Brief Life History of Henry
Henry Dunn or Dun was born before January 1710, in Cleish, Kinross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom as the son of Henry Dun. He had at least 1 son and 3 daughters with Mrs. Henry Dunn.
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- Henry Dun, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Henry Dun in entry for Henry Dun, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Henry Dun in entry for Lillie Dun, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
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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