Marie Louise Dunn

Brief Life History of Marie Louise

When Marie Louise Dunn was born in September 1893, in Colorado, United States, her father, Richard Dunn, was 47 and her mother, Maria Pandaries, was 41. She married Wallace Nelson Watson in 1915, in Las Vegas, San Miguel, New Mexico, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Las Vegas, San Miguel, New Mexico, United States in 1920 and Belmont, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States for about 10 years.

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Family Time Line

Wallace Nelson Watson
1890–1960
Marie Louise Dunn
1893–
Marriage: 1915
Wallace Watson
1916–
Louise M Watson
1918–1992
Lorraine Watson
1919–
Gloria C Watson
1923–1989
Ann Virginia Watson
1932–2002
Ann Virginia Watson
1932–2002

Sources (9)

  • Marie D Watson in household of Wallace Watson, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Unknown, "Florida, Marriage Index, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001"
  • Marie L Dunn in entry for Gloria Watson Thompson, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1901 · City Hall Built

The Old Colorado Springs city Hall was built between 1901-1905. It was in use until 1997. The historical building was designed by Thomas Barber and Thomas MacLaren.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

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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