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Richard Dodson 1731–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 June 1731

Birth Location: French Creek, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1785

Death Location: Northampton (now Carbon County), PA

Father: Thomas Dodson

Mother: Mary Prigge

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Dodson

Richard Dodson was born in 1731 in French Creek, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Thomas Dodson And Mary Prigge. Richard Dodson had children including Thomas Dodson. Richard Dodson passed away in 1785 in Northampton (now Carbon County), PA.

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Biography

  • Richard Dodson was born in 1731 in French Creek, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Thomas Dodson And Mary Prigge.
  • Richard Dodson had children including Thomas Dodson.
  • Richard Dodson passed away in 1785 in Northampton (now Carbon County), PA.

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Richard Dodson's Ancestors

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Richard Dodson
1731–1785
Birth Place: French Creek, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Thomas Dodson
1681–1760
Cheltenham Twp., Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Prigge
1699–1760
At Sea on Atlantic Ocean On Board, England
Grandparents
William (L Prigge) Jr
1664–1714
Great Cornard, Suffolk, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Dodson's Descendants

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Richard Dodson (26 June 1731–1785)
  1. 1. Thomas Dodson 1770–

Richard Dodson's Timeline

2 Records

1731
26 June 1731
Birth of Richard Dodson in French Creek, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
French Creek, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
1785
1785
Age 54
Death of Richard Dodson in Northampton (now Carbon County), PA
Northampton (now Carbon County), PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 June 1731
    Event Place: French Creek, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Northampton (now Carbon County), PA

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