Brief Life History of Fanny Elizabeth
When Fanny Elizabeth Gunn was born on 11 November 1846, in Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England, her father, William Gunn, was 24 and her mother, Emma Baker, was 26. She married Thomas Wilde Sr. on 7 May 1865, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island, United States in 1880. She died on 18 August 1890, in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Coalville, Summit, Utah, United States.
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- Fanny Gunn in household of William Gunn, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Fanny Gunn Wilde, "BillionGraves Index"
- Mrs Wilde in entry for Unknown, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
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1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States
1850
Named after the early pioneer leader Daniel C. Davis the County was established as a territory in 1850.The territorial legislature created Davis County in 1852 and designated its County seat at Farmington-midway between boundaries-the Weber River on the north and the mouth of the Jordan River on the south. Westward the County includes a portion of the Great Salt Lake-its largest island on which Antelope Island State Park is now located.During first half-century Davis County grew slowly.It supported a hardy pioneer people engaged in irrigation agriculture and raising livestock.The Utah Central Railroad(now the Union Pacific crossed the County from Ogden on the north to Salt Lake City on the south in 1870 and offered welcome transportation links to bring manufactured products.This was the beginning of a transition in the County's history that led to mechanized agriculture, a surge of commerce, banking, and local business along with improved roads, new water systems, and the electrification of homes and business
1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Summit, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Summit, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from the Old Norse personal name Gunnr (based on a word meaning ‘battle’), or perhaps from Gunne, a pet form of the Old Norse female personal name Gunnhildr (see Gunnell ).
History: This is the name of a Scottish clan or family associated principally with Caithness and Sutherland. It claims descent from a certain Gunni or Guinn who lived in the 12th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Life History of Lois Rebecca Wilde Boyer recorded in 1961
Lois Rebecca Wilde Boyer was born Oct. 2, 1885 in a log house in East Coalville. It is now called Cluff Ward after President William Cluff. He was President of Summit Stake at that time. I was the …
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