Brief Life History of Sarah A
When Sarah A Dorris was born about 1857, in Jefferson, Illinois, United States, her father, Henry Clay Dorris, was 21 and her mother, Mary Jane Smith, was 20.
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Family Time Line
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- Sarah A Doris in household of Henry C Doris, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1858 · A House Divided
Abraham Lincoln's goal was to be different than the previous Senators of Illinois and voice his opinion in how he saw the State and the United States start to drift apart in the different ideology on what was right and what was wrong. Even though it would become an unsuccessful campaign strategy to win the senate seat, to this day it is one of the most famous speeches of US politics.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
Irish: variant of Doris .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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