Brief Life History of Laura
When Laura Dodge was born on 26 March 1813, in Canada, her father, Ebenezer Dodge, was 29 and her mother, Susan B Rogers, was 17. She married Henry Ries on 8 January 1833, in Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Edwards, St. Lawrence, New York, United States in 1870 and Napa, Napa, California, United States in 1880. She died on 28 October 1904, in San Francisco, California, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Arbuckle, Colusa, California, United States.
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- Laura Rieser in household of Lawson M Gardner, "United States Census, 1870"
- Laura Dodge Ries, "Find a Grave Index"
- Genealogy of the Dodge family of Essex County, Mass., 1629-1894
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Dodge, a pet form of Roger , rhymed with Rodge and Hodge.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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