Brief Life History of Dorothea
When Dorothea Fahs was born on 18 April 1875, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Christopher Johann Ludwig Fahs, was 32 and her mother, Marie Sophia Dorothea Dora Faranholtz, was 31. She had at least 9 sons and 5 daughters with George Beck. She lived in Foster Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900 and Newton Township, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years. She died on 14 August 1957, in Newton Center, Newton Township, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Newton Cemetery, Newton Center, Newton Township, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Dora Beck, "United States Census, 1930"
- Dora Fahs, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Dora Beck, "Pennsylvania, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1878
Historical Boundaries: 1878: Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Hussein, Abeer, Adnan, Ahmad, Ali, Hani, Hassan, Ibrahim, Mohamed, Mouna, Mounir, Rafic.
German: variant of Faas .
Muslim (Lebanon): probably from a personal name based on Arabic faḥṣ ‘investigation, inquiry’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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