Brief Life History of John
When John Dunn was born on 16 October 1809, in Lower Tean, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Dunn, was 22 and his mother, Jane Milner, was 28. He married Elizabeth Allen on 11 November 1832, in Prestwich, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died in 1852, in United States, at the age of 43.
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- John Dunn in household of James Syers, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- John Dunn, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- John Dunn in entry for Selena Hall, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
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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