Reverend Alexander Sweeny Gunn

Brief Life History of Alexander Sweeny

When Reverend Alexander Sweeny Gunn was born on 22 October 1810, in Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States, his father, James Gunn, was 27 and his mother, Ursula Jane Sweeney, was 20. He married Mary Polly Wright on 14 December 1831, in Morgan, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Wrights Twp, Morgan, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Morgan, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 24 October 1886, in Corydon, Wayne, Iowa, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Murrayville, Morgan, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Reverend Alexander Sweeny Gunn
1810–1886
Mary Polly Wright
1812–1881
Marriage: 14 December 1831
George Mitchell Gunn
1832–1916
Margaret Gunn
1834–1889
Sarah C Gunn
1836–1899
James A Gunn
1837–1868
Ursula Jane Gunn
1839–1919
Martha "Mattie" Debra Gunn
1841–1892
John Wright Gunn
1842–1925
William A Gunn
1844–1879
Jesse Wiley Gunn
1846–1871
Elijah M Wright
1848–1848
Daughter Gunn
1849–1849
Wright
1849–1849
Mary N Gunn
1850–
Caleb W Gunn
1854–1893
Daughter Gunn
1859–1859
Infant Gunn
1859–1859

Sources (7)

  • Alexander Gunn, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Alexander S. Gunn, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
  • Alexander S. Gunn, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1823

Historical Boundaries: 1823: Morgan, 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

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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