Brief Life History of Susannah
When Susannah Dunn was born on 25 February 1777, in Anson, North Carolina, United States, her father, Isaac Dunn, was 23 and her mother, Mary Ann Sheffield, was 17. She married William Neville Bennett in 1794, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 5 July 1847, in Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Bennett Cemetery, Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Susannah Dunn - Government record: birth-name: Susannah Dunn
- Susannah Dunn Bennett, "Find A Grave Index"
- Susannah Bennett in entry for Nevel Bennett, "North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index"
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World Events (8)
1781 · The First Constitution
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.
1789 · Becomes 12th State
On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.
1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow ""rock"" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the ""rock"" was a gold nugget.
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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