Barton, Catherine 1679-1740

Daughter of Newton's half sister Hannah Smith. She moved to London before 1700 to become Newton's housekeeper. Catherine may have been the mistress or even the wife of Charles Montague, first Earl of Halifax and Newton's patron. She married John Conduitt in 1717.

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