the.'I. IIIIIIL848.1991Encouraging a Sense of Family

The most frequent asked question of me is why does it read "Thomas(# 1) Dunn"? We (Earl Dunn and myself) gave him the "#I" desigmnion beforewe knew anything about him. This designation was entered into the computersas the father of James Dunn simply because we did not know his name.

The first time I discovered the names of Thomas and Mary (Higgins)Dunn was during a research trip. I found their nmnes listed on a marriagecertificate for a Mary Dunn/Oliver Mahue. Since I had been under theassumption that James had all brothers, I wasn't too excited about it. Icontinued my research and found a marriage notice for ThomasDunnNiolinda Lathe. Not unusual, since I already knew about them and hadverified their marriage from other sources. But I read everything and there itwas again! Thomas' parents were listed as Thomas and Mary (Higgins) Dunnof Ireland.

Since the Thomas that married Violinda Lathe was James Dunn'sbrother I knew I had another generation to add to the history. It was alsounderstandable where the name Thomas originates in the Dunn familv historY.SO..."#1 Dunn" becomes "Thomas (#1) Dunn". It was a great fmd. I n"owkne\vJames and his brothers also had a sister, Mary.

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PUI'])OSO is to fostBr a sense offamily, our history and

traditions...Editor.

Todd Dunn.Assistant Editor.

Tommy Dunn.Corresnondmlts.

Janice Walsh. Marie WilcoxTommy Dunn.Consultants.

Howard Dunn. Teresa DeroteanLawrenceDnnn

.Historical CollSlJltantPeggy Anger

.Pu1Jiliiher.Tom Dunn

I have never found anything else about this man in any record source.James did mention in the Bible that "Mother Dunn came to Stanstead with (?)her son". Another theory is that since we do knO\v that James was here at somepoint and may have gone back to Ireland and may have returned before hiswife arrived, it is possible his father (Thomas # 1) may have come over earlierwith James.

Half the fun of putting all these records together is the rese:rch ...andwe keep trying. If I ever fmd anything new about Thomas (;:;1) Dunn, theJournal will be the first to knOw.

Peggy Decoteau AugerHistorical ConsultantNovember 1997

Journal Comment: Folklore and some evidence has suggested a linkbetween our Family of the 1890's in Nev.1Jort, Vt. and Providence/Pawtucket,RI. On Friday, October 24th 1997, Peggy Auger, Tom Dunn and Tommy Dunntraveled to those cities to research. After an all dav effort we have not beenable to establish a direct link between the Dunn's of Newport and the Dunn'sof Rhode Island. So the mystery continues; who/what is Thomas (# 1) Dunn?If any of our readers has any information, has even "heard stories" passed onto them please tell us about them. We will look into these. Oft times these bitsof folklore are clues to real history.

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On August 23, the Gateway Center onbeautiful Lake Memphremagog was transformedwith candlelight and flowers to set the scene for themarriage of Lorraine A. Cota and Val R. Whipple.

Majestic Bouquets of seasonal flowersformed a romantic backdrop as the sun set acrossthe lake.

Bill Gilding, Justice of the Peace officiatedat the 5:00 p.m. service, with Nicole Cota, daughterof the bride and Christopher Whipple, son of thegroom, witnessing their parent's wedding.

Don Whipple, of Whipple Studios, was theirphotographer for the day. Lindsay Brainardprovided the music for the occasion, as merrimentprevailed throughout the afternoon and evening.

Family and friends feasted on a buffet,prepared in part and served by Muriel 0' Gormanand staff.

The wedding cake was a chiffon confectionmade by Pat Decoteau of Lebanon, NewHampshire. Sharon Townsend, of Spates TheFlorist, added the final adornment of cascadingfresh flowers to the tiered cake.

The couple enjoyed a brief honeymoon inNew York and Maine. In April they will spend aweek on the island of Ste. Martin in the Caribbean.

The couple have made their home at 59 ~;;Autumn Street in NewlJort, Vermont.

Val is the son of Ross Whipple, grandson ofDon Whipple. Don was brother of Linda WhippleDunn.

* * *Keith Latulippe starts this month offcelebrating his birthday. Keith is the husband ofKathi Osgood, a granddaughter of Dan and LindaWhipple Dunn. -

Not to be outdone (no pun intended), RobertOsgood will be calling the shots the very nextSunday, November 3, 1997. Robert is the son ~fWayland "Ozzie" Osgood and Melba Dunn Osgood

- and grandson of Dan anQLinda Dunn.i •

Wednesday. November 5th little AshlevSteppie celebrates her 10th year. Ashley is thedaughter of John and Melody Dunn Steppie and theproud grandparents are LavyTence and AudreyMosher Dunn. Ashlev is a lITeat lITanddamrhter ofDan and Linda Whipple Dunn. ~ ~

Jeffrey ~anning is 39 (right~) On Thursday,November 6. Jeff is the son of Made1ean Conley,grandson of Herman Dunn and great grandson ofAdam Chloe/Dunn.

Evelyn Elizabeth Dunn, daughter of ArnoldMaurice Dunn and Claire Lewis Dunn will add anextra candle on Saturday, November 8, 1997.Evelyn is the granddaughter of LloydlDorothyJenness Dunn and great granddaughter of ErnestRoss/Gertrude Schoolcraft Dunn.

Sherilyn Trudell toasts the 9th of November,1997. Sherilyn is the daughter of Timothy Osgood,grand daughter of Ozzie and Melba Dunn and greatgrand daughter of Dan and Linda Dunn.

Dorothv Jenness cuts the cake onWednesday, November 12th, 1997 and we aretrusting she has a great day. Dorothy was the wifeof the late Llovd Dunn, mother to Earl Earl Dunnwhom we will be hearing from in December.

Scott Lane lights up a big "16" on Thursday,November 13, 1997. Scott id the son of CindyDunn Kimball, grandson of Randall Farrand Dunn,great grandson of Harold and Doris Sullivan Dunn,and 2nd great grandson of Tim/Sarah Dunn.

David Manning might tip one on Friday,November 14th, 1997. David is the oldest son ofMadelean Dunn Conley, daughter of Herman/JenmeFlint. David is a great grandson of AdaffiiChloeCoolbeth Dunn.

Kathi Latulippe, not to be outdone (that punagain) will have it her way on Wednesday,November 19, 1997 when she lights the candles.Kathi is the dawzhter of Ozzie/Melba Osgood andgranddaughter o{Dan and Linda Dunn. ~

Daniel Quintal can't wait for Saturday,November 22nd. 1997. Not onlv will he strike adeal for the 16th time but his dri"vers license needsr.e-newing. Daniel is the son of Thomas and SusanDunn Quintal and grandson of Morris and the lateRuth Griggs Dunn.

Nov. 1991 !be DIU' .-.0' .. _.. Il 1848-1991Benchmarks (colltiIJucd)

Thomas A. Dunn will watch the Patriots winand toast his day on Sundav, November 23rd, 1997.His mom tells me he started announcing his arrivalat 1:00 a.m. In a snowstorm. Tom is the son ofThomas and Geneva Bouchard Dunn, grandson ofAlice Field and the late Arah Dunn, and greatgrandson of Dan and Linda Whipple Dunn. ~

Aaron Delworth, son of Raymond Delworth,grandson of Everett Dunn-Delworth and 2nd greatgrandson of Simion and Nellie Winslow Dunn ~maytoast his day as well, November 23rd. 1997.

On Wednesday, November 26, 1997 JohnDunn will raise a pint to honor his day. John is theson of RandolphJPatricia Farrand Dunn, grandson ofthe late HaroldJDoris Sullivan Dunn and greatgrandson of Timothy/Sarah Dunn.

Dawn Delworth and Isiah Kidd celebratetheir 2nd year of marriage on Friday, November 14,1997. Dawn is the daughter of Dennis Delworth,granddaughter of Everett Dunn-Delworth, greatgranddaughter of VernardlEglantine Guyer Dunn,and 2nd great granddaughter of SimionJNellieWinslow Dunn.

Raymond and Margaret (Peggy) DecoteauAuger will celebrate 31 years of marriage onSaturday, November 22nd 1997. Peggy is thedaughter of Teresa Decoteau and the late CharlesDecoteau, and the granddaughter of Dan/LindaWhipple Dunn and great granddaughter ofJames/Ellen Croate Dunn and the second great-granddaughter of Thomas/Mary Higgins Dunn.Raymond and Peggy have four children andgrandchildren. Peggy has devoted years to the DunnFamily research and most of what vou will read isthe result of her dedication. -

Cameron and Kathv Cansler Dunn willcelebrate their 20th wedding anniversary onMonday, November 24th, 1997. Cameron is the sonof Lawrence/Audrey Mosher Dunn, grandson of Danand Linda Whipple Dunn, and great grandson ofJames/Ellen Croate Dunn. Cameron and Kathy havea daughter, Tiffany.

When the celebrations of sons, daughter andson-in-law are over, Melba Dunn Osgood andhusband Ozzie will toast their own anniversary onThursday, N.Qvember 27th, 1997. Congratulations! L

They have 5 children and 11 grandchildren that cancreate a party in a hurry.

Morris Frank DunnMorris was born on Februarv 26. 1907 the

second child of Dan and Linda Whipple Dunn. Bornon Dunn Hill -now called Poginey Road- in whatwas the original home of James and Ellen CroateDunn, Morris lived and worked with his family untilhis marriage in 1938.

On December 7th, 1938 Morris married RuthGriggs of North Troy, Vermont and they rented atenement from Albert Sherbert in Troy. That houseis still in use to this day and in fine condition.

At or close to the time of his marriage Morrisworked for United Farmers in the creamery in Troyand continued there until moving to Spenser, MaSsin the summer of 1942. A man bv the name ofPidgeon from North Troy was working there and byword of mouth Morris gets a job. Not quite to hisliking Morris called Rosaire Roberge, who was thenemployed on the Kittridge Estate in North Andover,Mass and was hired immediately. Morris workedthere for the Kittridges for 16 years until a backinjury made farming unsuitable in the late 1950's.Mr. Kittridge helped Morris find work at theAndover Public Works Department from which heretired in 1977 at the age of 70.

Morris and Ruth had 6 children together -allliving today with the exception of Michael, born in1945 and killed in Vietnam in the spring of 1969.This was heart wrenching to Morris and Ruth twoparents devoted to their t~ly, their children. '

Ruth Griggs Dunn died on the 19th day ofOctober 1987 and Morris lost his best friend.

Throughout his life Morris was dedicated tohis family and loved them all dearlv. A veryreligious man he was equally dedicated to hISCatholic Church and his devotion and worship isevident in how he lives.

. A small man by stature, a big man by heartWIth the greatest sense of humor you will everwitness. Morris is currently living in a communitycare home in Andover surrounded by his childrenand his family who love and pray for him daily.

A good man, May God Bless Him ...?os > Y>

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Donn is the Irish word for brown. Nowadays,the 0 prefix is seldom used and in Ulster the fmal e isomitted.

86 years ago ...20 November 1911: Edward Dunn and Eva Racinewere married. Edward was the third child born toAdam/Chloe Dunn

**WANTED**Patrick Dunn, son of TOm/Mary Higgins

Dunn, born in Ireland, came to the Newport, Vennontare in about 1850 and apparently settled in theStanstead, Quebec area. We have little infonnationabout Patrick or his descendants. If anyone has anyinformation or have even heard things about Patrickplease call Peggy or myself We are most anxious tolearn about this side of our Family.

We made some mistakes but what good fortune.They allow us to "set the record straight" andultimately have a more accurate history. We sort ofdumbed down on my telephone number which wasembarrassing! !

As our experience with the Dunn Journalunfolds I can see a real potential wreck. We reallywork hard at accuracy and try to be real sensitive.What I fear most is declaring someone deceased onlyto get a letter reminding me they haven't given up theghost yet...or maybe worst yet, declaring someoneliving when in fact they have deceased. (I would hateto get that letter from them!!)

This sounds like an apology paid in advance.Actuallv we will look forw-ard to vour correctionsand the- risks we take will only improve our ongoingproject. So given this, here are the corrections to theOctober issue;

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66 years ago ...4 November 1931:Helen M. Dunn and Frank Curranwere married on this dav.. Helen was the dawrhter ofAdam/Chloe Coolbeth- Dunn. srranddamrhter ofJames/Ellen Create Dunn and great-srranddatHrhter ofThomas /Mary Higgins Dunn. ~ ~ -

93 years ago ...7 November 1904: Bernard A. Dunn and Dora M.Lanphier were married. Bernard was the oldest son ofSimionlNellie Winslow Dunn, grandson ofJameslEllen Croate Dunn and great grandson ofTomJMary Higgins Dunn.

108 years ago ...7 November 1889: George Dunn was born. Georgewas the fifth child born to Adam/Chloe Dunn,grandson of JameS/Ellen Dunn.@ @

The Dunnes originated in County Laois,where they were Lords of Iregan. In the twelfthcentury, their great poet was GiIIan-na-Naomh 0'Duinn. They fought valorously in all the attempts todrive out the English and. when thev finallv had toleave the countrY, they did well iIi the armies ofEurope and in America, where they also excelled atlaw. Finlav Peter Dunn, the American journalist andhumorist, created the well-known Mr. Dooley comiccharacter.

One of Dublin's oldest hospitals, Sir PatrickDun's, is named after a twelfth-century Scot who wasan Irish Member of Parliament and five timespresident of the Royal College of Physicians inIreland.

Morris Frank Dunn, son of DanlLinda Dunn,not Maurice as it was spelled in an article.

Justan Martin, son of Tammy and Daniel,grandson of Gorden and Denise Benoit is rightlyindignant. I erred, referring to him as Justin.

Little Shawrhnessv Benoit was born on Mav 29,1997. Her parents are Gary and Laura Benoit. .

Tom DunnRR 1, Box 2415

E. Hardwick, Vt 05836(802)472-6840

A handsome yellow eagle fills the blue Dunnarmorial shield. Their crest, a holly tree, has a lizardat its foot. Their motto, }'lullac abu, means "Up thesummit".

We will begin a series of articles written by EarlDunn describing the Family Bible and its notations.Earl has had the Bible restored and researched it andits value for us.