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Lydia Dorsey 1740–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland

Death Date: 1796

Death Location: Simpson Creek, Nelson, Kentucky

Father: Judge II

Mother: Sarah Griffith

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The story of Lydia Dorsey began in 1740 in Anne Arundel, Maryland. Lydia Dorsey passed away in 1796 in Simpson Creek, Nelson, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Dorsey began in 1740 in Anne Arundel, Maryland.
  • Lydia Dorsey passed away in 1796 in Simpson Creek, Nelson, Kentucky.

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Lydia Dorsey's Ancestors

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Lydia Dorsey
1740–1796
Birth Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland
Parents
Judge \ Col Nicholas Dorsey II
1712–1780
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Sarah Griffith
1718–1794
Anne Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Grandparents
Nicholas (Dorsey) Sr.
1690–1717
Major's Choice, Anne Arundel County, Province of Maryland
Frances Hughes
1692–1725
St. James' Parish, Anne Arundel County, Province of Maryland
Orlando Griffith
1688–1757
Middlnck Hndrd, Anne Arndl, Maryland, USA
Katherine Howard
1703–1783
Maryland City, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Cpt. Jr.
1667–1703
Katherine Greenberry
1672–1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Susannah (Stevens-Howard)
1620–1695

Lydia Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Lydia Dorsey in Anne Arundel, Maryland
Anne Arundel, Maryland
1796
1796
Age 56
Death of Lydia Dorsey in Simpson Creek, Nelson, Kentucky
Simpson Creek, Nelson, Kentucky

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Simpson Creek, Nelson, Kentucky

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