Samuel Dunn, p. 1131

SAMUEL DUNN (deceased) was born in 1827, in County Down, Ireland, where he received his education, and learned and followed the trade of a weaver. In 1814 he was united in marriage with Miss Grace Campbell, who was born in 1819, in County Down, Ireland, a daughter of William and Grace (Smith) Campbell, the former of whom was a merchant there.

In 1850 Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Dunn, casting their eyes to the Western World, embarked at Belfast Ireland, on the ocean steamer “Enterprise,” and a few weeks later landed at New York. With but little capital to invest, the young people succeeded in making their way successfully, although strangers in a strange land, and finally located at McDonald, in Washington county, Penn. Samuel Dunn remained there as a tenant for some time, when, having saved a considerable amount from his hard-earned savings, he bought some land at Centre (now known as Midway), in Smith township, and followed teaming, hauling coal etc. With the assistance of his faithful wife, who was both economical and industrious he made a fair income, and was able to save some money from his daily profits. On April 30, 1880 he was laid to rest. Mrs. Dunn is now living a retired life, in the enjoyment of the respect and good wishes of the entire community. She is a constant member of the United Presbyterian Church, as was also her deceased husband.

Text taken from page 1131 of:
Beers, J. H. and Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893).

Transcribed January 1997 by Mary M. Tokarcik of Gloucester, MA as part of the Beers Project.
Published January 1997 on the Washington County, PA USGenWeb pages at http://www.chartiers.com/.

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