Leah Carling

19 February 1814–10 March 1887 (Age 73)
Bergen, New Jersey, United States

The Life Summary of Leah

When Leah Carling was born on 19 February 1814, in Bergen, New Jersey, United States, her father, Michael Carling, was 32 and her mother, Margaret Bartholf, was 22. She married Frederick Fowler Dobbs in 1836, in North Bergen Township, Hudson, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in North Bergen Township, Hudson, New Jersey, United States in 1850 and New Jersey, United States in 1870. She died on 10 March 1887, in Union City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

Frederick Fowler Dobbs
1800–1854
Leah Carling
1814–1887
Marriage: 1836
Henry Dobbs
1836–1908
Jeanette Dobbs
1852–
Jane Eliza Dobbs
1838–
Elizabeth Dobbs
1840–
Thomas Jefferson Dobbs
1841–1917
Richard Carling Dobbs
1843–
Caroline Dobbs
1845–
Joanna Dobbs
1846–
Frederick Fowler Dobbs
1848–1906
Francis Dobbs
1850–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1836North Bergen Township, Hudson, New Jersey, United States
    • Children

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 5
    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 
    1820
    Age 6
    On January 28, 1820, the New Jersey Legislature incorporated the City of Jersey from parts of the Bergen Township. The city would be reincorporated two more times (January 23, 1829 and February 22, 1838) before receiving its official name. Jersey City became part of the new Hudson County in February of 1840.
    1835
    Age 21
    A strike involving more than 2,000 workers from 20 textile mills in Paterson, New Jersey. Many of those involved were children, Irish, or both. The primary goal of the strike was to reduce the daily working hours from 13.5 to 11. Employers refused to negotiate, but the strike ended with a declaration that the workdays would now be 12 hours during the week and 9 hours on Saturdays. Paterson employers also blacklisted many of the strike leaders and their families.

    Name Meaning

    English (Yorkshire and Durham): nickname probably from Middle English carling ‘old woman’ (Old Norse kerling).Swedish: from the personal name Carl + the suffix -ing ‘belonging to’. Compare Karling .Possibly also an Americanized form of German Karling , Garling or Gerling .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Karling
    Carl

    Sources (15)

    • Leah Dobbs, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Leah Carling in entry for William H Rose and Jeanette Dobbs, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
    • Leah Dobbs in household of Frederick Dobbs, "United States Census, 1850"

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