When Amariah Dodson was born on 25 November 1822, in Luzerne Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Richard Adam Dodson, was 29 and his mother, Hannah Watson, was 24. He married Ann Pell on 17 December 1842, in Vernon Township, Van Buren, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Union Township, Scotland, Missouri, United States in 1870 and Montana Township, Labette, Kansas, United States in 1900. He died on 3 April 1912, in Parsons, Labette, Kansas, United States, at the age of 89.
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Historical Boundaries: 1836: Van Buren, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1838: Van Buren, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Van Buren, Iowa, United States
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patronymic from Dodd ; ‘son of Dod(d) or Dud(d)’ from Middle English Dodd(e), Dudd(e), Old English Dodd(a), Dudd(a), + -son. Alternatively, the name may arise from a Middle English form of Old English Dodesunu, a compound personal name formed from the same elements as above and impossible to tell apart from the Middle English patronymic.
post-medieval variant of Dodgson with simplification of the medial dgs.
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