Joseph Dodge

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Dodge was born on 9 March 1784, in Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Elijah Dodge Jr, was 50 and his mother, Ann Butler, was 49.

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Family Time Line

Elijah Dodge Jr
1735–
Ann Butler
1735–
Anna Dodge
1767–
Charlott Dodge
1769–
Hannah Dodge
1771–
Sarah Dodge
1774–
Elijah Dodge III
1777–1849
Daniel Dodge
1779–
Nathan Dodge
1781–1849
Joseph Dodge
1784–

Sources (2)

  • Joseph Dodge, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
  • Joseph Dodge, "New Hampshire, Births and Christenings, 1714-1904"

World Events (3)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

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.

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.

1788 · New Hampshire Helps Ratify the US Constitution

On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the US Constitution and make it the official law of the land

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Dodge, a pet form of Roger , rhymed with Rodge and Hodge.

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

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