Joseph Alfred Brunt

Brief Life History of Joseph Alfred

When Joseph Alfred Brunt was born on 28 August 1883, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, his father, George Brunt Sr, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Susan Burnett, was 29. He married Fanny Gudmundsen on 6 January 1910, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Albion, Cassia, Idaho, United States in 1920. He died on 12 January 1948, in Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery, Bonneville, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Alfred Brunt
1883–1948
Fanny Gudmundsen
1890–1970
Marriage: 6 January 1910
Paul Stanley Brunt
1910–1989
Lavon Brunt
1912–1987
Erma Brunt
1915–1998
Joseph Mack Brunt
1917–1926
Melba Brunt
1919–1986
Bettie Fann Brunt
1923–2013
Donald Stephen Brunt
1928–2017

Sources (81)

  • Joseph Brunt, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Joseph A. Brunt, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Joseph Alfred Brunt, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1889

Historical Boundaries - 1889: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States; 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States; 1911: Bonneville, Idaho, United States

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

Name Meaning

English (Midlands and Wales): habitational name from Brund in Staffordshire or from some other place called from a burnt clearing (Middle English brend ‘burned’). In placenames Brund- and Brunt- are to some extent interchangeable with Brent .

English: nickname from Middle English brund, brunt, brond, metathesized forms of burned, burnt ‘burnt’, perhaps with reference to branding as a punishment for a crime. Compare Brent .

Irish: variant of Prunty .

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

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History Recalled Of Idaho Falls First LDS Ward The last paragraph lists all the Bishops of the First Ward Farewell Banquet Slated For Dec. 4, 1964 By Joe Marker, Post-Register Staff writer Originall …

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