George Doran

Brief Life History of George

When George Doran was born in 1792, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Thomas Doran, was 23 and his mother, Mrs. Thomas Doran, was 23. He married Sarah Durst on 27 December 1812, in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons. He lived in Four Mile Township, Polk, Iowa, United States in 1860. He died in February 1870, in Gentry, Gentry, Missouri, United States, at the age of 78.

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Family Time Line

George Doran
1792–1870
Sarah Durst
1787–1867
Marriage: 27 December 1812
George Doran
1814–1888
John Doran
1817–1851
Thomas Doran
1821–
Rev Lewis Doran
1822–1899
Simon Peter Doran
1825–1899
William M Doran
1827–1913
Jacob Doran
1832–1903

Sources (9)

  • George Doren, "United States Census, 1860"
  • George, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
  • George Doran in entry for William Doran, "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992"

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World Events (8)

1803

Historical Boundaries 1803: Louisiana Purchase, United States 1812: Missouri Territory, United States 1821: Missouri, United States

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

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. 

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish James Patrick, Kieran, Pegeen, Brendan, Caitlin, Dymphna, Dympna, Lorcan, Roisin, Siobhan.

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deoradháin ‘descendant of Deoradhán’, a byname representing a diminutive of deoradh ‘pilgrim, stranger, exile’.

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

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