Seth Dunn

Male1 December 1859–26 June 1878

Brief Life History of Seth

When Seth Dunn was born on 1 December 1859, in Liberty Township, Jackson, Michigan, United States, his father, Adam Smith Dunn, was 45 and his mother, Mary A Roberts, was 43. He lived in Michigan, United States in 1870. He died on 26 June 1878, in Jackson, Michigan, United States, at the age of 18, and was buried in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Adam Smith Dunn
1813–1883
Mary A Roberts
1816–1893
Endress Dunn
1843–1847
Benjamin Franklin Dunn
1846–1933
Amy Adeline Dunn
1848–1882
Henry C. Dunn
1851–1887
Rachel Cyrena Dunn Hubard
1853–1885
Seth Dunn
1859–1878

Sources (4)

  • Seth Dunn in household of Adam S Dunn, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Seth Dunn, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
  • Seth Dunn, "Find A Grave Index"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (6)

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World Events (8)

1863

Age 4

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

Age 4

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1865

Age 6

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

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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