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Henry Woodward Dorsey 1745–1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Delaware Twp, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 21 November 1808

Death Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland

Father: Nicholas *

Mother: Sarah Griffith

Spouse(s): Martha Lett

Children(s): Basil Dorsey, Dennis Dorsey, Nicholas Dorsey

Henry Woodward Dorsey was born in 1745 in Delaware Twp, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, the child of Nicholas Hughes Dorsey Judge Col And Sarah Howard Griffith. Henry Woodward Dorsey married Martha Ellen Lett, and had children including Basil Dorsey, Dennis Dorsey, Nicholas Dorsey. Henry Woodward Dorsey passed away in 1808 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland.

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Biography

  • Henry Woodward Dorsey was born in 1745 in Delaware Twp, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, the child of Nicholas Hughes Dorsey Judge Col And Sarah Howard Griffith.
  • Henry Woodward Dorsey married Martha Ellen Lett, and had children including Basil Dorsey, Dennis Dorsey, Nicholas Dorsey.
  • Henry Woodward Dorsey passed away in 1808 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland.

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Spouses(s)

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Henry Dorsey's Ancestors

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Henry Dorsey
1745–1808
Birth Place: Delaware Twp, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Parents
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
Grandparents
Nicholas Dorsey
1689–1717
Majors Choice, Anne Arundel, Maryland Colony
Frances Hughes
1692–1725
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Orlando Griffith
1688–1757
Middle Neck Parish, Anne Arundel County, Province of Maryland
KATHERINE (GREENBERRY) HOWARD
1702–1783
Maryland City, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Dorsey's Descendants

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Henry (Woodward) Dorsey (1745–21 November 1808) m. Martha (Ellen) Lett (Abt 1750–Apr 14, 1827)
  1. 1. Basil Dorsey 1777–1856 m. Susannah Lindsay 1777–1836
    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
        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
  2. 2. Dennis Dorsey 1769–1815
  3. 3. Nicholas Dorsey 1772–1853

Henry Dorsey's Timeline

4 Records

1745
1745
Birth of Henry Woodward Dorsey in Delaware Twp, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Delaware Twp, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
1786
21 Feb 1786
Age 41
Henry Woodward Dorsey was married in Baltimore County, Maryland
Baltimore County, Maryland
1807
16 Jun 1807
Age 62
Henry Woodward Dorsey was married In Early Montgomery Co. Churches, Montgomery County, Maryland
Early Montgomery Co. Churches, Montgomery County, Maryland
1808
21 November 1808
Age 63
Death of Henry Woodward Dorsey in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Delaware Twp, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1786
    Event Place: Baltimore County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1807
    Event Place: Early Montgomery Co. Churches, Montgomery County, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 November 1808
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland

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