Solomon Dockendorf

Brief Life History of Solomon

When Solomon Dockendorf was born on 31 July 1769, in Bristol, Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Jacob Dockendorff, was 36 and his mother, Margaret MacFarlane, was 26. He married Jane Yates in 1792, in Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He died on 13 May 1839, at the age of 69, and was buried in Round Pond, Bristol, Lincoln, Maine, United States.

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Solomon Dockendorf
1769–1839
Jane Yates
1773–
Marriage: 1792
Margaret Dockendorff
1795–1890
Mary Jane Dockendorf
1806–1866
Nancy Ann Dockendorff
1799–1848
Solomon Dockendorff
1803–1825
Jane Dockendorff
1804–1866
Sarah Jane Dockendorff
1808–

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  • Solomon Dockendorff, "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

Name Meaning

German: habitational name from a place near Bitburg called Dockendorf.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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