Ellerton Lodge Dorr Jr

Male3 June 1863–14 December 1943

Brief Life History of Ellerton Lodge

When Ellerton Lodge Dorr Jr was born on 3 June 1863, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Ellerton Lodge Dorr Sr, was 25 and his mother, Mary Louisa Stanwood, was 23. He married Elizabeth Gwynn on 25 June 1891, in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Winthrop, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 14 December 1943, at the age of 80, and was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ellerton Lodge Dorr Jr
1863–1943
Elizabeth Gwynn
1853–1911
Marriage: 25 June 1891
Elizabeth Ellerton Dorr
1892–1965

Sources (15)

  • Ellerton L Dorr, "United States Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War, 1890"
  • Ellerton Lodge Dorr, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Ellerton L. Dorr, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 June 1891Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1865

    Age 2

    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

    1865 · The Assassination of a President

    Age 2

    "While attending the play ""Our American Cousin"" in Ford's Theatre, actor John Wilkes Booth climbed up the stairs to the suite that President Abraham Lincoln and his wife resided. Once inside the suite Booth pulled out his pistol and shot The President in the head. In critical condition The President was carried out of the theatre for urgent medical attention. Unfortunately, Lincoln died the following day. Abraham Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated, and his death caused a period of national mourning both in the North and South."

    1886

    Age 23

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    Name Meaning

    German (Dörr): variant of Dürr (see Durr 1). Compare Doerr .

    English: probably a variant of Dore .

    Irish: variant of Durr 2.

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

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