When Sarah Elizabeth Dole was born on 23 January 1848, in New York City, New York, United States, her father, Charles C. Dole, was 28 and her mother, Charlotte Ames Morgan, was 23. She married Frank H Meader on 2 March 1864, in New York City, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Harrison, Hudson, New Jersey, United States in 1870 and Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States in 1880. She died on 6 October 1875, in New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 27.
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English: topographic name from Middle English dol, doil ‘portion or share of land’, especially in the common field (Old English dāl). The name might also denote someone who lived ‘(by the) boundary mark’, Middle English dol(e).
French (Dolé): nickname for a troubled or anxious person, from Old French dolé, past participle of doler ‘to regret’ (from Latin dolere ‘to hurt’).
Americanized form of French Daul , a surname of German origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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