Dorothy (Goff) Denny
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Dorothy (Goff) Denny (1790 - 1860)

Dorothy "Dolly" Denny formerly Goff
Born in Bourbon, Virginia, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 5 Apr 1810 in Clark County, KYmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 70 in Washington, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Biography[1]

Dorothy was born in Bourbon County, Virginia (now Clark County, Kentucky) in 1790 to Thomas Goff. In 1810, Dorothy married Samuel Denny. Her sister Hannah Goff had married Samuel's brother, David. Dorothy and Samuel had eleven children: Thomas Goffe; Reuben Ragan; Rachel T.; Margaret Parsons; Elizabeth G.; Christopher Harrison; Mary Ann; Permelia Welton; Joel Shields; John Miles; and Lewis Woody.

Dorothy died in 1860 and is buried on the family farm in Washington County, Indiana.

1820 residence Washington County, IN; 1830 residence Washington County, IN; 1840 residence Washington Twp., Washington County, IN; 1850 residence Washington Twp., Washington County, IN; 1860 residence Washington Twp., Washington County, IN

Sources

"The Goff Family" Roy L. Lockhart 1974, "Denny Genealogy Third Book" Dixon & Vann 1951, "History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties Indiana" Goodspeed Bros. & Co. 1884, "Centennial History of Washington County Indiana" Warder W. Stevens 1916, her marriage record, personal examination of her tombstone in the Denny Cemetery on the Samuel Denny farm, 4 miles northeast of Salem, Washington County, IN 1979, U.S. census returns.

  1. Margaret Collins Denny Dixon and Elizabeth Chapman Denny Vann. Denny Genealogy. Vol. 3. Richmond, VA: n.p., by authors, 1951. [ Seattle Public Library] Pages 47-49




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