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Benjamin Franklin Dorsey 1820–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11, April 1820

Birth Location: Louisville,Jefferson,Kentucky,USA

Death Date: 22, Aug 1900

Death Location: Crab Orchard, Johnson, Nebraska, USA,

Father: John Dorsey

Mother: Jane Connor

Spouse(s): Esther Ramsey

Children(s): Charles Dorsey

The story of Benjamin Franklin Dorsey began in 1820 in Louisville,Jefferson,Kentucky,USA. Benjamin Franklin Dorsey married Esther A Ramsey, and had children including Charles Rollin Dorsey. Benjamin Franklin Dorsey passed away in 1900 in Crab Orchard, Johnson, Nebraska, USA,.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Dorsey began in 1820 in Louisville,Jefferson,Kentucky,USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Dorsey married Esther A Ramsey, and had children including Charles Rollin Dorsey.
  • Benjamin Franklin Dorsey passed away in 1900 in Crab Orchard, Johnson, Nebraska, USA,.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dorsey
1785–1861
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Jane Connor
1795–1873
Birth Location: Hardin, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Esther Ramsey
1823–1910
Birth Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Charles Dorsey
1851–1936
Birth Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
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Benjamin Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Dorsey
1820–1900
Birth Place: Louisville,Jefferson,Kentucky,USA
Parents
John Wesley Dorsey
1785–1861
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Jane Connor
1795–1873
Hardin, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Dorsey's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Dorsey (11, April 1820–22, Aug 1900) m. Esther (A.) Ramsey (5 Jan 1823–18 Apr 1910)
  1. 1. Charles (Rollin) Dorsey 1851–1936 m. Goldie (O) Sliger 1868–1923
    1. 1. Charles (Roosevelt) Dorsey 1901–1973 m. Florence (Pearl) Thompson 1906–1999
      1. 1. Marvin (Earl) Dorsey 1927–2015 m. Laurine (H. Overman) Dorsey 1930–2001

Benjamin Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1820
11, April 1820
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Dorsey in Louisville,Jefferson,Kentucky,USA
Louisville,Jefferson,Kentucky,USA
1900
22, Aug 1900
Age 80
Death of Benjamin Franklin Dorsey in Crab Orchard, Johnson, Nebraska, USA,
Crab Orchard, Johnson, Nebraska, USA,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11, April 1820
    Event Place: Louisville,Jefferson,Kentucky,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22, Aug 1900
    Event Place: Crab Orchard, Johnson, Nebraska, USA,
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