Brief Life History of James Benjamin Franklin
When James Benjamin Franklin Dunton was born in 1826, in Maine, United States, his father, Timothy Dunton Jr., was 40 and his mother, Sarah Southard, was 39. He married Mrs Hannah Babbidge after 1860, in Liberty, Waldo, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 15 June 1865, in Liberty, Waldo, Maine, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Hunts Memorial Cemetery, Liberty, Waldo, Maine, United States.
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- Benj F Dunton in household of [illegible] Dunton, "United States Census, 1860"
- Benjamin F. Dunton, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
- Benjamin F Dunton, "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980"
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1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Waldo, Maine, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
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.
1838 · The Aroostook War
"An international incident referred to as the Aroostook War or ""Pork and Beans War"". The conflict resulted as part of an international boundary dispute between the United States. Although several British soldiers were captured, nobody was killed during the war. In fact, local militia units did not engage in any significant combat. One of the most dramatic events was actually when two Canadian militia were injured by Black Bears."
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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