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Edward Patrick ("The Major") Dunn 1859 - 1944

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• Photos		Edward Patrick Dunn (The Major)
  		Edward Patrick Dunn at Cobbosseecontee Lake in Winthrop, Maine, in 1933 In 1933 Edward Patrick Dunn purchased a little red camp on Cobbosseecontee Lake in Winthrop, Maine. This photo is Edward with his son Leo Francis Dunn (Sr.), and four of his grandchildren enjoying the cool water in that same year. The Abenaki native people lived on the lake 400 years ago. They were great fishermen and grew lots of corn. The name "Cobbosseecontee" in their language means "Lake of Many Sturgeon." It's still known as a great fishing lake.
  		Edward Patrick Dunn ("The Major") Edward Patrick Dunn was a mail carrier in the city of Augusta, ME, for many years. An article published in the Kennebec Journal in observance of his retirement is available on this site.

  
  

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  Major Dunn Retires.pdf

  
  

• Nickname	The Major
  Birth	1859	Augusta, ME
  Gender	Male
  Died	1944	Augusta, ME
  Person ID	I21	Dunn
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2010

  
  

  Father	William Dunn,   b. 28 May 1838, Leighlinbridge, Ireland ,   d. 30 Oct 1898, Augusta, ME
  Mother	Bridget Murphy,   b. Jan 1834, Ireland ,   d. 02 Mar 1889, Augusta, ME
  Married	25 May 1858	Augusta, ME
  Documents		Marriage Certificate (Bridget Murphy to William Dunn)
  		1880 Census (Augusta, ME) Edward Patrick Dunn is 21 years old living at home, 129 Bond Street in Augusta, ME, with his parents William and Bridgit, and his siblings Myria (19), Hannah (18), Katie (15) and Maggie (14). The three older girls "work in cotton mill" while Edward is listed as a "laborer."
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Helen Field,   b. 11 Aug 1854, Whitefield, ME ,   d. 19 Mar 1903, Augusta, ME
  Married	1882
  Children	1. Anne Marie Dunn,   b. 09 Jun 1983/1884, Augusta, ME ,   d. 30 Apr 1968, Augusta, ME   2. Joseph E. P. Dunn,   b. 16 Mar 1885, Augusta, ME ,   d. 1962   3. Margaret Amy Dunn,   b. 20 Sep 1886, Augusta, ME ,   d. 18 Nov 1979, Augusta, ME   4. Helen Field Dunn,   b. 04 Mar 1888, Augusta, ME ,   d. 13 Nov 1980, Augusta, ME   5. Thomas Field Dunn,   b. 1891, Augusta, ME ,   d. 1923, Whitefield, ME > 6. Leo Francis Dunn,   b. 01 Jun 1893, Augusta, ME ,   d. 13 Feb 1977, Augusta, ME   7. Mary C. Dunn,   b. 15 Jul 1895, Augusta, ME ,   d. 15 Jul 1895, Augusta, ME   8. Mary Agnes Dunn,   b. 03 Jan 1897, Augusta, ME ,   d. 03 Feb 1975, Augusta, ME
  Photos		Photograph of Fields and Larkins? This photograph is of three couples, a single man on the right, and two kids sitting on the grass. The older couple on the left we think is either Alice (Field) Hanley and her husband George Hanley or Helen Field and Edward Patrick (the "Major") Dunn. One of the younger couples, perhaps the one in the middle, we believe is Francis and Kathryn Larkin. The other couple, and the single gentleman on the right, are unknown. The children are unknown, as well, but we believe the one on the left may be Margaret Dunn (daughter of Helen and Edward) and one of her sisters (Annie, Helen or Agnes).
  		Ancestors Outside The Farm, Whitefield, ME 1925 This photo is of members of the Dunn and Field families in front of the farm built by John Field's sons in Whitefield, ME. A handwritten note on the back dates the photo to 1925. Among the people in the photo, we think, are Alice (Field) Hanley and her husband George Hanley, Leo Francis Dunn, Sr. (as a relatively young man), and Edward Patrick (the "Major") Dunn; Helen (Field) Dunn, wife of the Major, would not be shown here because she died in 1903. The younger people on the steps are unknown, but may include one or more of Edward and Helen's children (and Leo's siblings), Annie, Agnes, Margaret, Helen, Thomas and/or Joe.
  Documents		1900 Census, Augusta, ME (Family of Edward Patrick (the "Major") Dunn) Edward Patrick Dunn and his wife Helen (Field) Dunn are living at 12 Lincoln Street in Augusta, ME. He is 41 and she is 44 years old. Children are Annie M. (17), Joseph E. (15), Margaret A. (13), Helen (12), Thomas F. (9) and Leo F. (7).
  		1910 Census, Augusta, ME (Family of Edward Patrick "the Major" Dunn) Edward Patrick (the "Major") Dunn, as head of household with his six children, living on Middle Street in Augusta, Maine in 1910. Edward's wife Helen (Field) Dunn is not listed on the census, as she passed in 1903 from the Typhoid fever outbreak in Augusta and surrounding towns that year.
  		1920 Census, Augusta, ME (Family of Edward P. "the Major" Dunn) Edward P. Dunn is now living at 37 Sewall Street. Helen (Field) Dunn passed in 1903, a victim of the Typhoid epidemic in Augusta and surrounding towns that year. Children at home now include only Margaret, Helen and Leo. Rose Fox, identified as a sister-in-law and housekeeper, lives with the family. When I was a child in the 60s and 70s we would visit "the aunts" at 37 Sewall Street. The aunts, who were actually my great-aunts, were the Major's four daughters (Anne, Agnes, Helen and Margaret, whom we called "Auntie"). We never went to Augusta without visiting the aunts. I remember great food, helping with chores, and playing cards, usually canasta or cribbage.
  Headstones		Headstone of Edward Patrick Dunn & Family Members This is the headstone of Edward Patrick Dunn, his wife Helen (Field) Dunn, and two of their children - Thomas Field Dunn and Ann Marie Dunn. - in St. Mary's cemetery, in the center of Augusta, Maine. Four of the other children (Leo, Margaret, Helen and Agnes) are buried in the "new" St. Mary's cemetery in the town of Chelsea, on the outskirts of Augusta. The other child, Joseph Dunn, lived, died and is buried in California.
  Last Modified	23 Oct 2010
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet