Deborah Van Gorder

Brief Life History of Deborah Van

When Deborah Van Gorder was born on 4 March 1795, in Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Jacob Van Gorder Sr., was 33 and her mother, Margaret Holiday, was 31. She married David Morrison about 1813, in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 30 November 1829, in Fayette, Ohio, United States, at the age of 34, and was buried in Bloomingburg, Paint Township, Fayette, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Morrison
1790–1866
Deborah Van Gorder
1795–1829
Marriage: about 1813
Margaret Morrison
1814–1905
Elizabeth Morrison
1815–1829
James Perry Morrison
1817–1888
Jacob F Morrison
1821–1856
Rachael Scott Morrison
1824–1910
Deborah Morrison
1825–1908
David Houghlin Morrison Jr
1828–1909

Sources (2)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Deborah Van Gorder - Family genealogies: birth-name: Deborah Van Gorder
  • Deborah Van Gorder Morrison, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

German (Görder): variant of Gärtner (see Gartner ).

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

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