Elias Daniel DOSSEY

Born

25 February 1827 , Jasper, Georgia, USA

Died

10 May 1862 , Fairville, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA

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Daniel DOSSEY Unity COPELAND

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Born: 25 February 1827 in Jasper, Georgia, USA

Father: Daniel DOSSEY

Mother: Unity COPELAND

Paternal grandparents: Elias DOSSEY , Susannah ORGAN

Maternal grandparents: Obediah COPELAND , Elizabeth BUSH

Elias Daniel was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Elias Daniel married Sarah AVERY 3 January 1847 in Crawford, Georgia, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah AVERY was born 25 March 1829 in Crawford, Georgia, USA. Sarah died 4 January 1864 Sarah was the child of James AVERY and Elizabeth SAUSSEY.

Elias Daniel DOSSEY died 10 May 1862 in Fairville, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA.
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Elias Daniel DOSSEY married

Sarah AVERY
Marriage date: 3 January 1847
Marriage place: Crawford, Georgia, USA
Sarah AVERY was the child of James AVERY and Elizabeth SAUSSEY

Children of Elias Daniel DOSSEY and Sarah AVERY

John Elias DOSSEY

Born: 8 October 1858, Crawford, Georgia, USA
Died: 8 April 1929, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Married: Mary Elizabeth SCOTT 20 December 1885

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Birth — 1827
25 February 1827
Jasper, Georgia, USA

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States