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Henry George DorranceAmerican, 1849 - 1919

Henry George Dorrance was born on December 10, 1849 in Andover, Connecticut, son of William Denison (1811-1879) and Hepsey (Penfield Goodrich) (1809-1871) Dorrance. In the 1870 census, Dorrance was listed as a farm laborer; by 1880, he was a farmer. In 1900, Dorrance was a grocery salesman. In 1910, he was a watchman at Goodwin-Kintz in Winchester.

Dorrance married Elizabeth Maria Thompson (1867-1956) in 1888. They had two children: Emilie May Dorrance (1890-1935) and William Henry Dorrance (1892-1962). Dorrance died on September 27, 1917, at the age of 67.

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Gift of John Dorrance Morrell, 1979.37.8, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known c…
Henry George Dorrance
about 1860