Brief Life History of Asa
When Asa Dunham was born on 30 December 1789, in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Levi Dunham, was 44 and his mother, Anna Waddams, was 29. He married Mary Cole on 25 June 1818, in East Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He lived in Marlborough, Hartford, Connecticut, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 November 1864, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Old Marlborough Cemetery, Marlborough, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
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- Asa Dunham, "United States Census, 1860"
- Asa, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Asa Dunham, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1802 · Brass is Discovered
"In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname ""The Brass City."" Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin."
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places called Dunham (Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Cheshire). Most are named from Old English dūn ‘hill’ + hām ‘homestead’. A place in Lincolnshire now known as Dunholme appears in the Domesday Book as Duneham and this too serves as a source of the surname; here the first element is probably the Old English personal name Dunna. Dunham is often difficult to tell apart from Downham .
History: John Dunham (1590–1668) was a Puritan linen weaver who came to Plymouth, MA, via Leiden, the Netherlands, in 1633. He had many prominent descendants.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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