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Joshua Dorsey 1721–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Mar 1721

Birth Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

Father: Captain III

Mother: Anne Ridgely

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In 1721, Joshua Dorsey entered the world in Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, born to Captain Joshua Edward Dorsey Iii And Anne Ridgely. Joshua Dorsey passed away in 1790 in Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1721, Joshua Dorsey entered the world in Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, born to Captain Joshua Edward Dorsey Iii And Anne Ridgely.
  • Joshua Dorsey passed away in 1790 in Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA.

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Joshua Dorsey's Ancestors

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Joshua Dorsey
1721–1790
Birth Place: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Parents
Captain Joshua Edward Dorsey III
1686–1747
Middle Neck, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Anne Ridgely
1691–1771
Queen Caroline's, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Grandparents
Edward (J Dorsey) Judge
1646–1705
Forestville, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Sarah Wyatt
1657–1690
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Henry (Ridgely) lll
1669–1699
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Katherine (Greenberry Ridgely) *
1674–1703
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Dorsey
1619–1659
Nicholas Wyatt
1620–1673
Damaris Wyatt
1623–1673
Henry Ridgely
1625–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Darcy
1590–1639
Elizabeth D'Arcy
1595–1632
Reverend Wyatt
1594–1638
Lady Wyatt
1596–1626
Hon Ridgely\Ridley
1601–1699
Elizabeth Warfield
1605–1695

Joshua Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1721
06 Mar 1721
Birth of Joshua Dorsey in Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
1790
1790
Age 69
Death of Joshua Dorsey in Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Mar 1721
    Event Place: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Queen Caroline Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

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