Brief Life History of George Henry
When George Henry Dunford was born on 10 July 1849, in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, his father, George James Dunford, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Jones, was 24. He married Sedenia Tamson Pack on 8 January 1880, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 16 July 1892, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Geo H Dunford in household of Geo Dunford, "United States Census, 1860"
- George Henry Dunford, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- George H Dunford, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
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1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Name Meaning
habitational name from Dunford Bridge, in Thurlstone (Yorkshire), so called from the river Don (a British name possibly meaning ‘river’) + Old English ford ‘ford’, or from Dunford House in Methley (Yorkshire), named in Old English as ‘Dunn's ford’ (see Dunn 2).
variant of Durnford, a habitational name from Durnford in Wiltshire, arising from Old English dierne + ford ‘hidden ford’. Alternatively, the name may perhaps arise from Dunford, alias Durnford, in Addlestone (Surrey).
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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