Aaron Gunn

Brief Life History of Aaron

When Aaron Gunn was born on 4 April 1806, in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Deacon Elihu Gunn, was 42 and his mother, Lucy Phelps, was 41. He married Nancy Winters on 14 March 1837, in Magnolia Township, Putnam, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in LaSalle, Illinois, United States in 1850 and La Salle, LaSalle, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. He died on 12 March 1897, at the age of 90, and was buried in La Salle, LaSalle, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Aaron Gunn
1806–1897
Nancy Winters
1806–1905
Marriage: 14 March 1837
Jennett Zaphosa Gunn
1838–1914
Moses Winters Gunn
1839–1935
Lucy Gunn
1841–1909
Lydia C Gunn
1843–1861
Elizabeth Sarah Gunn
1846–1923
Aaron Elihu Gunn
1848–1890
Esther Belle Gunn
1850–1950
Jane E Gunn
1854–
Clara Gunn
1862–
Clarence Gunn
1862–

Sources (7)

  • Aaron Guinn, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Aaron Gunn, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Aaron Gunn, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1818

Illinois is the 21st state.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: from the Old Norse personal name Gunnr (based on a word meaning ‘battle’), or perhaps from Gunne, a pet form of the Old Norse female personal name Gunnhildr (see Gunnell ).

History: This is the name of a Scottish clan or family associated principally with Caithness and Sutherland. It claims descent from a certain Gunni or Guinn who lived in the 12th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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