citing: Page: Ward 4, Roll 103, p. 90, WASHINGTON, Ward 4, dwelling/family no. 252/252: Catherine GRIMES, age 50 f., $1000 real estate, $1500 personal estate; b. MD; Alfred GRIMES, age 21 m., gardener, b. MD; Notley GRIMES, age 15, m, b. MD; Cinderella
5. ↑ The exact date in the church register is obscured, but may have been 3 October1868. See: "Piscataway, Prince George's, Maryland, United States Records," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3L-4QY4-J : January 3, 2022), DGS 007835947, image 121 of 219; St. John's Parish (Prince George's County, Maryland : Episcopal), register p. 235.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93609282/catherine-hepseybeth-grimes : accessed 04 February 2022), memorial page for Catherine Hepseybeth Lindsey Grimes (10 May 1808–23 Aug 1868), Find a Grave Memorial ID 93609282, citing Saint Johns Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fort Washington, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Margaret (contributor 47118174) .