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Elizabeth Dorsey 1735–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 December 1735

Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America

Death Date: 5 September 1805

Death Location: Birdsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America

Father: Michael Dorsey

Mother: Ruth Todd

Spouse(s): Joseph Burgess

Children(s): Ruth Burgess

Elizabeth Dorsey was born in 1735 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America, the child of Michael Dorsey And Ruth Todd. In 1776, Elizabeth Dorsey resided in Elizabeth Hundred, Frederick County, MD. Elizabeth Dorsey married Joseph Burgess, and had children including Ruth Burgess. Elizabeth Dorsey passed away in 1805 in Birdsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Dorsey was born in 1735 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America, the child of Michael Dorsey And Ruth Todd.
  • In 1776, Elizabeth Dorsey resided in Elizabeth Hundred, Frederick County, MD.
  • Elizabeth Dorsey married Joseph Burgess, and had children including Ruth Burgess.
  • Elizabeth Dorsey passed away in 1805 in Birdsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Dorsey's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Dorsey
1735–1805
Birth Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Parents
Michael Dorsey
1711–1776
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Ruth Todd
1715–1789
Grandparents
Lancelot Todd
1674–1735
Maryland, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Dorsey's Descendants

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Elizabeth Dorsey (3 December 1735–5 September 1805) m. Joseph Burgess (1727–1806)
  1. 1. Ruth Burgess 1763–1835

Elizabeth Dorsey's Timeline

3 Records

1735
3 December 1735
Birth of Elizabeth Dorsey in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
1776
1776
Age 41
Elizabeth Dorsey resided here in Elizabeth Hundred, Frederick County, MD
Elizabeth Hundred, Frederick County, MD
1805
5 September 1805
Age 70
Death of Elizabeth Dorsey in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 December 1735
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 108 : 1914

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: Elizabeth Hundred, Frederick County, MD
    Record Source: Maryland, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Dorsey Family : Descendants of Edward Darcy-Dorsey of Virginia and Maryland for Five Generations and Allied Families

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 September 1805
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Birdsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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