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Elias Dorsey 1759–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1759

Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 20 September 1794

Death Location: Baltimore County, Maryland, USA

Father: Vachel Dorsey

Mother: Ruth Dorsey

Spouse(s): Mary Lawrence, Susanna Snowden

Children(s): Mary Dorsey

Elias Dorsey was born in 1759 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA, the child of Vachel Dorsey And Ruth Dorsey. Elias Dorsey married Mary Jane Polly Lawrence, Susanna Snowden, and had children including Mary Snowden Dorsey. Elias Dorsey passed away in 1794 in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Elias Dorsey was born in 1759 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA, the child of Vachel Dorsey And Ruth Dorsey.
  • Elias Dorsey married Mary Jane Polly Lawrence, Susanna Snowden, and had children including Mary Snowden Dorsey.
  • Elias Dorsey passed away in 1794 in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA.

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Elias Dorsey's Ancestors

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Elias Dorsey
1759–1794
Birth Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Vachel Dorsey
1726–1798
Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Ruth Dorsey
1728–1814
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Elias Dorsey's Descendants

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Elias Dorsey (abt 1759–20 September 1794) m. Mary (Jane "Polly") Lawrence (28 February 1767–20 August 1810) m. Susanna Snowden (abt 1759–bef 1786)
  1. 1. Mary (Snowden) Dorsey 1780–1852 m. Leaven Lawrence 1774–1846

Elias Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1759
abt 1759
Birth of Elias Dorsey in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
1794
20 September 1794
Age 35
Death of Elias Dorsey in Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Baltimore County, Maryland, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1759
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 September 1794
    Event Place: Baltimore County, Maryland, USA

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