Lyman Dunklee

Male6 June 1806–29 December 1889

Brief Life History of Lyman

When Lyman Dunklee was born on 6 June 1806, in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States, his father, Eli Dunklee, was 26 and his mother, Betsey Hale Barrett, was 24. He married Elmeda Messer on 13 January 1834, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 29 December 1889, in Anamosa, Jones, Iowa, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Newport, Jones, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lyman Dunklee
1806–1889
Elmeda Messer
1815–1887
Marriage: 13 January 1834
Betsy Bixby Dunklee
1836–1840
Dunklee
–1884
Dunklee
–1884
Charles Seymour Dunklee
1838–1922
Freeman Stanton Dunklee
1840–1931
Elizabeth Cooper Dunklee
1842–1913

Sources (18)

  • L Dunkler, "Illinois State Census, 1855"
  • Lyman Dunklee, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Lyman Dunklee in entry for Nelson Messer, "United States, New York Land Records, 1630-1975"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 January 1834New York, United States
  • Children (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1808

    Age 2

    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    1812

    Age 6

    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 24

    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

    Altered form of Dunkley .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Story Highlight

    HISTORY OF EARLY CHICAGO MODERN CHICAGO AND ITS SETTLEMENT EARLY CHICAGO, AND THE NORTHWEST BY ALBERT D. HAGER page 842

    LYMAN DUNKLEE , farmer, Section 16, Township 42, Range 9, was born in Windham County, Vt., in 1806, son of Eli and Betsey H. Dunklee . In 1828 he moved to Steuben County, N. Y. where he lived until 18 …

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