Catherine (Thompson) Bethel (abt. 1789 - 1812)

Born about 1789 in Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas

Ancestors

Wife of William Henry Bethel Sr. — married 15 Apr 1806 in Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1812 at about age 23 in Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas

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Catherine (Thompson) Bethel is part of a Bahamian family.

Biography

Catherine was born about 1789.

She married William Bethel on 15 April 1806 at St. Matthew's Church in Nassau, New Providence.^[1]

Catherine died circa 1812 in Nassau.^[2]

Research Notes

Alternative birth details and parents: 22 Sep 1786 - Catherine was born 22 September 1786 in Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, and she was baptized there on 21 January 1787 in Christ Church.^[3] She was the daughter of Philip Thompson and Sarah (—?—).

Sources needed to confirm correct parents.

Sources

1. ↑ Oreste Lombardi, comp., William Bethel, no. I4780, Christ Church.ged, 2013 Dolly Mae Bahamas 40th Anniversary CD (Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas: Wyannie Malone Museum, 2014); citing "St. Mathews # 31."
2. ↑ The details of Catherine's death are discussed on her son William Henry Bethel's Find A Grave memorial. The source for the information is not identified, though it likely comes from church burial records. Claudia L Naugle, "William Henry Bethel," Memorial no. 50225068, posted 26 March 2010; memorial without photograph, Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=50225068&ref=acom : accessed August 2017).
3. ↑ Oreste Lombardi, comp., Catharine Thompson, no. I20384, Christ Church.ged, 2013 Dolly Mae Bahamas 40th Anniversary CD (Hope Town, Abaco, Bahamas: Wyannie Malone Museum, 2014); citing "Christ Church Cathedral - Baptism Register Book One - Whites, Page 80, item 18."

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