John Barker Dunn

Brief Life History of John Barker

When John Barker Dunn was born on 2 April 1833, in Washtenaw, Michigan, United States, his father, James Dunn, was 39 and his mother, Sarah Barker, was 35. He married Juley Ann Meguire on 28 January 1855, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Rich, Utah, United States in 1870 and Bennington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States for about 30 years. He died on 24 June 1919, in Georgetown, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Barker Dunn
1833–1919
Juley Ann Meguire
1836–1920
Marriage: 28 January 1855
Charlotte Ann Dunn
1856–1948
Sarah Elizabeth Dunn
1857–1857
Betsy Ann Dunn
1858–1858
Harriet Amelia Dunn
1860–1933
John Thurston Dunn
1861–1864
Pamelia Dunn
1863–1933
William Meguire Dunn
1865–1952
Ambrose Dunn
1867–1879
James Dunn
1869–1944
Noah Brady Dunn
1872–1972
Jesse E Dunn
1876–1962

Sources (38)

  • John Dunn in household of James Dunn, "United States Census, 1850"
  • John B. Dunn, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
  • John Barker Dunn, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1846

Historical Boundaries: 1846: Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Iowa, United States 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

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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Story Highlight

Crandell and Mary Ann Cahoon Dunn returned to Kanesville after their Mission. They find Crandell's family in Keg Creek, Pottawatamie.

Taken from Crandell Dunn's Mission Journal (#MS 1561 Pages 25-27). Crandell and Mary Ann Cahoon Dunn return from their mission in England on May 31 1851. His father's (James Dunn) Family is living on …

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