Brief Life History of Maria
When Maria Dunn was born on 20 March 1808, in Franklin Township, Brown, Ohio, United States, her father, Henry Prickett Dunn, was 29 and her mother, Nancy Ann Pindell, was 24. She married Benjamin Gardner Curtis on 24 March 1825, in Brown, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. She died on 8 April 1871, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Springville City Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Maria Curtis in household of Gardener Curtis, "United States Census, 1850"
- Maria Dunn, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994"
- Nancy Curtis Thornton, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1817
BROWN COUNTY This sub-division of the state was formed from Adams and Clermont, March 1, 1817, and named for Gen. Jacob Brown, a gallant officer in the War of 1812.
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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Benjamin Gardner Curtis
Born - 6 December 1802 in Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York Marriage - 24 March 1825 in Brown, Ohio Died - 9 Sep 1867 in Springville, Utah, Utah Benjamin Gardner Curtis was born December 6, 1802 at S …
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