Brief Life History of Dorcas B
When Dorcas B Montgomery was born on 15 October 1789, in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States, her father, Samuel Montgomery Sr., was 46 and her mother, Mary "Polly" McFarland, was 36. She married Thomas Allen Stone Sr. on 16 June 1806, in Lancaster, Garrard, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 18 May 1861, in Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Irish Grove Cemetery, Irish Grove Number 4 Precinct, Menard, Illinois, United States.
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- Dorcas Montgomery, "Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979"
- Dorcas Montgomery Stone, "Find A Grave Index"
- Darcus Montgomery in entry for Thomas A Stone and Sabina A Newton, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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World Events (8)
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1792 · Becomes the 15th State
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and northern Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Sainte-Foy-de-Montgomery and Saint-Germain-de-Montgomery (Calvados). In Ireland this surname was present in the medieval period, died out, and was then reintroduced from Scotland in the 17th century. It has been Gaelicized in Ireland as Mac Iomaire and in Scotland as Mac Gumaraid.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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