Brief Life History of William Baker
When William Baker Gunn was born on 15 March 1845, in Bishop Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Gunn, was 22 and his mother, Emma Baker, was 24. He married Jane Barraclough in 1865. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 10 December 1912, in Randolph, Rich, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Randolph, Rich, Utah, United States.
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- William Gunn in household of William Gunn, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- William Gunn, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-1920"
- William B. Gunn, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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World Events (8)
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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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