Brief Life History of Dennis
When Dennis Dorrity was born on 7 March 1819, in Franklin, Morgan, Illinois, United States, his father, Dennis Dougherty, was 37 and his mother, Sarah Amelia McLain, was 34. He married Diana Louisa Jolley on 13 December 1835, in Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. He died on 4 March 1894, in Joseph, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Kanosh Cemetery, Kanosh, Millard, Utah, United States.
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- Dennis Doraly, "United States Census, 1850"
- 1819 Illinois Birth of Dennis Dorrity, Pioneer Immigrants to Utah Territory.
- 1835 Tennessee Marriage of Dennis Dorrity & Diava Louisa Jolley, Pioneer Immigrants to Utah Territory
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1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1833
Historical Boundaries: 1833: Morgan, Illinois, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Irish (Down): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dochartaigh (see Doherty ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Jolleys begin to leave Southern Utah, Some Jolleys move to Arizona...etc.
Source: "The Jolley Family Book" published by Brigham Young University Press 1966, written by Bryant Manning Jolley and his committee. JOLLEYS BEGIN TO LEAVE SOUTHERN UTAH Prosperity was enjoyed by …
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