Joseph Dorman

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Dorman was born on 13 December 1669, in New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Edmund Dorman, was 33 and his mother, Hannah Hull, was 28. He married Mary Wilmot on 24 August 1693, in Newhaven Towne, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 27 July 1712, in his hometown, at the age of 42, and was buried in New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Dorman
1669–1712
Mary Wilmot
1676–1742
Marriage: 24 August 1693
Sarah Dorman
1694–1771
Joseph Dorman
1695–1752
James Dorman
1696–
Mary Dorman
1698–1711
Hannah Dorman
1701–1768
Elizabeth Dorman
1703–1748
John Dorman
1705–1759
Rachel Dorman
1707–1794
Esther Dorman
1709–1794
Mary Dorman
1711–1794
James Dorman
1712–1741

Sources (16)

  • Joseph Dorman, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Joseph Dorman, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
  • Joseph Dorman, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Dearman . This surname became established in Ireland in the 17th century; it is sometimes found as a variant of Dornan .

Americanized form of German Dormann: occupational name for a doorkeeper or gatekeeper or topographic name for someone who lived by the gate of a town or city. Compare Dorer , Dorwart .

Hungarian (Dormán): from the old personal name Dormán.

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

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