John Dunbar

Brief Life History of John

When John Dunbar was born on 22 January 1829, in Cortland, Cortland, New York, United States, his father, Isaac Dunbar, was 35 and his mother, Polly Cleveland, was 33. He died on 20 August 1830, at the age of 1.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Dunbar
1794–1862
Polly Cleveland
1795–1870
Lydia Dunbar
1817–
Clarissa Dunbar
1819–
Sally M Dunbar
1822–1897
Charles W. Dunbar
1824–1902
Jane Dunbar
1826–1847
John Dunbar
1829–1830
Lucy M. Dunbar
1831–1883
John H Dunbar
1833–
Hellen Dunbar
1835–
Ithamar O. Dunbar
1837–1895
Adelbert Dunbar
1841–1862

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    World Events (3)

    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.

    1830 · The Oregon Trail

    Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.

    1830 · The Indian Removal Act

    In a negotiation with the southern Native American Tribes, Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act which exchanged lands with the Native Tribes. The Act was supported mainly in the south, but the tribes showed resistance and ultimately were forcibly removed from their lands. The relocation of the tribes was later known as the Trail of Tears.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish: habitational name from Dunbar, a place on the North Sea coast near Edinburgh, named with Gaelic dùn ‘fort’ + barr ‘top, summit’.

    History: A family of this name were granted the lands of Dunbar by Malcolm III (1058–1093), and later acquired the earldoms of Dunbar and March. These earldoms were then withdrawn from the family by James I in 1434.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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