Dorothea Gump

Brief Life History of Dorothea

When Dorothea Gump was born on 11 October 1749, in Frederick, Maryland, United States, her father, Johann George Gump, was 40 and her mother, Maria Rosina Mack, was 44. She married Johannes Rothrock on 1 May 1767, in Adams, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 18 November 1775, in York, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 26, and was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Manchester Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Johannes Rothrock
1744–1805
Dorothea Gump
1749–1775
Marriage: 1 May 1767
George Rothrock
1768–1768
Johannes Rothrock
1769–1815
Daniel Rothrock
1771–1839
Catharina Rothrock
1774–1786

Sources (19)

  • Dorothy Gump, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Dorothy Gump, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
  • Dorothy Gump, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971"

Name Meaning

Swiss German and South German:

occupational name or nickname from Middle High German gumpen, gumpeln ‘to clown (at fairs)’.

from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with gund ‘battle, war’. Compare Gumpert .

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

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