Henry
DORMAN
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Born: 17 September 1799 in Farmington, Connecticut, USA
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Henry married Anna HERRINGTON abt. 1821 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anna HERRINGTON was born 3 September 1803 in Canada. Anna died 11 July 1855 in Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.
Henry DORMAN died 12 April 1871 in West Oxford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Henry DORMAN
Children of Henry DORMAN and Anna HERRINGTON
Charlotte DORMANDied: 9 October 1892, East Oxford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
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Birth — 179917 September 1799
Farmington, Connecticut, USA
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1855 Death of Spouse/PartnerAnna HERRINGTON died 11 July 1855, Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
Death — 187112 April 1871
West Oxford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada
He died at the age of 71.
Record added: 11/17/2025 11:52:19 AM
Last updated: 11/17/2025 11:52:56 AM
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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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