James Gordon Dorrance

23 June 1883–March 1964 (Age 80)
Camden, Camden, Oneida, New York, United States

The Life Summary of James Gordon

When James Gordon Dorrance was born on 23 June 1883, in Camden, Camden, Oneida, New York, United States, his father, Daniel Gordon Dorrance, was 33 and his mother, Ellen J, was 30. He lived in Oneida, New York, United States in 1920 and Camden, Oneida, New York, United States in 1930. He died in March 1964, at the age of 80, and was buried in Camden, Oneida, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Gordon Dorrance
1850–1931
Ellen J
1852–
Ella M Dorrance
1877–1959
Elizabeth L Dorrance
1880–1956
James Gordon Dorrance
1883–1964
Harold Symon Dorrance
1892–

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World Events (8)

1886
Age 3
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
Age 3
The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 23
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Ayrshire and Kircudbrightshire): variant of Irish Doran , with excrescent -s.

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

Possible Related Names

Doran

Sources (11)

  • James Dorrance, "New York, Birth Indexes outside of New York City, 1881-1942"
  • James G Dorrance in household of Daniel G Dorrance, "United States Census, 1930"
  • James Gordon Dorrance, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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