Lyman Dodge

Brief Life History of Lyman

When Lyman Dodge was born on 25 August 1799, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Oliver Williams Dodge, was 23 and his mother, Elizabeth Latimer, was 23. He married Samantha Preston on 9 June 1824, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Asylum Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He died on 24 March 1877, in Frenchtown, East Mead Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Franklindale, Franklin Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lyman Dodge
1799–1877
Samantha Preston
1800–1842
Marriage: 9 June 1824
Helen Dodge
1826–1829
Rinaldo Mortimer Dodge
1831–1912
Thedore W Dodge
1831–1842
Lyman Wallace Dodge
1833–1915
Harriet Stevens Dodge
1835–1926
Edmond Dodge
1838–
Mary H. Dodge
1840–

Sources (4)

  • Lyman Dodge, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Lyman Dodge, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Lyman Dodge, "United States Census, 1870"

World Events (7)

1800

Historical Boundaries 1800: Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Dodge, a pet form of Roger , rhymed with Rodge and Hodge.

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

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