Cornelius Dorn was born about 1781, in Ohio, United States as the son of Cornelius Van Doren and Elisabet Guthrie. He married Margaret McConnell on 23 August 1810, in Muskingum, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Richland, Ohio, United States in 1840 and Monroe Township, Coshocton, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died in 1850, at the age of 70.
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Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
German: topographic name for someone who lived by a thorn bush or thorn hedge, from Middle High German dorn ‘thorn’, or a habitational name from any of numerous places called with this word. It is also found in Poland and Czechia.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Dorn ‘thorn’.
English: habitational name from Dorn in Blockley, Worcestershire, which is possibly derived from British duro- ‘fort, stronghold’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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