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Quigly, Dorothea

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Miss Dorothea Quigly	Posted: Apr 3 2009, 02:14 AM
Newbie Group: Patriot Unmarried Women Posts: 2 Member No.: 28 Joined: 31-March 09	Personal Information Name:Cody Age:18 Contact Info:Pm first. Other Character: Rev’d Martin Hamilton ------------ DOROTHEA joan QUIGLY The Facts Name: Dorothea Joan Quigly Nickname:Dot, Tootie (call her this and face certain death,) and Dori. Age:32 Birthday: Month, Day, 1743 The Body Celebrity Face:Rose McGowan Hair: Red Eyes:Green Physical Description: Dorothea is, over all, a very simple woman. She stands a few hairs taller than five and one half feet and doesn’t weigh any more than one hundred and thirty pounds. Her bust doesn’t cause any one to lust (or so she hopes) and would a modern equivalent of a b-cup. Freckles are scattered sporadically across the Irish pale skin of Dorothea. Dot has somewhat plump cheeks that always appear to be rosy. Without fail, a smile can be seen sweeping across Dot’s rosy face. Proud of her pale skin and rosy cheeks, Dori never wears makeup of any sort. She was raised to think that makeup was only used by women who had something to hide. While age does not do so well for some women, age has been a kind mistress to Dot. She has managed to retain only a small number of wrinkles, located primarily in her hands from large amounts of physical labour. The physical labour she has done as the house keeper of the Connelly farm has also built up Dorothea’s muscles, making her particularly strong for a woman. Dot’s red hair is usually kept up, pinned by her ivory hair clip. When in public, of course, it is under a bonnet. Dorothea nearly always wears functionally clothing. She could, with only a few exceptions, care what other people think about her. The usual daily ensemble for Dot is a simple dress, black ankle-high boots, an apron, and a hair pin. While at a formal social function (when that ever happens), Dorothea dresses up in a fancier dress (to tell the truth, she only owns three) and break out a golden brooch given to her by her first husband. The only constant of Dot’s attire is a small, silver crucifix given to her by her parish priest when she left Ireland. The Mind Personality: Dorothea is a wonderfully hard-working woman. Her work ethic, as described by nearly everybody who has ever met her, is incredibly high. While manual labour is not always the most fun and exciting thing to do, Dot finds fulfillment in completing tasks and keeping herself busy. Dorothea was always, even in her adulthood, is fidgety and hates to sit very still for very long. She would much rather busy herself with some task than sit still. That said, there are few times when Dot can manage to sit still. One of those few times is while she is writing in her journal, something that she tries to do every night before retiring for the night. One of the chief reasons the Connelly house stays as clean and orderly as it does is due to Dorothea’s perfectionist behaviour. Cleanliness, she believes, is next to godliness. She abhors homes that are left untidy and disorganized. The household and the farm, due to her excellent accounts and management, continues to thrive, even in sticky economic situations. Even if keeping the house tidy were not part of her job description, Joan would insist that things remain in all-but-pristine fashion. Sincerity is a major element of Dot’s psyche. Dorothea was raised believing that honesty in everything—the good and the bad—was necessary to a successful life. Everything that Dorothea does is done out of a legitimate and sincere desire to do so. Being brutally honest, Dorothea knows when to refuse an action. In addition to knowing when to refuse an action, Dot knows how to do so keenly. Being raised in Ireland, Dorothea knows a bit about blarney and is very charismatic. Her charisma is not affected by her sincerity, perhaps even enhancing it. Dot is a very loyal person. After a person has earned her trust, he will find a friend forever in Dorothea. She is Irish and very steadfast in her opinion. When one whom she loves is being attacked, she will go to the grave in order to protect them. While she is hopelessly devoted to a small group of people, she likes to befriend many. A favourite pastime of hers, during her youth at least, is to flirt with young men. Her heart belongs to Mr Connelly, but she sees no reason in innocently flirting with some of Trenton's young lads. Likes: Strong black coffee Dancing Writing in her journal Raising the Connelly children Patriots Cooking/Baking Gardening Singing while working Sweeping Knitting Dislikes: Laundry Tories King George III Connelly children when in sassy moods Tea Standing still Remaining quiet Other women making eyes with Mr. Connelly Snooty women The Soul Loyalty: Patriot Family: History: Dorothea Joan O’Reilly was born outside a tiny Irish village called Cats Claw to John and Katherine O’Reilly. Dorothea was baptized eight days after her birth by the village priest, her uncle. John and Katherine O’Reilly were not wealthy by many standards. They were able to provide, via John’s farm and Katherine’s darning business, food and housing for their eight children, Dorothea the youngest. After Dorothea finished her studies with the local priest, she moved to Dublin with her oldest brother to try to find work. She found a few poorly-paying housekeeping jobs, but nothing of great significance. After a few months of menial labour, her brother introduced her to a young man named Giles Quigly, a cobbler friend of his. Dorothea fell head-over-heals in love with Giles. The two were married three months later. As a newly-wed bride, Dot found herself wanting to have children, fulfilling the female species’ desire to mother children. Giles, however, did not want any children. He was a busy cobbler, a good ten years older than herself. Aside from the frequent arguments over children, Giles and Dorothea lived a relatively happy marriage. One day, Dot was approached with a compromise: if she was willing to move to America, Giles would have a child with her. The desire to be a mother was so great that Dot accepted. The young couple set out for America the following spring. Shortly before the ship set sail, Giles must have contracted smallpox. He died three weeks into the voyage. Not having the money to return to Ireland, Dorothea resigned to looking for work until she could build up enough money to buy a pass back to Ireland. A recent widower, also an immigrant from Ireland, contacted Dorothea. With no woman to help run the house, Nicholas Connelly was in desperate need of a house keeper and maternal figure for his children. Dorothea accepted the post, still planning to return to Ireland once she had saved up enough money. She has been with the Connellys ever since. Now that change is coming to Trenton, Dorothea finds herself afraid. The Connelly boys—whom she has attached to as if they were her own children—are friendly to the patriot cause. While she, herself, is a patriot, she cannot bear to lose her boys in combat. Dot, too, finds herself completely and totally enamoured with her employer, the dashing Nicholas Connelly.

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