Brief Life History of Dorothy Naomi
When Dorothy Naomi Rogers was born on 6 June 1914, in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, her father, James Lohn Rogers, was 35 and her mother, Mary Layman, was 40. She lived in Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1920 and Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1930. She died on 4 June 1999, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Dorothy Rogers in household of Mrs Mary Rogers, "United States Census, 1920"
- Dorothy N Rogers, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Dorothy Rogers in entry for George H Rogers, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
Parents and Siblings
1878–1951 Male
1874–1951 Female
Siblings (2)
1911–1986 Male
1914–1999 Female
World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 2
1925 · Woman's World's Fair
Age 11
1937 · The Neutrality Act
Age 23
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): variant of Roger , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí (see Rorie ).
History: Thomas Rogers (c. 1587–1621), born in London, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He died during the first winter at Plymouth Colony, but his son Joseph survived and married, and was later joined in MA by his brother John. This name was subsequently brought to North America independently by many different bearers.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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