Dorcas Carrill

30 June 1745–
Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

The Life Summary of Dorcas

When Dorcas Carrill was born on 30 June 1745, in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Samuel Carriel Jr., was 23 and her mother, Anna Esty, was 26.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Carriel Jr.
1722–1756
Anna Esty
1719–1794
Annah Carrill
1743–
Dorcas Carrill
1745–
Ruth Carriel
1747–1824
Samuel Carriel
1750–1796
Timothy, Lt. Carriel
1754–

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World Events (6)

1776
Age 31
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 31
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
1808
Age 63
Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cearbhaill or Ó Cearbhaill ‘son (or descendant) of Cearbhall’, a personal name of uncertain origin, perhaps from cearbh ‘hacking’ and hence a byname for a butcher or nickname for a fierce warrior.

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

Possible Related Names

Carol
Carolan
Caroll
Carrel
Carrell
Carrol
Carvell
McCarrell
McCarroll
McCarver
McCarville
O’Carroll

Sources (2)

  • Dorcas Carriel, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Darcos Carrill, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"

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