Sarah, Sally Van Dorn

Brief Life History of Sarah Sally

When Sarah, Sally Van Dorn was born on 2 August 1783, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States, her father, William Van Dorn Sr., was 19 and her mother, Mary Chasey, was 27. She married Titus Watson on 26 November 1804, in Ballston, Saratoga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She died on 18 September 1829, in Ballston, Saratoga, New York, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Troy Township, Richland, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Titus Watson
1776–1858
Sarah, Sally Van Dorn
1783–1829
Marriage: 26 November 1804
Mary Ann Watson
1805–1893
Clarissa Watson
1807–1883
Martha Watson
1809–1843
Martha WATSON
1809–1843
Sophia Watson
1811–1871
Joan Merrill Watson
1813–1882
William Titus Watson
1815–1842

Sources (1)

  • Sarah Van Dorn Watson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1791

Historical Boundaries 1791: Saratoga, New York, United States

1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York

Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.

Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.

Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.

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

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