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