Harriet Atwood Silver

Brief Life History of Harriet Atwood

When Harriet Atwood Silver was born on 22 July 1818, in Bloomfield, Essex, Vermont, United States, her father, Arad Silver, Sr., was 24 and her mother, Sophia Emily Nichols, was 25. She married Simeon Adams Dunn on 3 January 1847, in Winter Quarters, Washington, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 2 January 1858, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Simeon Adams Dunn
1803–1883
Harriet Atwood Silver
1818–1858
Marriage: 3 January 1847
Sarah Sophia Dunn
1849–1923
Simeon Adams Dunn
1851–1935
Emeline Silver Dunn
1853–1914
Eveline Silver Dunn
1853–1919
Charles Oscar Dunn
1855–1939
Harriet Atwood Dunn
1857–1858
Henry Silver Dunn
1857–1858

Sources (43)

  • Harriet Dunn in household of Simon A Dunn, "United States Census, 1850"
  • 1818 Vermont Millennium File Birth of Harriet Atwood Silver daughter of Arad Silver & Sophia Emily Nichols
  • Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hyman, Meyer, Emanuel, Myer, Hymen, Isadore, Yetta, Avrum, Dorit, Dov.

English: nickname from Middle English silver(e) ‘silver’, for someone with silver-colored hair, a rich man, or a silversmith.

English: habitational name from Monksilver in Somerset, or one or more other places called with Old English seolfor ‘silver’, especially when referring to the appearance of a stream.

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

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Story Highlight

Dunn Pedigree line from Mayflower Ancestor Myles Standish

(dates not checked for accuracy) Myles Standish 1587-1656, m. 1623 Barbara Mullens 1551-1659 Alexander Standish 1676- ??, m 1647 Sarah Alden 1628-1674 Sarah Standish 1660-??, m. 1686 Benjamin S …

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