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| Name | Basil Dorsey [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] | ||||
| Born | 1831
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| Gender | Male | ||||
| Birth | 1831
Pennsylvania, USA
[8]
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| Birth | Abt 1855 [4]
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| Residence | 1860
Ward 6, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[8]
– Residence Post Office: Harrisburg | ||||
| Military | 30 Jul 1864 [5]
– 33 Age: 33; MilitaryServiceBranch: Infantry; MilitaryUnit: 45th U.S. Colored Infantry | ||||
| Military Enlistment | 30 Jul 1864 [5]
– 33 Age: 33 | ||||
| Race | Black [6, 7] | ||||
| Name | Bacil Dorsey [7] | ||||
| Name | Basie Dorsey [6] | ||||
| Name | Bazel Dorsey [8] | ||||
| Name | Bosie Dorsey [6] | ||||
| Residence | 1880
1063 Eleven and One Half, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[7]
– Age: 49; Occupation: Laborer; EnumerationDistrict: 093; MonthsUnEmployedPastYear: 4; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head | ||||
| Residence | 1920
328 Calder, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[6]
– Age: 86; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 76; MaritalStatus: Widowed; RelationToHead: Father | ||||
| Died | 8 Oct 1921
Swoyersville, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
[1]
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| Buried |
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
[1]
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| Person ID | I17743
SOALsearch Last Modified |
1 Nov 2024 | | ||
| Father | Charles Dorsey b. Abt 1800, Maryland, USA | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Harriet Dorsey b. Abt 1810, Maryland, USA | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Family ID | F5999
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| Family 1 | Julia F Baker (Age 98 years) b. Abt 1835, Martinsburg, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA d. 27 Mar 1933, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 98 years) | |||
| Married | 7 Apr 1920
Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
[4]
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||
| Family ID | F5998
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| Family 2 | Rebecca Dorsey b. Abt 1841, Pennsylvania, USA | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Last Modified | 1 Nov 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Family ID | F6004
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