DUNN, John Sr.

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He was a Revolutionary soldier, having enlisted as a private from Marlb oro, September or October, 1777; Captain William Morse, Colonel Read; a gain April, 1778, Captain Amasa Sargeant, and was out five months; agai n September, 1778 or 1779, Captain Amasa Cranston, and was out two or t hree months; was at Saratoga at the surrender of Burgoyne. A pension was allowed him, July 24, 1832, then a resident of Sterling; t he widow applied for a pension, from Princeton, September 5, 1838; in 1 839 she was a resident of Petersham. Two sons are mentioned in this rec ord, John and Asa; the latter was forty years old when the mother made t he application for pension.

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Cemetery records don’t go back before the 1880’s, so they have no record of John’s burial.

Family/Spouse: STOW, Lavina. Lavina was born on 24 Jul 1760 in Marlborough, MA; died before 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. DUNN, Vinal Stow was born on 18 Oct 1785 in Marlboro, MA; died on 3 Dec 1866 in Weston, MA; was buried in Weston, MA.
2. DUNN, Lovell was born on 18 Oct 1785 in MA; died before 1884.

John married PUFFER, Mary in 1788 in Marlborough, MA. Mary (daughter of PUFFER, Josiah and READ, Mary) was born on 5 Apr 1763 in Westminster, MA; died on 19 Apr 1857 in Petersham, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. DUNN, Levina was born on 10 Jan 1789 in Westminster, MA; died on 24 Jun 1875 in Ashburnham, MA; was buried in Westminster, MA.
2. DUNN, John Jr. was born on 20 Apr 1791 in Westminster, MA; died on 28 Jul 1878 in Gardner, MA; was buried in Gardner, MA.
3. DUNN, Lucas was born on 6 Apr 1796 in Bolton, MA; died on 17 Oct 1834 in Bolton, MA; was buried in Bolton, MA.
4. DUNN, Asa was born on 26 May 1798 in Gardner, MA; died on 12 Dec 1852 in KY.
5. DUNN, Mary was born on 6 May 1800 in Westminster, MA; died on 17 Mar 1841.
6. DUNN, Lucy Mariah was born on 8 Aug 1803; died on 13 Feb 1830; was buried in Lancaster, MA.