When Dorothy Child was born on 24 November 1763, in Thompson, Windham, Connecticut, United States, her father, Eleazar Child, was 26 and her mother, Elizabeth Green, was 21.
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Usual English form of Dorothea . The name was not used in the Middle Ages, but was taken up in the 15th century and became common thereafter. It was borne by the American film star Dorothy Lamour ( 1914–1996 , born Dorothy Kaumeyer ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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