Brief Life History of Susan
When Susan Dunton Lindsey was born on 29 May 1842, in New York, United States, her father, Dr. Alanson F. Dunton, was 36 and her mother, Charlotte Saint Ores Dunton, was 36. She had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Thomas Jefferson Lindsey. She lived in Hounsfield, Jefferson, New York, United States in 1855 and Oconto, Oconto, Wisconsin, United States for about 20 years. She died on 10 February 1892, at the age of 49, and was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States.
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Sources (14)
- Susan Linsey in household of Jefferson Linsey, "United States Census, 1870"
- Susan Dunton Lindsey, "Find A Grave Index"
- Susan Dunton in entry for Evelyn Lucy Vandenberg, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851
Historical Boundaries: 1851: Oconto, Wisconsin, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: either a habitational or topographic name from Dunton in Norfolk or Dunton Bassett in Leicestershire, from Middle English doun(e), dun(e) ‘hill’ (Old English dūn) + Middle English toun ‘settlement’ (Old English tūn). The name may also arise from Dunton in Bedfordshire or Buckinghamshire, the first element of which is the Old English personal name Dud(d)a, Dod(d)a. See also Downton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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