IIIDlMar. 1998 Vol. 1 Issue 6 Encouraging a Sense of Family

the Dunn JournalPublished bi-montWy, it'ssole purpose is to foster asense of family, our historyand traditions ...

Editor

Todd Dunn

Assistant Editor

Tommy Dunn

Correspondents

Janice Walsh, MarieWilcox, Tommy Dunn

Consultants

Howard Dunn, TeresaDecoteau,Lawrence Dunn,

Earl Dunn

Historical Consultant

Peggy Auger

Publisher

Tom Dunn

RRI Box 2415

East Hardwick, VT 05836(802)4 72-6840

e-mail:

tomdunn@together.net

1848-1998This year we are celebrating the 150th anniversaryof our arrival in America. In October of 1848 a

lone Irishman by the name of James Dunn steppedonto Americ.an soil in the Port of New York with

a singular dream: To escape starvation andprovide a home for his family.

We are the product of that dream; we are family!

The Dunn Journal is dedicated to nurturing asense of family.

On Saturday August 15, 1998 the Dunn Familywi11 hold its Annual Reunion

at the Home of Lawrence and Audrey Dunnin Charlton, Mass

There will be no better time to honor our ancestryand pay homage to our history.

Please plan on joining us.

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HOWARD N. DUNN(Daniel,James)30 March 1924

The home is a most commodious building: with 2porches, cellar under the entire house and ell is,finished in hard pine within walls of sheetrock.There are nine rooms besides the bath, running hotand cold water, electnc lights and the house ismodern in every particularThe barn on the farm was built in 1928, structure is 60 x 120 and houses adairy of 32 registered A~TShire CO\vs but the placewould easily hold 100. The buildings across theroad from the new house formerly used formachinery are to be rebuilt into a horse bam andwhen complete the Dunn Farm vv'illeasily rank asone of the largest and best in the county.

NB. The blanks mean unreadable words in theoriginal clipping.In 1930 Howards' first teacher was KathrynFields, later to be hIS slster-m-Iaws sister. (AliceField Dunn). One of hls classmates was IvanField, Kathryns' youngest brother. Kathryn was astrict teacher, insistin12 on obedience and toenforce good discipline kept a 2 foot rubber hosehandy. Howard reports receiving a few "lessons" inthis manner but could never reconcile why Ivanwas deprived of these valued teachings. A sort ofspare the rod, spoil the (Dunn) child affair,according to Hov.iard.In 1935 the famil\' moves to the West Road. 'Howard is now 11 years old. Dan had purchasedthe Willy Farm and the family was starting over.

During Howards early years rural mail deliverywas in its infancy and the mailman delivered themail (letters only) by horse and buggy. Packagesrequired a trip to the local post office. One of thelooked for arrivals was the weekly Paladium Newsout of N.Troy. Arab, being the oldest usually gotto it first, but there was always a scramble, readingover the shoulder sort of thing ..(Howard 16 Dec

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the Dunn Iow:nalwhich the Dunns lived burned , but since theyowned a residence in Troy village, only a shortdistance to the farm. Having a chance to sell thevillage place and the (Blank?) wanting it at once,Mrs. Dunn demanded that the new farm house(Blank?) to be at all, be completed in 21 days, andit was.

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Between South Troy and Westfield is a new farmhouse in which Mr. and Mrs.D.M. Dunn andfamily have been comfortably located since June21, yet on June 1 there were but the signs ofbuilding operations on the site. Twenty-one dayswas the contract limit for the erection of thistwo-story, 26 x 28 house with ell of 16 x 24 andRA. Scott of Orleans was the contractor whocompleted the building on time.The Dunn farm contains about 600 acres, some200 acres of that being in one level meadow ofriver bottom land. Six years ago, the farm house in

Howard was born in 1924, on what would beknown in later years as the Coburn Farm, inWestfield, Vt. Actually the 600 acre farm was halfin Westfield and half in Troy.Note: Dr. Adams had delivered most if not all ofthe children and at the time of Howards birth Danand Linda had a run of 4 girls. 01' Docs standardfee was $10 but on this birth he announced anincrease to $15, figuring the adjustment reasonablegiven a son was finally born. Howard has neverlet his sisters forget this sudden valuation for amoment! (Source: Howard Dunn (of course) as toldto tom dunn 16 Dec 1997).Within a few months of birth, fire destroyed thebarn and house and the family moved into a rentedhome in the village of Westfield. Teresa recalls thisday quite vividly. She was holding Howard in heranns and taking care of him for her mother whilechaos erupted around them. They stayed inWestfield for a few months until Dan purchasedthe "big house" in Troy and they moved there.

The year before starting school in Troy (1929) thefamily moved to their newly built home on theCoburn Farm. It was the most modern farm aroundas described by the local newspaper:Dunn House Built in Only Twenty-one Days..... .Complete, Modern Home Now Stands on DunnFarm on the Troy-Westfield Road ..••..••Built inRecord Time

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1997)The Palladium News was a weekly publica-tion, advertised as "spicey", published by aButterfield.(Source: Childs Gazetteer of OrleansCounty)

During his early teens Howard had occasions to goto town In the evening and he recalls the dances atWorsthoms dance hall in town. He vividly recallsthe music of Leo Willey and Earlene LaCass, wholater married Leo; and especially the fiddling ofher brother Kent LaCass. Leo was a very goodsquare dance caller and while too young to danceHoward enjoyed these rare moments.Later as ayoung adult Howard could be seen on someSaturday evenings at Red Wing in Coventry. ((Hisfather Dan at +70,forgetting his own youthfulhistory, would scoff at this foolishness. It wouldhave made more sense to Dan had he gone to bedand rested.)

As a very young child I recall these evenings, infact the house seemed quite empty withoutHoward around for the evening. Dan would besitting by the stove, smoking his pipe, sputteringand fusing 'bout how foolish this matter was ...until Linda set him right.( tom dunn)

By 1938, the two older brothers had married andmoved away from the farm. Howard is now 14,Lawrence is 12 and significantly Dan is 69!!While Dan is making the decisions two very youngmen are growing up real fast. ..but work the farmthey did and did it well. In the mid 1940s' theybuild a new barn and a young 18 year old .Lawrence supervised its construction. In 1947Lawrence marries, leaves the farm to start his ownlife. Howard stays on the farm alone to supporthis parents and earn his own living.

In 1952 with the dairy industry in its own crises,the Korean War absorbing labor and money, it wasdecided to close operations. Howard went toBrattleboro, stayed briefly with his sisters, foundemployrnent/housing,sold the farm, auctioned offthe machinery and some of the household furnish-ing and moved his parents to Brattleboro.

Dan and Linda lived out most their lives withHoward, but near their other children, neverwanting for anything. A more dedicated son not tobe found. Dan dies in 1959 in a nursing home in

Barton wanting to be near his own "roots". In1963 Linda moves to live with Teresa and Charlieand stay with a familiar city/church rather thanmove to a new city so late in life. Linda dies in1967. Both are buried in their home town ofNewport.

Howard, who for so many years shouldered ahealthy responsibility could now invest in his ownlife; and invest he did. Mabel Parsons Coombsenters his life and they marry in 1961. They sellthe house on Chestnut street in Brattleboro, buy inHinsdale in 1963, sell in 1973 and purchase theircurrent home in Spoffard. The best deal he everbargained for!!

Howard retires from the Bookpress in 1986 after26 years as a Journeyrnan. Very active in theUnion he was Vice-President for many years andPresident for 4 years.

A few years before his retirement Howard devel-oped his interest in antique clocks and has scouredNew England for them. On the hour is an excitingtime on Edgar Road!

A deeply religious man, devoted to his Catholicfaith and a genuine loyalty and love for his family.Howard possesses the same sense of humor, quickwit (oft times embarrassing Mabel) as seems toprevail in this family.

Some of us younger Dunns have seen fit toacquaint ourselves with our history and Howard isalways ready to guide us through this. He hasnever missed a re-union and it wouldn't be rightwithout him. A gentle man.. (Source: Conversa-tion with Howard Dunn 12 Nov 1997; tom dunn)

Wheaties, Breakfasts of Champions since 1948***

I still love the oldie about the convict who wasgoing to die in the electric chair and called hislawyer, Paddy O"Neill for some advice.

Paddy replied, "Don't sit down! t"

***lest we fOR~et

118 years ago ...Ernest R. Dunn was born 7 March1880 in Coventry, VI. Ernest was the fourth son

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-the Dunn TournaI,

of Thomas H. DUNN and Violinda 'Linda'LATHE.Ernest married Gertrude Alice Schoolcrafton 1 July 1905 in East Craftsbury, Vermont

Ernest and Gertrude had five children: (1) NomaE. 'Goldie' DUNN; (2) Irma V. DUNN; (3) Elsie L.DUNN; (4) Erwin Leo DUNN; and (5) LloydErnest DUNN, born 28 November 1913 in Crafts-bury, VT Ernest died in May of 1967 and is buriedin Albany, Vermont .(Source: Earl Dunn 11 Dec1997, e-mail tom dunn/Peggy Auger)

108 years ago ...Richard Dunn married CoraChurch on 6 March 1890 in Newport, Vermont.They were divorced, Cora remarried and hersecond husband died and she remarried Richard.Richard was a son of ThomaslEsther ShippeeDunn; grandson of Thomas # 1 Du.nn!Mary HigginsRonald Dunn, Richard's great grandson has apicture of them and done alot of family research.A good many of his descendants reside aroundKeene, N.H.84 years ago •••George B Dunn married AgnesAinsboro on 9 March 1914. George was a son ofFrank/Elva Young Dunn, born 21 Jun 1892,grandson of ThomaslLindy Lathe Dunn. Agnes wasa daughter of William/Mary Riley Ainsboro, bothof whom were born in Ireland.Agnes was born 109years ago, 12 March 1889. George worked as arural mail carrier, dying at age 54, married 32years ..

81years ago ••.Marjorie Dunn married MaynardWatson, at the Congregational Church in N. Troy,Vermont on 24 March 1917.. Marjorie was thethird born to AndrewlEtta Sweet. She laterdivorced Maynard and married George Gendron.We have few details of Marjorie and unsure if shehad children. Richard Dunn thinks she may havehad a daughter named Alice.

57 years ago ..•Melvin Hudson and Verla Berrywere married on 29 March 1941. Melvin was a sonof Mattie Dunn Hudson/Alfred Hudson, grandsonof Adam/Chloe Coolbeth Dunn, great grandson ofJames/Ellen Croake Dunn! Melvin was TownRepres~~~~iy~Jr~Il1_~eelock in 1955 and 1957

Been married for 50 years and still in love with thesame WO'llan. If my wife finds out she'll kill me.

locallumpsIn the Chronicle, February 18, 1998: IN THENEW ENGLAND GOLDEN GLOVES TOURNA-MENT by Gary Stevens: Danny Powers andJason Colburn of the Newport Boxing Clubcompeted in the New England Golden Glovestournament in Lowell, Mass on Tuesday andWednesday, February 17 and 18.

.At 156 pounds, Colburn earned his trip to theNew Endlands in a roundabout fashion. He wonhis state quarter and semifinal bouts with knock-outs of 30 and 52 seconds. In the finals, however;he lost a controversial three-round decision toStephane Monast of Tri-Town (Canada). Colburnalso lost to Monast in last year's Golden Glovesfinal.

It so happened that the trainers for a Lowell, Massboxing club were present at the Vermont GoldenGloves, and when Colburn lost they invited him torepresent them, at 165 pounds, in the NewEnglands.

The New England champions will travel toCleveland, Ohio, for the Nationals on May 3

Newport Boxing Club manager Brian Colburnextends his thanks to John Wood for the use of thering, and to the Newport National Guard for use ofthe Armory.

Note: Jason IS the youngest son of Brian/CynthiaColburn, grandson of Roy Colburn/Marie BenoitWilcox, great grandson of Carmi/Lena DunnBenoit)

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1910-1998

The Times Argus, dtd 9 :..1arch 1998. publIshed thefollowing Obituary of Kenneth Dunn KE\!NETHDUNN, (Stowe)--Kenneth Dunn, 87, dIed \1arch 8.1998, in Genesis Elder Care III Mornsville.

He was born in Craftsbury on Sept. 25, 1910, theson of Frank and Elva (Young) Dunn. He was a1928 graduate of Craftsbury Academy. On April14, 1985, he married Marjorie Page in Moscow.She died May 21, 1991. He was a farmer in EastCraftsbury for many years and recently employedin maintenance at the Mount Mansfield Ski Area

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We are celebrating our 150th anniveresary of thearrival of our lone ancestor, James Dunn, InAmerica. Our annual Dunn/Whipple ReUnIon IS tobe held 15 August 1998 at Lawrence and AudreyDunn's home in Charlton, Mass. The promises tobe a very special occasion.Several of us are working quite steadily to provideall the resources we can gamer that will enhanceour knowledge of the Dunn Family History andmake this particular reunion one you might notforget.Peggy Decoteau Auger is working deligently onresearching the Whipple side of the family ...EarlDunn anticipates being there to provide insightsregarding the Family Bible,look forward to meet-ing Ronald Dunn and Jane Marie Dunn anddiscover the Thomas Dunn ancestry. We will haveavailable up-dated versions of the Dunn r'amJlyHistory , a 250 page manuscript available for asmall fee ..hopefully Rosalie Wolfe can come fromAlabama and share her Adam Dunn research.Mark your calenders!!

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gardening and a lot of high school."Jared, whose diverse portfolio is worth about "twoand a half years" at an Ivy League school, whichnow costs roughly $60,000, is one of a growinggroup of precocious investors who are playing themarket at an age when most of their peers aremore interested in playing Nintendo.

According to a survey by Teenage ResearchUnlimited, about 17 percentt of youths aged 12through 19 say they own stocks or bonds. and areseeing more youngsters who want to invest. (Thearticle goes on to develop the story of youthfulinvestors ).There is a picture of Jared with the caption: Aninth grader, Jared Decoteau has a portfolio worthabout $60,000. He spends alot of time on thetelephone--with Charles Schwab.Jared has also appeared on the Ophra WinfreyShow (27 Dec 1995) and Current Affairs (1 Jan, 7Jan 1996) talking about his incredible success!!

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In the New York Times, Sunday Edition, 29October 1995, Financial Section, there is an articlewritten by Anna D. Wilde headlined: NIN-TENDO? BOGUS. BUT INVESTING? BONUS!

Jared Decoteau takes his investing seriously. Hehas called the Charles Schwab toll-free number sooften for stock prices that some of the operatorsgreet him by name. He reads Barron's, Forbes,Worth and Money and has spent hours dailyhunched over computer screens glowing withcompany data.But he had to cut back, hobbled by a demandingnew day job: ninth grade. "High school startedthis year," the 14 year old says,"so I've been doing

in Stowe. He enjoyed vegetableflower gardening.Survivors include a niece, Ellen Beaudoin, and anephew, Francis Dunn, both of South Burlington.A brother, George Dunn, is deceased.A graveside service will be held in RiverbankCemetery in Stowe at a later date. There are nocall1ing hours. Perkins-Parker Funeral Home ofWaterbury is in charge of arrangements. (Source:Times Argus, 9 Mar 1998, tom dunn has a copy ofthe obituary)Source: (Conversation with Ellen Margaret DunnBeaudoin 19 Oct 1997) She explains her fatherGeorge had a brother Kenneth some 18 yearsyounger. Kenneth is living in a nursing home inMorrisville on this date. Marriage certificate listshim as a farmer, age 29, and his first marriage wasto Amy. (Vt Vital records,tom dunn 11/97)

(Source: conversation with Bill Hill, Jr.,3 Jan1998) Bill reports that Kenneth Dunn was marriedto his fathers sister, Amy Hill. During the 1940s'Kenneth worked for Miss Jean Simpson, a verywealthy lady who had an estate in Craftsbury,Vermont. During the late '40s/early '50s Kennethworked for William Hill at Hills Feedstore inHardwick and he and Amy lived in an apartmentover the feedstore. They later moved to Stowe,Vermont where Amy died about 1984. They hadno children.(e-mail to Peggy 3Jan1998)

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March 1998Anniversaries - 1 of 2

SaturdayFridayThursdllyWednesdayTuesdayMondaySunday

1 2 3 4 5 6 7(Unknown day)

LaBlanchFILES and

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 . 20 21Dorothy M.

Denise

JENNESS andMADELLE and

Samuel R.Gail DUNN-

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

Marjorie DUNNand Maynard 1.WATSON - 81

29 30 31Verla R. BERRY

and Melvin D.HUDSON - 57

We now have 1187 individuals identified in OUI Fmmh History.It becomes impossible to continue our usual jarilla! I trust youwill [md this helpful. tom dunn

IMarch ~998Ann;versar;e~~'- 1 of 1 ISunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday /-";I/ll)' Sll1l1rday

1 2 3 4 5 6 7AudreyV. Cora A.

MOSHER and CHURCII jllldLawrence D. Richard DUNN

8 9 10 11 12 13 14Agnes

AINSBOROand George B.

15 16 17 18 19 . 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31.

We now have 1I87 individuals identified In OUT Family History.It becomes impossible to continue our usual format I trust youwill find this helpful. tom dunn

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