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Dunning, Joseph (1795 or 6-1841)

Name:
Dunning, Joseph (1795 or 6-1841)
Other Names:
Dunning, Joseph Nye
Born:
01/02/1795 or 6
Birthplace:
Brunswick, ME
Died:
12/14/1841
Death Location:
Burlington, VT
Residence:
Concord, MA -- until c.1820
Burlington, VT -- by 1821
Occupation:
Clockmaker and repairer -- started by 1821; continued until his death.
Spouse:
1) Charity Conant, 2) Frances Hurlbut
Children:
Child of Charity Conant Dunning:
Dunning, Edward (1829-)
Notes:
M1. Charity Lane Conant (c.1796-1829) of Middlebury, VT
M2. Frances L. Hurlbut (-1849), 1837, in Burlington, VT. Moved to Illinois after death of Joseph Dunning.
Religion: member, Congregational Church
REFERENCES:
Carlisle, L. B.; Vermont Clock and Watchmakers. "So ends the saga of one of the 19th century's most famous New England clockmakers -- Joseph Nye Dunning, born in Brunswick, Maine ...; worked in Concord, Massachusetts, until about 1820; settled in Burlington in 1821 and died here in 1841" (p.126).
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