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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 Dorsey

Mother: Flora Fitzsimmons

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James Dorsey was born in 1759 in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, the child of Joshua Dorsey And Flora Fitzsimmons. 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 And Flora Fitzsimmons.
  • James Dorsey passed away in 1853 in Nicholas, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Dorsey
1712–1784
Birth Location: St Annes, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
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Flora Fitzsimmons
1712–1784
Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

James Dorsey's Ancestors

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James Dorsey
1759–1853
Birth Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Parents
Joshua Dorsey
1712–1784
St Annes, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Flora Fitzsimmons
1712–1784
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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Great-Grandparents
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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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Nicholas, Virginia, United States
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