Brief Life History of Dorothy
When Dorothy Wadsworth was born on 15 May 1769, in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, Timothy Wadsworth, was 41 and her mother, Hopey Kilbourn, was 38. She married Willard Allen in 1800. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in West Turin, Lewis, New York, United States in 1855. She died on 17 December 1857, in Constableville, West Turin, Lewis, New York, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Constableville, West Turin, Lewis, New York, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Dorothy Allen in household of Zenus Aullen, "New York State Census, 1855"
- Doratha Wadsworth, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Dorothy Wadsworth Allen, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1773–1850 Male
1769–1857 Female
Children (6)
1804–1869 Male
1805– Male
1805–1881 Male
1807–1833 Female
1809–1880 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1727–1810 Male
1730–1810 Female
Siblings (6)
1759–1845 Male
1759–1763 Male
1762– Female
1763–1843 Female
1765–1835 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1776
Age 7
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
Age 12
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 25
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Wadsworth near Halifax, Yorkshire. The placename derives from an Old English personal name Wæddi (genitive Wæddes) + Old English worth ‘enclosure’.
History: William Wadsworth came from England to Cambridge, MA, in 1632, and in 1636 accompanied Thomas Hooker as one of the founders of Hartford, CT. — John Wadsworth (died 1787) was a fellow of Harvard College and is buried in the old burial ground in Cambridge, MA. Peleg Wadsworth, born in Duxbury, MA, 1748, was a revolutionary war general and grandfather of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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