Person:William Dorrell (1)

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William Dorrell
b.15 Mar 1752 Yorkshire, England
d.28 Aug 1846 Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
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  • H.  William Dorrell1752 - 1846
  • W.  Mary Chase1763 - 1837
m. Aft 4 Dec 1779
  1. Polly Dorrell1780 -
  2. Anna Dorrell1782 -
  3. Lois Dorrell1785 -
  4. William Dorrell1787 -
  5. John Dorrell1789 -
  6. Luther Dorrell1792 -
  7. Stephen Dorrell1795 -
  8. Lydia Dorrell1797 -
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Name[1] William Dorrell
Gender Male
Birth[1] 15 Mar 1752 Yorkshire, England
Marriage Aft 4 Dec 1779 probably Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United StatesIntentions
to Mary Chase
Death[1][2] 28 Aug 1846 Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kellogg, Lucy Cutler. History of the town of Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts, with genealogies. (Greenfield, Massachusetts: Press of E.A. Hall, 1902-1962)
    pp. 184-189.

    William Dorrell, b. Yorkshire England 15 Mar 1752, soldier early in life, became civilian ["deserted" according to Allred] after Burgoyne's surrender, settled in Petersham, Warwick, Northfield, finally Leyden. About 1794 started a strange sect called Dorrellism [substantial discussion of its beliefs], starved himself to death saying he would never die if he continue to eat, 28 Aug 1846.

  2. ↑ Find A Grave: Beaver Meadow Cemetery, Leyden, MA, in Find A Grave
    William Dorrell.

    WILLIAM DORRELL
    A SOLDIER OF 1776.
    DIED AUG. 28, 1846,
    AE. 94 YRS.

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