Brief Life History of Susanna
Susanna Dunn was born in January 1759, in South Carolina, British Colonial America as the daughter of John Ross Dunn Esq. and Mary Read. She married Lewis Beard on 27 January 1785, in Rowan, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Rowan, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. She died on 3 August 1840, in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States.
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- Widow Lewis Beard, "United States Census, 1820"
- Susan Dunn, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Susanna Dunn Beard, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
North Carolina is the 12th state.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
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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