When Dorcus Braley was born on 7 June 1839, in Meigs, Ohio, United States, her father, Cyrus Braley, was 27 and her mother, Mary S. Sansbury, was 20. She married Eli Jordan Love on 13 April 1860, in Gallia, Greenfield Township, Gallia, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Liberty Township, Linn, Kansas, United States in 1880. She died on 16 March 1905, in Rutland, Rutland Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Rutland, Rutland Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States.
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The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
English: variant of Brailey .
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