Ambrose Dorman

Male1784–

Brief Life History of Ambrose

When Ambrose Dorman was born in 1784, in Dormansville, Westerlo, Albany, New York, United States, his father, Jeremiah Dorman, was 38 and his mother, Naomi Green, was 36.

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Family Time Line

Jeremiah Dorman
1746–1804
Naomi Green
1748–1804
Moses Dorman
1780–1843
Judith Dorman
1791–
Naomi Dorman
1805–
Ambrose Dorman
1784–
Moses Dorman
1788–
Phobe Dorman
1790–
Neomi Dorman
1792–
Athalia Dorman
1793–1861
Elizabeth Dorman
1794–
Ruth Dorman
1796–
Mary Dorman
1798–
Rachial Dorman
1800–
Judith Dorman
1802–
Athalia Dorman
1804–

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    World Events (3)

    1786 · Shays' Rebellion

    Age 2

    Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

    1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

    Age 3

    The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

    1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York

    Age 13

    Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.

    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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