Dorastus A. Lane
21 March 1818–2 February 1842 (Age 23)
Champlain, Champlain, Clinton, New York, United States
The Life of Dorastus A.
When Dorastus A. Lane was born on 21 March 1818, in Champlain, Champlain, Clinton, New York, United States, his father, Joseph Lane, was 44 and his mother, Hannah Mead, was 37. He died on 2 February 1842, in Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 23, and was buried in Hazel Green Cemetery, Worth Township, Cook, Illinois, United States.
Photos & Memories (1)
Family Time Line
Joseph Lane
1773–1839
Hannah Mead
1780–1853
Thomas Thornton Lane
1798–1884
Amanda Lane
1800–1850
Stephen Mead Lane
1802–1835
Patience Lane
1804–1829
DeWitt Lane
1805–1852
Phebe Lane
1807–1813
Joseph Lane
1810–1886
Hiram Mead Lane
1812–1847
Phoebette E. Lane
1814–1865
John Mead Lane
1816–1854
Dorastus A. Lane
1818–1842
Hannah Ann Lane
1821–1847
Joseph Boen
1833–1842
Parents and Siblings
1773–1839Male
1780–1853Female
siblings
(13)
1798–1884Male
1800–1850Female
1802–1835Male
1804–1829Female
1805–1852Male
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 1
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.
1819 · State Capital moves to Vandalia
Age 1
Vandalia was founded in 1819 as a new capital because Kaskaskia was under the threat of floods. The history of the name Vandalia is uncertain. Under the law which Vandalia was founded states that the title of capital would not be moved from there for twenty years. Even though it was the capital it was never the most populous area in Illinois.
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 7
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
1 English: topographic name for someone who lived in a lane, Middle English, Old English lane, originally a narrow way between fences or hedges, later used to denote any narrow pathway, including one between houses in a town.2 Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Laighin ‘descendant of Laighean’, a byname meaning ‘spear’, or ‘javelin’.3 Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Luain ‘descendant of Luan’, a byname meaning ‘warrior’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Dorastus A Lane, "Find A Grave Index"
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