William Doran

Male1815–

Brief Life History of William

William Doran was born in 1815, in Hampshire, Virginia, United States. He married Hannah Loy in 1840, in Hampshire, Virginia, United States.

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William Doran
1815–
Hannah Loy
1815–
Marriage: 1840

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  • Marriage
    1840Hampshire, Virginia, United States

    • World Events (3)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 4

    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 · Making States Equal

    Age 5

    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.

    1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""

    Age 9

    “The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Irish James Patrick, Kieran, Pegeen, Brendan, Caitlin, Dymphna, Dympna, Lorcan, Roisin, Siobhan.

    Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Deoradháin ‘descendant of Deoradhán’, a byname representing a diminutive of deoradh ‘pilgrim, stranger, exile’.

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

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