Brief Life History of Alfred Preston
When Alfred Preston Bunton was born on 15 January 1871, in Missouri, United States, his father, James William Bunton, was 45 and his mother, Sarah McDildey, was 39. He married Florida Melvina Carroll on 17 February 1889, in Gasconade, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Bourbois Township, Gasconade, Missouri, United States in 1880. He died on 8 December 1918, in Crawford, Missouri, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Warren Cemetery, Tea, Gasconade, Missouri, United States.
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- Alferd P Bunton in household of James N Lacy, "United States Census, 1880"
- Alferd P Bunton, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Alfred Preston Bunton, "Find A Grave Index"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1872 · The Amnesty Act
A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English:
(of Norman origin): variant of Bunting .
sometimes perhaps a habitational name from Buncton (Sussex), but the two names have become confused; there has also been confusion with Banton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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