Catherine Jones (maiden name: Peck) was born around 1819 in Greene County, New York. She married Benjamin Jones, and they had at least seven children: Milo, born on April 29, 1843; Edward, born around 1844; Sarah, born around 1846; Sumner, born around 1849; Charles, born around 1851; Franklin, born around 1853; and Mary, born around 1855. They lived in Hunter, New York, and her husband worked as a farmer. They moved to Jewett, New York, in the 1850s, and by 1860, they owned $4,000 of real estate and $1,100 of personal property. A decade later, their wealth had risen to $6,000 of real estate and $2,000 of personal property. She died on April 28, 1889.

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