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Richard Joshua Dorsey 1824–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 June 1824

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 20 September 1862

Death Location: Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Noah Dorsey

Mother: Nancy Dorsey

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Richard Joshua Dorsey was born in 1824 in Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Noah Dorsey And Nancy Anne Dorsey. Richard Joshua Dorsey passed away in 1862 in Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Joshua Dorsey was born in 1824 in Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Noah Dorsey And Nancy Anne Dorsey.
  • Richard Joshua Dorsey passed away in 1862 in Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Richard Dorsey's Ancestors

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Richard Dorsey
1824–1862
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Noah Dorsey
1785–1834
Montgomery, Maryland, USA
Nancy (Anne) Dorsey
1791–1860
Manokin, Somerset County, Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
Nicholas (Worthington) Dorsey
1759–1821
Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Rachel Warfield
1759–1839
Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Rev (John A) Hall
1759–1822
Manokin, Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth (Long) Ward
1758–1852
Somerset County, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
Col. Esq
1725–1792
Elizabeth Worthington
1722–1803
Joseph Jr.
1720–1776
Elizabeth Long
1729–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ann Dorsey
1692–1771
Joshua Dorsey
1686–1747
John Jr
1700–1765
Helen Hammond
1710–
Joseph *
1688–1765
?Mary WARD)
1691–1743

Richard Dorsey's Timeline

2 Records

1824
20 June 1824
Birth of Richard Joshua Dorsey in Kentucky, United States of America
Kentucky, United States of America
1862
20 September 1862
Age 38
Death of Richard Joshua Dorsey in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 June 1824
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 September 1862
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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