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