Brief Life History of William
When William Gunn was born on 28 April 1822, in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Gunn, was 23 and his mother, Ann Impey Brazier, was 29. He married Emma Baker on 17 August 1844, in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He immigrated to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1857. He died on 14 June 1890, in Hoytsville, Summit, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Hoytsville Cemetery, Hoytsville, Summit, Utah, United States.
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- William Gunn, "United States Census, 1870"
- England & Wales Non-Conformist Births and Baptisms - William Gunn
- William Gunn, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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World Events (8)
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
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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Ann Brazier Gunn Family And Gunn Genealogy written in 1960 (In 1960 researchers in England were attempting to extend these lines, but doing so from this point had proven rather difficult.)
William Gunn was born about 1643 probably in Essex, England, married in 1668 to Elizabeth Hills. Their son John Gunn, Born October 1672, married Elizabeth Barker, who was christened 1677, daughter of …
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