When Joseph Fulton Doughty was born in 1811, in South Carolina, United States, his father, Jeremiah Doughty, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth A Mayfield, was 35. He married Margaret Pryor on 1 June 1833, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States in 1860. He died in 1865, in Texas, United States, at the age of 54.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Historical Boundaries: 1816: Mississippi Territory, United States 1817: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Territory, United States 1819: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
In 1829 Fort Sumter is constructed in the Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Fort Sumter is most known for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War. It is barely ready when the American Civil War starts.
English: nickname for a powerful or brave man, especially a champion jouster, from Middle English do(u)ghti, douti, dighti (Old English dohtig, dyhtig) ‘bold, brave, strong; worthy; excellent’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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