Fanny Gunn

Brief Life History of Fanny

When Fanny Gunn was born on 6 December 1837, in Beer, Devon, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Gunn, was 29 and her mother, Mary Emma Smith, was 19. She married Henry William Miller on 25 October 1862, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 22 June 1892, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry William Miller
1807–1885
Fanny Gunn
1837–1892
Marriage: 25 October 1862
James Gardner Miller
1863–1907
George Albert Miller
1865–1947
Lovenia Ellen Miller
1867–1943
John Henry Miller
1870–1899
Albert Edwin Miller
1873–1967

Sources (38)

  • Fannie Miller in household of Henry W Miller, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Fanny Gun, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Marriage Church Records

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World Events (8)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

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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