Brief Life History of Simeon Adams
When Simeon Adams Dunn was born on 7 August 1803, in Ontario, New York, United States, his father, Simeon Dunn, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Bath, was 27. He married Adaline Rawson on 30 June 1828, in Washtenaw, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1856. In 1842, his occupation is listed as deputy marshall in United States. He died on 20 February 1883, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- Simon A Dunn, "United States Census, 1850"
- 1803 New York LDS Membership Birth of Simeon Adams Dunn son of Simeon Dunn & Sarah Bath, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Simeon Dunn, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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