Brief Life History of Archibald Close
When Archibald Close Dunn was born on 22 September 1835, in Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada, his father, Israel Dunn, was 28 and his mother, Mary Hetty Close, was 21. He married Matilda Jane Turnbull on 5 December 1866, in Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He died on 18 July 1915, in Bear River, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 79.
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Sources (16)
- Archibald C. Dunn, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
- Archalus Dun in entry for Unknown, "Canada, Nova Scotia Births, 1864-1877"
- A. Dunn, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
Spouse and Children
1835–1915 Male
1840–1871 Female
Children (4)
1867– Female
1867–1940 Female
1869– Female
1870– Female
Parents and Siblings
1807–1895 Male
1813–1898 Female
Siblings (8)
1834–1912 Female
1835–1915 Male
1837–1877 Female
1840–1917 Male
1843–1916 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (5)
1867 · British North America Act
Age 32
1869
Age 34
1880 · Legislature in Fredericton Destoryed by Fire
Age 45
Name Meaning
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duinn, Ó Doinn ‘descendant of Donn’, a byname meaning ‘brown-haired’ or ‘chieftain’. Compare Dunne . This name has sometimes been Anglicized as Brown .
English: nickname for a dark complexioned or swarthy man, from Middle English dun ‘dun, dark’ (Old English dunn ‘dull brown’).
Scottish: habitational name from Dun in Angus, named with Gaelic dùn ‘fort’. Compare Dun .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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