Brief Life History of Sylvanus
When Sylvanus Brown Jr. was born on 13 August 1776, in Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States, his father, Sylvanus Brown Sr., was 27 and his mother, Keziah Cushman, was 22. He married Sarah Spaulding on 23 October 1800, in Oneida, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Jefferson Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States in 1840 and Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died on 18 January 1866, in Ashtabula, Ohio, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (31)
- Sylvanus Brown, "United States Census, 1840"
- S Brown in entry for Elbridge B Brown and Jeanette E Brown, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Sylvenus Brown in entry for Eldridge B Brown, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
Spouse and Children
1776–1866 Male
1814–1890 Female
Children (7)
1833–1931 Male
1836–1837 Male
1839–1923 Female
1840–1927 Female
1842–1931 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1749–1822 Male
1754–1844 Female
Siblings (12)
1773–1829 Female
1775–1854 Female
1776–1866 Male
1779–1852 Male
1780–1864 Male
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World Events (8)
1777 · New York Adopts a Constitution
Age 1
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 5
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 24
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and Irish: generally a nickname referring to the color of the hair or complexion, Middle English br(o)un, from Old English brūn or Old French brun. This word is occasionally found in Old French, Middle English and Old Norse as a personal name or byname (Middle English personal name Brun, Broun, ancient Germanic Bruno, Old English Brūn, or possibly Old Norse Brúnn or Brúni). Brun- was also an ancient Germanic name-forming element. Some instances of Old English Brūn as a personal name may therefore be short forms of compound names such as Brūngar, Brūnwine, etc. As a Scottish and Irish name, it sometimes represents a translation of Gaelic Donn (see below). Brown (including in the senses below) is the fourth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below).
Irish and Scottish: adopted for Ó Duinn (see Dunn ) or for any of the many Irish and Scottish Gaelic names containing the element donn ‘brown-haired’ (also meaning ‘chieftain’), for example Donahue .
Irish: phonetic Anglicization of Mac an Bhreitheamhnaigh; see Breheny .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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