Brief Life History of Richard
When Richard Dale was born on 6 November 1756, in Norfolk County, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Winfield Dale, was 41 and his mother, Ann Sutherland, was 22. He married Dorothea Crathorne on 15 September 1791, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 26 February 1826, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Richard Dale - Published information: birth: 6 November 1756; Portsmouth City, Norfolk City, Virginia, United States
- Richard Dale, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Richard Dale, "Find A Grave Index"
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1775
"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English dal, dale, daile ‘dale, valley’ (Old English dæl, reinforced in northern England by the cognate Old Norse dalr), a topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, or a habitational name from any of numerous minor places called with this word, such as Dale in Cumbria and Yorkshire.
Norwegian: habitational name from a common farm named from Old Norse dali, the dative case of dalr ‘valley’.
Americanized form of German Diehl .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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