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Welcome to the First Edition of the Dunn Journal. The verv firstmailing of a dream we hope will endure and be welcomed in your Family.

The simple goal ofthe Dunn Journal is to reach out to members of ourfamily, share some of our experiences, explain a bit of our history andhopefully inspire a greater appreciation of our heritage.

Gen and Iwere blessed by having parents who taught us the value ofFamily ...and a Family who were gracious enough to make themselvesavailable and known to us. We know these Family members and they know us.

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graciously given us .illlportanfflndmgs~E1X:riafinalIydidi@newportnet. corn onthe West coast has provided significant new information for us to share .

We ha:vea.lQt9~P:t"~rns,alotoftalent, and with your support we willhave a ball and alotofTnsheyesWilIibesmiling ...

We will be interested in publishing notes of interest such as births,deaths, weddings and engagements, promotions, anniversaries and othersimilar events.

Janice Walsh will be our representative in the Southern district. If youhave notes of interest please call her at (603)893-0259.

Marie Wilcox will be our representative in Northern Vermont and shecan be reached at (802)334-2184 .

Lawrence Dunn will serve the most Southern region and you can callhim at (508)248-7456.

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.Editor.Todd Dunn

,Assistant Editor.Tommy Dunn

.Corr«:$pOndents.Janice Walsh. Marie

WilcoxTommy Dunn.Consultants.

Howard Dunn. TeresaDecoteau

Lwrence Dunn.Historical Consultant.

Peggy Auger.Publisher.Tom Dunn

Dunn Family Holds ReunionVER..~ON- On Saturday, August 23, descendantsand friends of the James Dunn family (c. 1818)assembled for their annual reunion in Vernon.

James Dunn came from Kilkenny Ireland,arriving in New York City in 1848 and quicklysettled in Newport, Vermont in early 1849. Theoriginal homestead was on Dunn Hill, now calledPoginy Hill.

Peggy Decoteau Auger has done anoutstanding genealogical survey locating nearly 600descendants of James Dunn.

Relatives and friends were treated to severalalbums of old pictures and documents including anoriginal picture of John Dunn from Newport,Newport, who was killed in the Civil War in 1864at the Battle of Wilderness in Virginia.

The luck of the Irish brought us cool, butsunny weather and after good food, great gossip,our annual meeting was held. President Tom Dunncalled our meeting to order and after a prayeroffered by Howard Dunn, Secretary TreasurerPeggy Auger gave awards to; Lawrence Dunn : formaking the largest contribution to the Dunn story,nine children, 20 grandchildren, and seven greatgrandchildren.

Tom Dunn and his son Tommy were givenawards for their contribution to the family history.An award was given to the youngest child at thereunion, that being George El'Khoury, grandson ofRay and Peggy Auger and son of Mary Auger.Brian Colburn of Newport, received the award forhaving traveled the furthest to attend our reunion.

Those attending were: Mrs. Teresa DunnDecoteau of Brattleboro, Vermont (granddaughterof James, daughter of Dan DunwLinda Whipple);her daughter Peggy Auger and husband Ray ofLawrence, Mass. and granddaughter MaryEl'Khoury and husband Joseph, and great-grandsonGeorge: her son Peter, and grandsons P.J.. andPhilip and Peter's friend Dana Bock all of WestHartford, Ct.; her son Kevin and granddaughterChelsea of Leverette, Mass; Mr. Howard Dunn andwife Mabel of Spofford, N.H., (grandson of James,son of Dan and Linda) and his stepson David

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Coombs and wife Charlotte of Guildford, Vermont;Mr. Lawrence Dunn and wife Audrey Mosher ofCharlton, mass., (grandson of James, son of Dan andLinda); and their daughter Tammy of Charlton,Mass. and their granddaughters Jenstina, Kahana,Jualizina; Mrs. Janice Dunn Walsh and husband Jimof Salem, N.H.., (great-granddaughter of James,daughter of Maurice and Ruth (Griggs of NorthTroy, Vermont); Thomas Dunn and wife Geneva ofEast Hardwick, Vermont, (great grandson of James,son of Arah Dunn! Alice field Troy, Vermont andtheir son Thomas and wife Monique of Hardwick,Vermont; Mr. and Mrs. Everette Dunn-Delworth ofSpofford, N.H. (great grandson of James); MarieBenoit Colburn Wilcox, (great-granddaughterdaughter of James); daughter of the late Lena DunnBenoit of Derby, Vermont, and her son BrianColburn and grandsons Carmi and Jason ofNewport, Vermont.

The family decided our meeting next yearwill be held at the residence of Lawrence andAudrey Dunn in Charlton, Mass. on August 22,1998. Given that this will be the 150th anniversaryof our arrival in America plans are being made for afestive and special celebration.

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In Loving Memory ofMARIE F. DUNN

1995 - September 23 - 1997

Two years has passed and I still feelAs if you just left us.

I think of you every day and night,I say a prayer for you every night.

All I have now is memories,In my heart you hold a place,

That no one can ever fill.Rest in Peace my love,

We will meet again someday.God Bless YouHarvey Dunn

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. !M:IJJ UJJJPS=Friends and family were shocked to hear that

on Sunday, August 24th. 1997, Carmi. Cobw:n.-sonof Brian and Cynthia Coburn- was senously Injuredin an auto accident that killed Carmi's best friend.Carmi was with us at the family reunion just twodays before this terrible traged):'. The. latest is thatCarmi is recovering slowly but IS terrIbly saddenedbv the loss of his friend. This was quite a shock tothe community as well. Both of these young menwere greatly respected by their community.

Cameron Dunn recently visited his parents,lawrence and Audrey Dunn. Cameron liv:es inChucky, Tenn. with his wife Kathy and children.Cameron was on a business trip for the companyhe's worked for past 15 years.

Jim and Janice Walsh returned for a weeksvacation to Niagara Falls on September 20, 1997.They were there 36 years ago on their honeymoon.Jim and Janice celebrated 36 years of mamage onSeptember 30, 1997.

Tom Dunn, Sf. Recently visited Richard Dunnand his mother Yvonne in North troy, Vermont.Richard is the son of Walter Dunn, grandson ofAndrew Dunn and great-grandson of Th~mas Dum:.Yvonne will be celebrating her 99th. bIrthday thISDecember. While visiting, Richard took .Tom to ~helocal Cemeteries and shared alot of InfOrmatIOnabout his family history.

As they say "you'll never know who you'll runinto" ...While in Irasburg I overheard a gentlemanintroducing himself as Mitchell Dunn. Uponintroducing myself I learned Mitchell was related tome. Mitchell is the son of Mitchell Sr., grandson ofEarl Dunn, great-grandson of Tho1?as DuIlIllJ?sth~rShippee. Mitchell Sr. And Tom Will be meetIng ~nthe near future. Both Mitchell's live on Irish HIll(guess that makes sense!) in Lowell, Vermont.

=i J IL'Illits=MATTHEW TIM:OTHY RODGERSA son was born to Deborah and Leslie

Rodgers of Newport on March 27 at 6:39 a.~. Hisname is Matthew Timothy Rodgers and he weIghed7 pounds, 11.2 ounces and was 20 % inches long.Matthew joins two brothers, Joshua, age 6 andJoseph, age 5. Maternal grandparents are Roy

Colburn of Jamestown California and Marie Wilcoxof Newport. Patern~l grandmother is PaulineRodgers of Sonora, California. Maternal great-QTandmother is Blanche Colburn of Newport.Paternal great-grandmother is Sara Hale ofUniversity City, Missouri.

Garv and Laura Benoit have a daughter,Shaughnessy and I suspect Shaughnessy'sgrandparent's Gorden an.d Denise Benoit havebragging rights in Derby LIne, Vermont.

A daughter was born to Michael and Liz Dunnon August 25, 1997. Megan Elizabeth is their firstchild and proud parents they are. Equally proud areMegan's grandparents Jim and Nancy Dunn ofNorth Andover, Mass. Megan's paternal weat-grandfather is Morris Dunn and the late Ruth Gnggsof North Andover, Mass.

October 2nd sees James Walsh, Jr., son of Jimand Janice (Dunn) Walsh, and Maxine (French)Dunn wife of Mitchell Dunn, son of Lawrence andAudr~y (Mosher) Dunn celebrating their birthdays.

October 3rd saw Melba Dunn Osgood,daughter of Dan and Linda (Whipple) and her son-in-law Jim Indemaur, and James Dunn (son ofLawrence and Audrey Dunn) blowing out candl~s.(An old Irish proverb: never upstage a rnother-m-law!)

October 6: Esther Agnes Dunn, daughter ofEdmund and Esther (Turner) Dunn, granddaughterof Adam and Chloe Dunn, and Richard Conno~s,husband of Patricia Walsh and son-in-law of JImand Janice (Dunn) Walsh will toast with a pint.

October 12: Ronald Benoit, son of Carmi andLena Dunn Benoit will jig a bit.

October 14th and Marc Auger, son of Ray andPeggy Auger, and grandson of Teresa (Dunn)Decoteau will also blow the candles.

October 17th will fmd little Amy Donovan,daughter of Tim and Beverly (Dunn) Donovan andgrand-daughter of Jim and Nancy (Skeffington)Dunn and great granddaughter of Morris Dunn andthe late Ruth (Griggs) Dunn being honored for herthird year.

October 18 celebrates the birthday ofChristopher DUIlR son of Leo and Rosalie (Albertie)Dunn, grandson of the late Lloyd Dunn and Dorothy(Jenness) Dunn.

Justin Martin will be 3 on Friday, October 24,1997. Justin is the son of Tammy and Daniel Martin,grandson of Gorden and Denise Benoit and great-grandson of the late Carmi and Lena (Dunn) Benoit.

October 27: Connor Indemaur, son of Jamesand Mary (Osgood) Indemaur will be spoiled Gust alittle) by his grandparents Wayland and Melba(Dunn) Osgood.

October 30 will be celebrated by Dale Dunn,son of Leo and Rosalie Dunn and grandson of Lloydand Dorothy Dunn.

October 31st is the 84th birthday of Myron F.Dunn, son of Edmund and Eva Racine Dunn,grandson of Adam and Chloe (Coolbeth) Dunn.

Brian and Cvnthia Colburn celebrate theirwedding on October 2nd, 1997. Brian is the son ofRoy Colburn and Marie Benoit Colburn andgrandson of Carmi and Linda Dunn Benoit.

Valerie and Robert Savoie will honor their24th year of marriage on Saturday October 4, 1997.Valerie is the daughter of Lawrence and Audrey(Mosher) Dunn, grand daughter of Dan and Linda(Whipple) Dunn.

Patricia and Richard Connors celebrate 12years of marriage on Sunday October 5, 1997.Patricia is the daughter of Jim and Janice (Dunn)Walsh and grand daughter of Morris and the lateRuth (Griggs) Dunn. Patricia and Richard live inSalem, N.H.

Debbie and Leslie Rodgers will honor their 9thanniversary on Friday, October 10th, 1997. Debbieis the daughter of Marie Benoit Wilcox; granddaughter of Carmi and Lena (Dunn) Benoit, Theylive in Newport, Vermont.

Mary and James Indemaur will celebrate their9th wedding anniversary on the 15th of October,1997. Mary is the daughter of Wayland and Melba

(Dunn) Osgood and a granddaughter of Da? a~dLinda (Whipple) Dunn. Mary and James bve mWethersfield, Ct.

Cheryl and Michael Dunn will salute their 12thanniversary on October 19th. Michael is the son ofArnold and Claire (Lewis) Dunn and grandson ofLloyd and Dorothy (Jenness) Dunn.

Lynn and Eugene Mahon mark their 8thwedding anniversary for Wednesday, October 22nd,1997. Lynn Marie is the daughter of Arnold andClaire Dunn and grand daughter of Lloyd andDorothy Dunn.

Mary and Joseph EI Khoury prepare for. their2nd anniversary on the 29th of October. Mary IS thedaughter of Raymond and Peggy (Decoteau) Auger,grand daughter of Teresa (Dunn) Decoteau and thelate Charles Decoteau. Mary and Joe live inLawrence, Mass.

=Idi1fJls NfJII=Congratulations!! You have just suffered

through the first edition of the Dunn Journal.Hopefully we haven't given accuracy a bad rap, butif we have please write or call us with the correctinformation.

If you have news or information you wouldlike to share with your Family please call us:Lawrence Dunn in the South, Janice Walsh in theSoutheast or Marie Wilcox in the North.

If you have suggestions, criticisms, specialinterests you would like to see written about, call us.We sincerely hope this Journal can truly become aFamily Affair. Thanks,

Tom DunnRR 1~Box 2415

East Hardwick, Vermont05836

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