Frederick Thomas Gunn

Brief Life History of Frederick Thomas

When Frederick Thomas Gunn was born on 5 February 1856, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Thomas Gunn, was 26 and his mother, Ann Houghton, was 23. He married Sarah Ann Greenhalgh Rees on 25 November 1880, in St. George Utah Temple, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Adamsville, Beaver, Utah, United States in 1910 and Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 22 June 1938, in Elsinore, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Beaver, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frederick Thomas Gunn
1856–1938
Sarah Ann Greenhalgh Rees
1863–1933
Marriage: 25 November 1880
Thomas William Gunn
1881–1945
Frederick Horace Gunn
1884–1963
Ada Elizabeth Gunn
1886–1974
Franklin David Gunn
1889–1980
John Alma Gunn
1892–1988
Grace Amelia Gunn
1895–1975
Sarah Mabel Gunn
1897–1982
Henrietta Gunn
1900–1965
Stanley Richard Gunn
1903–1983

Sources (37)

  • Frederick Thomas Gunn, „The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960“
  • Frederick Thomas Gunn, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Fred T in entry for Stanley Richard Gunn, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1859

Historical Boundaries: 1859: Beaver, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Beaver, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

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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