Brief Life History of Dorothy
When Dorothy Morgan was born on 23 November 1781, in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, Israel Morgan, was 24 and her mother, Elizabeth Brewster, was 24. She died on 25 July 1867, in Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Brewster Neck Cemetery, Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Dorothy Morgan, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Dolly Morgan, "BillionGraves Index"
- Dolly Morgan, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
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World Events (8)
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1788 · Connecticut Becomes the 5th State
Connecticut became a state on January 9, 1788. In 1650, before it was a state, the boundary of Connecticut ran north from the westside of Greenwich Bay and the coast of the Pacific Ocean. During the 1600s, Westmoreland County was in Connecticut when the boundaries were changed Westmoreland County went to Pennsylvania.
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
Name Meaning
Welsh (especially Glamorgan): from the medieval Welsh personal name Morgan, Morgant (Old Welsh Morcant, of uncertain etymology).
Irish: importation of the Welsh surname (see 1 above), to which has been assimilated more than one Gaelic surname, notably Ó Muireagáin (see Merrigan ).
Scottish: probably from a Gaelic personal name cognate with Welsh Morcant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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