When Israel Dunton was born on 9 February 1783, in Whitefield, Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Timothy Dunton, was 32 and his mother, Nancy Smith, was 30. He married Mary "Polly" Hutchings on 19 December 1805, in Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, United States in 1810.
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Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the creation of a light station on Whitehead Island. The light house went into service by 1807. It is the third-oldest light house in Maine. Whitehead Light still exists as the private property of Pine Island Camp, a non-profit organization.
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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