Dorcas Terry

Brief Life History of Dorcas

When Dorcas Terry was born on 13 April 1838, in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, her father, William Reynolds Terry, was 25 and her mother, Mary Allen Phillips, was 23. She married Austin Martindale Farnsworth Sr. on 4 April 1858, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 7 September 1913, in Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Richfield City Cemetery, Richfield, Sevier, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Austin Martindale Farnsworth Sr.
1838–1912
Dorcas Terry
1838–1913
Marriage: 4 April 1858
Austin Silas Farnsworth
1859–1862
David Elmer Farnsworth
1861–1863
Minnie Ardell Farnsworth
1864–1946
Mary A Farnsworth
1866–1869
Caroline Maria Farnsworth
1868–1869
Benjamin Lafayette Farnsworth
1870–1958
William Arthur Farnsworth
1874–1891
Delbert Farnsworth
1876–1882
Otto Lyman Farnsworth
1879–1951

Sources (56)

  • Dorcas M Farnsworth, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Dorcas Terry - birth-name: Dorcas Terry
  • Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1841 · Dorr Rebellion

The Dorr Rebellion, led by Thomas Wilson Dorr, took place from 1841 until 1842. During the Rebellion, the middle-class residents of Rhode Island attempted to force broader democracy to the state legislation.

1849

Historical Boundaries: 1849: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

1862 · US Naval Academy

The US Naval Academy was moved to Newport, Rhode Island from its original in Annapolis, Maryland on May 9, 1862.

Name Meaning

English and Irish: from the Norman personal name T(h)erry (Old French Thierri), a short form of Theodoric, which is composed of the ancient Germanic elements theud ‘people, race’ + rīc ‘power(ful), rich’. Theodoric was the name of the Ostrogothic leader (c. 454–526) who invaded Italy in 488 and established his capital at Ravenna in 493. His name was sometimes taken as a derivative of Greek Theodōros (see Theodore ). An Anglo-Norman family of this name has been in County Cork, Ireland, since the 13th century.

Irish: sometimes an Anglicized (‘translated’) form of Gaelic Mac Toirdhealbhaigh (see Turley ).

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

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Dorcas Terry Farnsworth

Another Richfield Pioneer is Called, Mrs. Dorcas Terry Farnsworth dies after lingering Illness, Funeral Serviced Held Tuesday. Mrs. Dorcas Terry Farnsworth, a Utah pioneer of 1852, and one of the earl …

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