When Pharoah Dunn was born in 1778, in Guilford, North Carolina, United States, his father, William Dunn, was 40 and his mother, Olive Read, was 41. He married Elizabeth Holland in 1805, in Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Caldwell, Kentucky, United States in 1820 and Calloway, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. He died on 25 May 1859, in Marshall, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Dunn Cemetery, Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States.
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Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
Historical Boundaries: 1794: Logan, Kentucky, United States 1797: Christian, Kentucky, United States
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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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