Dorcas Bryan

Brief Life History of Dorcas

Dorcas Bryan was born in December 1822, in Gwinnett, Georgia, United States. She married Charles A Powell on 4 April 1852, in Gwinnett, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Georgia, United States in 1870 and District 408, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States in 1880. She died on 4 June 1902, in Snellville, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Snellville, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States.

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Charles A Powell
1834–1867
Dorcas Bryan
1822–1902
Marriage: 4 April 1852
Sarah Powell
1852–
Thomas Powell
1852–
Lorinda J Powell
1856–1920
Eliza A Powell
1860–1925
Charles Powell
1861–

Sources (12)

  • Dorcas Meade in household of Thomas S Powell, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Dorcas Bryan, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Dorkis Mead, "Georgia, Deaths, 1914-1927"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1832 · Worcester v. Georgia

In 1830, U.S. President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act which required all Native Americans to relocate to areas west of the Mississippi River. That same year, Governor Gilmer of Georgia signed an act which claimed for Georgia all Cherokee territories within the boundaries of Georgia. The Cherokees protested the act and the case made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, Worcester v. Georgia, ruled in 1832 that the United States, not Georgia, had rights over the Cherokee territories and Georgia laws regarding the Cherokee Nation were voided. President Jackson didn’t enforce the ruling and the Cherokees did not cede their land and Georgia held a land lottery anyway for white settlers.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English and Irish: variant of Bryant .

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Briain, see O'Brien .

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

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