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Adam Dobson 1796–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1796

Birth Location: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 18 December 1855

Death Location: Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Thomas Sr.

Mother: Anna Zartman

Spouse(s): Catharine Reed

Children(s): George Dobson, Pauline Eisenhart, John Dobson, Mary Dobson, Elizabeth Dobson, Angeline Dobson, Lydia Dobson, Simon Dobson, William Dobson

Adam Dobson was born in 1796 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Thomas Dobson Sr And Anna Margaretha Zartman. Adam Dobson married Catharine Susan Reed, and had children including Angeline Abigail Dobson, Elizabeth Dobson, George Dobson, John W Dobson, Lydia Dobson, Mary Ann Dobson, Pauline Eisenhart, Simon Dobson, William Dobson. Adam Dobson passed away in 1855 in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Adam Dobson was born in 1796 in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Thomas Dobson Sr And Anna Margaretha Zartman.
  • Adam Dobson married Catharine Susan Reed, and had children including Angeline Abigail Dobson, Elizabeth Dobson, George Dobson, John W Dobson, Lydia Dobson, Mary Ann Dobson, Pauline Eisenhart, Simon Dobson, William Dobson.
  • Adam Dobson passed away in 1855 in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Adam Dobson's Ancestors

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Adam Dobson
1796–1855
Birth Place: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Thomas Dobson Sr.
1756–1830
England, England, United Kingdom
Anna (Margaretha) Zartman
1755–1834
Warwick Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Adam Dobson's Descendants

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Adam Dobson (18 May 1796–18 December 1855) m. Catharine (Susan) Reed (25 August 1800–20 February 1880)
  1. 1. George Dobson 1824–1866 m. Lydia (Catherine) Smith 1822–1894
    1. 1. Sarah (A) Dobson 1841–1904 m. John (P) Smith 1844–1917
      1. 1. Irvin (Martin) Smith 1876–1939 m. Della (Barbara) Brosius 1880–1949
        1. 1. Ralph (Melvin) Smith 1911–1986 m. Eva (K) Smith 1911–1996
        2. 2. Fred (William) Smith 1919–2014
        3. 3. Dorothy (Maxine) Smith 1923–2020 m. Charles (Walter) Falk 1922–2006
        4. 4. Jennie (Dratrice) Smith 1910–1910
        5. 5. Tillie (Mae) Smith 1905–1993
        6. 6. Manuel (Wilson) Smith 1902–1990
        7. 7. Harry (Edward) Smith 1901–1976
      2. 2. Annie Smith 1880–1935
      3. 3. John (Elmer) Smith 1870–1963
      4. 4. Louella (Amanda) Smith 1882–1939
      5. 5. Eliza (A) Smith 1878–
      6. 6. George (Sylvester) Smith 1869–1908
      7. 7. Franklin (D) Smith 1878–1961
        1. 1. George (Washington) Smith 1904–1975
        2. 2. Harry (A) Smith 1906–1974
      8. 8. Matilda Smith 1875–1947
        1. 1. Jennie (Elizabeth) Call 1909–
      9. 9. James (Manuel) Smith 1870–1951
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Amanda) Smith 1902–1973
      10. 10. Sarah (C) Smith 1868–
      11. 11. Jennie (Elizabeth) Smith 1877–1969
  2. 2. Pauline Eisenhart 1831–1890
  3. 3. John (W) Dobson 1824–1866
  4. 4. Mary (Ann) Dobson 1837–1901
  5. 5. Elizabeth Dobson 1820–1896
  6. 6. Angeline (Abigail) Dobson 1834–
  7. 7. Lydia Dobson 1825–1850
  8. 8. Simon Dobson 1841–1867
  9. 9. William Dobson 1829–1840

Adam Dobson's Timeline

3 Records

1796
5 May 1796
Birth of Adam Dobson in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
1796
18 May 1796
Birth of Adam Dobson in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
1855
18 December 1855
Age 59
Death of Adam Dobson in Oliver, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA
Oliver, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1796
    Event Place: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1796
    Event Place: Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 December 1855
    Event Place: Oliver, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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