Mathew Alexander Dolan

Brief Life History of Mathew Alexander

When Mathew Alexander Dolan was born in 1786, in Monroe, Virginia, United States, his father, Hugh Dolan, was 21 and his mother, Rachel Robinson, was 21. He married Elizabeth Jane Wentz on 21 July 1821, in Monroe, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He died about 1840, in his hometown, at the age of 55.

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Family Time Line

Mathew Alexander Dolan
1786–1840
Elizabeth Jane Wentz
1790–
Marriage: 21 July 1821
Hugh Caperton Dolan
1822–1903
Lucinda Jane Dolan
1823–1860
Catharine M Dolan
1823–1907
Nancy Dolan
1827–1900
Mary Elizabeth Dolan
1829–1855
Sarah Dolan
1830–1862

Sources (10)

  • Mathew Dolen, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Matthew Alexander Dolan, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Matthew in entry for Isaac Honaker, "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932"

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.

1788 · Becomes the 10th state

On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state. 

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, James Patrick, Aisling, Brennan, Bridgid, Cormac, Donovan, Dymphna, Eamon, John Patrick, Kevin Patrick, Liam.

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubhláin ‘descendant of Dubhshlán’, a personal name from dubh ‘black’ + slán ‘challenge’.

In some cases also an American shortened form of Slovenian Dolanc or Dolanec: vernacular variants of a habitational name for someone from any of numerous villages named Dol ‘small valley’.

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

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