Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Dorman was born on 26 September 1828, in East Oxford Township, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, his father, Henry Dorman, was 29 and his mother, Anna Herrington, was 25. He married Elizabeth Walker in 1853. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Ingersoll, Oxford, Ontario, Canada in 1861 and Burford, Brant, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. He died on 10 December 1907, in Moore Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Snover, Moore Township, Sanilac, Michigan, United States.
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- Wm Dorman, "Canada, Ontario Census, 1861"
- William Henry Dorman, "Find A Grave Index"
- William Dorman in entry for William H Dorman and Sarah Jane Pringle, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1837
Michigan is the 26th state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Dearman . This surname became established in Ireland in the 17th century; it is sometimes found as a variant of Dornan .
Americanized form of German Dormann: occupational name for a doorkeeper or gatekeeper or topographic name for someone who lived by the gate of a town or city. Compare Dorer , Dorwart .
Hungarian (Dormán): from the old personal name Dormán.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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