Brief Life History of Rufus Benjamin
When Rufus Benjamin Dunning was born on 1 October 1786, in Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Edmund Dunning, was 23 and his mother, Hannah Hawley, was 25. He married Roxa Fellows on 4 March 1811. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 8 July 1841, in his hometown, at the age of 54, and was buried in Canaan Cemetery, North Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Rufus B. in entry for Roxa Dunning, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
- Rufus B. Duning in entry for Maria Ann Duning, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Rufus B. Dunning in entry for Joseph Dunning and Frances C. Corey, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
Spouse and Children
1786–1841 Male
1793–1860 Female
Children (11)
1812–1818 Female
1814– Male
1814–1895 Female
1816–1818 Female
1819–1857 Female
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1764–1836 Male
1762–1815 Female
Siblings (7)
1786–1841 Male
1788–1874 Female
1790–1874 Female
1792–1865 Female
1794–1805 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 1
1788 · Connecticut Becomes the 5th State
Age 2
1802 · Brass is Discovered
Age 16
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from a place called Dunning in Lower Strathearn (Perthshire), recorded in 1200 as Dunine and later as Dunyn, from Gaelic dùnan, a diminutive of dùn ‘fort’.
English: variant of Downing .
Irish: variant of Dineen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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