Dorothy Kimball

Brief Life History of Dorothy

When Dorothy Kimball was born on 6 April 1799, in Grafton, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, her father, John Kimball, was 35 and her mother, Dorothy Hoyt, was 33. She married Benjamin Bullock III on 24 January 1819, in Grafton, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. She died on 23 September 1853, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Bullock III
1792–1852
Dorothy Kimball
1799–1853
Marriage: 24 January 1819
Jane Kilton Bullock
1819–1910
Benjamin Kimball Bullock
1821–1901
Isaac Bullock Sr.
1824–1891
Mary Ann Polly Bullock
1829–1901
Jared John Bullock
1834–1909
Dorothy Melissa Bullock
1839–1844

Sources (31)

  • Dolly Bullock in household of Benjamine Bullock, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Dolley Kimball, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"
  • Dolly Kimball, "New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital

In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 

1819 · Panic! of 1819

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. 

Name Meaning

English:

habitational name from Great and Little Kimble (Buckinghamshire). The placename probably derives from Old English cyne ‘royal’ + belle ‘(bell-shaped) hill’.

variant of Kimble .

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

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BENJAMIN BULLOCK Ill and DOROTHY KIMBALL HISTORY

The Bullock lineage stems back to the ancient seat in Arborfield, Berkshire, England. The surname is traced 300 years before general adoption of surnames and was spelled Bulluc, Bullok, Bullae, …

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