Brief Life History of Emma
When Emma Dunn was born on 2 August 1839, in Chorlton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Dunn, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Allen, was 32. She lived in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. She died on 14 May 1852, at the age of 12.
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- Emma Dunn in household of James Syers, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Emma Dunn, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Emma Dunn, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
The Parliment of the United Kingdom passed the Mines and Collieries Act of 1842, mostly commonly known as the Mines Act of 1842. This act made it so that nobody under the age of ten could work in the mines and also females in general could not be employed.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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