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Nicholas Dorsey 1712–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1712

Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1779

Death Location: Carroll County, MD

Father: Nicholas Dorsey

Mother: Frances Hughes

Spouse(s): Sarah Griffith

Children(s):

Nicholas Dorsey was born in 1712 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA, the child of Nicholas Dorsey And Frances Hughes. Nicholas Dorsey married Sarah Griffith, and had children including Lucretia Dorsey. Nicholas Dorsey passed away in 1779 in Carroll County, MD.

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Biography

  • Nicholas Dorsey was born in 1712 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA, the child of Nicholas Dorsey And Frances Hughes.
  • Nicholas Dorsey married Sarah Griffith, and had children including Lucretia Dorsey.
  • Nicholas Dorsey passed away in 1779 in Carroll County, MD.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nicholas Dorsey's Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Dorsey
1712–1779
Birth Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Nicholas Dorsey
1684–1717
Frances Hughes
1692–1757
Grandparents
Edward (Dorsey) Jr
1646–1705
MD
Sarah Wyatt
1657–
MD
Great-Grandparents
Edward Sr
1625–1659
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1712
1712
Birth of Nicholas Dorsey in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
1779
1779
Age 67
Death of Nicholas Dorsey in Carroll County, MD
Carroll County, MD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1712
    Event Place: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 5960.007; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 146 : 1919

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Carroll County, MD
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 146 : 1919

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