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