John Franklin Dodge

Brief Life History of John Franklin

When John Franklin Dodge was born on 24 December 1814, in Terry Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Edmund Dodge, was 37 and his mother, Rebecca Franklin, was 31. He married Melissa Elliott on 4 January 1842. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Asylum Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. He died on 14 October 1871, in Terry Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Terrytown, Terry Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Franklin Dodge
1814–1871
Melissa Elliott
1817–1881
Marriage: 4 January 1842
George Elliot Dodge
1842–1851
Marietta Rebecca Dodge
1845–1913
John Edmund Dodge
1847–1912
Nancy Dodge
1849–1927
Davis Dimmock Dodge
1851–1930
Alta Susanna Dodge
1854–1920
Lucy Dodge
1860–1861

Sources (8)

  • John F Dodge, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John Franklin Dodge, "Find A Grave Index"
  • John Dodge in entry for John E. Dodge and Carrie Fassett, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

World Events (7)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Dodge, a pet form of Roger , rhymed with Rodge and Hodge.

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

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