Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Brown was born on 7 January 1729, in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Ephraim Brown, was 26 and her mother, Rachel Philbrick, was 24. She married Isaac Eastman on 11 January 1757, in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 4 February 1803, in her hometown, at the age of 74.
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Sources (47)
- Anna Widow Eastman, "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905"
- Ann Brown, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Anna Widow Eastman, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
1729–1772 Male
1729–1803 Female
Children (8)
1757–1852 Female
1759–1799 Male
1760– Female
1762– Female
1764–1851 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1702–1768 Male
1704–1767 Female
Siblings (13)
1725–1730 Female
1726– Male
1728– Male
1729–1803 Female
1731– Male
+8 More Children
World Events (4)
1776
Age 47
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 47
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 58
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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