Squires, Catharine (1843–1912)
Squires, Catharine (1843–1912)
New Zealand church leader. Name variations: Catharine Dewe, Kate Squires. Born Catharine Dewe, July 13, 1843, in Warwickshire, England; died July 15, 1912, in Bluff, Southland, New Zealand; dau. of John Dewe (bookseller) and Eliza Matilda (Woodhead) Dewe; m. John Squires, 1860 (died 1901); children: 1.
Immigrated with family to New Zealand (1848); adopted Brethren faith, holding home prayer meetings and preaching on Sundays; eventually led schism (1894).
See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 1).
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