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James Dorsey 1759–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1759

Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1853

Death Location: Nicholas, Virginia, United States

Father: Joshua GGF

Mother: Flora Fitzsimmons

Spouse(s): Hannah Snedegar

Children(s): James Dorsey

James Dorsey was born in 1759 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, the child of Joshua Dorsey 5Th Ggf And Flora Fitzsimmons. James Dorsey married Hannah Snedegar, and had children including James Dorsey. James Dorsey passed away in 1853 in Nicholas, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • James Dorsey was born in 1759 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, the child of Joshua Dorsey 5Th Ggf And Flora Fitzsimmons.
  • James Dorsey married Hannah Snedegar, and had children including James Dorsey.
  • James Dorsey passed away in 1853 in Nicholas, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua GGF
1712–1784
Birth Location: –
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Flora Fitzsimmons
1712–1784
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Snedegar
1790–1860
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

James Dorsey
1820–1867
Birth Location: Bath, Virginia, United States
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James Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
James Dorsey
1759–1853
Birth Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Parents
Joshua Dorsey 5th GGF
1712–1784
Flora Fitzsimmons
1712–1784
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Dorsey's Descendants

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James Dorsey (1759–1853) m. Hannah Snedegar (1790–1860)
  1. 1. James Dorsey 1820–1867 m. Margaret (EJ) Hudson 1833–1907
    1. 1. Matilda (Jane) Dorsey 1857–1936 m. William (Henry) Bird 1856–1944
      1. 1. James (Henry) Bird 1875–1972 m. Edna Morris 1881–1925 m. Cynthia Young 1884–1947 m. Pribble (Alice) Nichols 1883–1963 m. Virginia (E) Bird 1876– m. Mary (A.) Davis 1885–
        1. 1. Alfred (Newton) Bird 1902–1975 m. Ora (Helena) Truman 1911–1997 m. Annabel Bird 1903–
        2. 2. Agnes Bird 1900–1994
        3. 3. Janes (R) Bird 1904–1911
        4. 4. Henry (E) Bird 1905–1974
        5. 5. Maggie Bird 1907–1941
        6. 6. Robert (Vernon) Bird 1909–
        7. 7. Eva Bird 1911–1968
        8. 8. John (Walter) Bird 1914–1982
        9. 9. Goldie (Renie) Bird 1923–1925
        10. 10. Lanta (D) Bird 1911–1947
        11. 11. Hazel Bird 1920–2011
        12. 12. Lanty (Dow) Bird 1912–1990
        13. 13. Ina (V) Bird 1902–
        14. 14. Della Bird 1918–
        15. 15. Myrtle Bird 1920–
        16. 16. Heslel (E) Bird 1906–
        17. 17. Baby Bird 1920–
      2. 2. Laura (May) Bird 1879–1966
      3. 3. William (Willie Morris) Bird 1888–1932
      4. 4. Lant Bird 1891–1947
      5. 5. Robert (Thornton) Bird 1894–1989
      6. 6. John (Walter) Bird 1882–1922
      7. 7. Walter (James) Bird 1882–1939
      8. 8. Ella Bird 1885–1969
    2. 2. George (B S) Dorsey 1840–1862
    3. 3. Nancy (Ellen) Dorsey 1854–1927
    4. 4. Maria (Angeline) Dorsey 1858–
    5. 5. Anna (Eliza) Dorsey 1861–1928
    6. 6. James (L) Dorsey 1863–1932
    7. 7. William (Grant) Dorsey 1866–

James Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1759
1759
Birth of James Dorsey in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1853
1853
Age 94
Death of James Dorsey in Nicholas, Virginia, United States
Nicholas, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1759
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Nicholas, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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