When David Dohner X was born on 20 June 1813, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Dohner, was 50 and his mother, Anna Brechbill, was 45. He had at least 1 daughter with Elizabeth Dohner. He lived in Cornwall, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years. He died on 10 December 1885, in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States.
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German (Döhner):
patronymic from the personal name Döhn (see Dohn ).
habitational name for someone from Dohna near Pirna, Saxony.
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