Person:Stephen Gunn (6)

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Stephen Gunn
b.Abt 1799 Vermont, United States
d.26 Nov 1883 Clarksville, Ionia, Michigan, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Stephen GunnAbt 1799 - 1883
Spouse and Children
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m. 27 Feb 1823
  1. John Gunn1826 - 1827
  2. Charles Gunn1827 - 1828
  3. Jacob Gunn1830 - 1899
  4. Amaranth Gunn1831 - 1838
  5. Ellen Gunn1836 - 1906
  6. Daniel R. Gunn1839 - 1877
  7. Stephen J. Gunn1842 - 1922
  8. Margaret Joseph Gunn1844 -
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Facts and Events
Name Stephen Gunn
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1799 Vermont, United States
Marriage 27 Feb 1823 Huron, Erie, Ohio, United Statesto Margaret Shupe
Death? 26 Nov 1883 Clarksville, Ionia, Michigan, United States
Burial? Clarksville Cemetery

It's not certain this is the son of Charles Gunn, but he was born in Vermont, he says in 1880 that his father (and mother) were born in Massachusetts, and he named his second son Charles, possibly for his father.

1840 Census:
Name: Stephen Gunn
Township: Black River
County: Lorain
State: Ohio

1850 Census:
Name: Steven Gunn
Age: 52; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1798
Birth Place: Vermont
Home in 1850: Blackriver, Lorain, Ohio
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Steven Gunn 52
Margarett Gunn 46
Jacob Gunn 19
Ellen Gunn 15
Daniel Gunn 11
Steven Gunn 8
Josephine Gunn 6

Source Citation: Roll M432_705; Page: 376; Image: 268.

Stephen and Margaret moved to Michigan and were living with their son Stephen in Grand Haven in 1870 and still with them in the 1880 census:

1880 Census:
Name: Stephen Gunn
Home in 1880: Campbell, Ionia, Michigan
Age: 81; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1799
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Relation to Head of Household: Father
Spouse's Name: Margaret
Father's birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
Household Members:
Stephen J. Gunn 38
Arvilla J. Gunn 32
Charles Gunn 11 = grandson, also named for Stephen's father?
Stephen Gunn 81
Margaret Gunn 75

Source Citation: Roll T9_584; Family History Film: 1254584; Page: 307.3000; Enumeration District: 102; Image: 0335.

Source: http://www.migrations.org/individual.php3?record=11880:

Stephen (or Steven) Gunn was born in Vermont around the year 1799. His parents names have not been recovered. He married in 1823 to Margaret Shupe in Lorain County, Ohio.

Margaret was born in 1804 in Pennsylvania to Jacob Shupe and her mother's name was Catherine. The family lived in Lorain County Ohio where Stephen was a farmer. His son Jacob and family moved to Ionia County Michigan in the mid 1850's. Many of Jacob's brothers and sister moved to Michigan also, but I do not know when. Stephen and Margaret also moved to Michigan as they were living with their son Stephen in Grand Haven in 1870 and also in Clarksville in Ionia County in 1880. The family did have a family bible which was printed in 1845 and had the birth dates of their living children written in the front of it. Stephen died 26 November 1883 in Clarksville and is buried in the Clarksville Cemetery. I am unsure what happened to Margaret.

Researcher: Bob Nordstrand Source: http://www.migrations.org/individual.php3?record=11880

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