When Grace Hoadley Dodge was born on 21 May 1856, in New York City, New York, United States, her father, William Earl Dodge Jr., was 24 and her mother, Sarah Tappan Hoadley, was 23. She lived in Yonkers, Westchester, New York, United States in 1870 and New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1880. She died on 27 December 1914, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States.
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English: from the Middle English personal name Dodge, a pet form of Roger , rhymed with Rodge and Hodge.
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