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Basil Dorsey 1777–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 September 1777

Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 6 April 1856

Death Location: Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Henry Dorsey

Mother: Martha Lett

Spouse(s): Susannah Lindsay

Children(s): Cornelius Dorsey

Basil Dorsey was born in 1777 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, the child of Henry Woodward Dorsey And Martha Ellen Lett. Basil Dorsey married Susannah Lindsay, and had children including Cornelius C Dorsey. Basil Dorsey passed away in 1856 in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Basil Dorsey was born in 1777 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, the child of Henry Woodward Dorsey And Martha Ellen Lett.
  • Basil Dorsey married Susannah Lindsay, and had children including Cornelius C Dorsey.
  • Basil Dorsey passed away in 1856 in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Dorsey
1745–1808
Birth Location: Delaware Twp, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Martha Lett
1750–1827
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Lindsay
1777–1836
Birth Location: Delaware Hnd, Baltimore, MD
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Children(s)

Cornelius Dorsey
1816–1902
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
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Basil Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Basil Dorsey
1777–1856
Birth Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Parents
Henry Woodward Dorsey
1745–1808
Delaware Twp, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Martha (Ellen) Lett
1750–1827
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Nicholas (Hughes Dorsey (Judge) Col) *
1713–1779
Majors, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Sarah (Howard) Griffith
1718–1794
Saint Annes Parish, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Dorsey
1689–1717
Frances Hughes
1692–1725
Orlando Griffith
1688–1757
KATHERINE HOWARD
1702–1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Basil Dorsey's Descendants

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Basil Dorsey (12 September 1777–6 April 1856) m. Susannah Lindsay (1777–6 Apr 1836)
  1. 1. Cornelius (C) Dorsey 1816–1902 m. Sophia Strickland 1824–1904
    1. 1. James (Wiley Dorsey) I 1860–1941 m. Dillie McNinch 1862–1930
      1. 1. Frank (Wiley) Dorsey 1888–1958 m. Elisabeth (Fuller) Shearer 1878–1942
        1. 1. Charles (Shearer) Dorsey 1913–1996 m. Gertrude (White) Dorsey 1916–1991
        2. 2. Robert (Wylie) Dorsey 1917–2015 m. Julia (Bates) Martin 1920–2006
        3. 3. Mary (Elisabeth) Dorsey 1919–2010 m. Arnold (Roscoe) Knapp 1914–1979
        4. 4. William (Cornelius) Dorsey 1921–1943 m. Rose (Mary) Schang 1923–1997
      2. 2. Winona (Belle) Dorsey 1898–1993
      3. 3. Sylvia (Cecil) Dorsey 1883–1885
      4. 4. Bessie (Gae) Dorsey 1885–1940
      5. 5. G. (Blaine) Dorsey 1889–1971
      6. 6. Edith (Sophia) Dorsey 1891–1954

Basil Dorsey's Timeline

3 Records

1777
12 September 1777
Birth of Basil Dorsey in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1806
28 Mar 1806
Age 29
Basil Dorsey was married in Baltimore County, Maryland
Baltimore County, Maryland
1856
6 April 1856
Age 79
Death of Basil Dorsey in Marshall Co, West Virginia
Marshall Co, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 September 1777
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1806
    Event Place: Baltimore County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 April 1856
    Event Place: Marshall Co, West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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