Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Brush was born in December 1873, in Ohio, United States, her father, Frank Brush Or Broz, was 30 and her mother, Mary Prochaska, was 33. She lived in Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States in 1900.
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- Mary Brush in household of Frank Brush, "United States Census, 1900"
- Mary Brush in household of Frank Brush, "United States Census, 1880"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · Euclid Avenue Opera House
The Euclid Avenue Opera House was the most popular theater in Cleveland at the time. It was home to a 1,638-seat auditorium and was constantly filled. In 1922 the building was demolished to make room for a Kresge store. The original chandelier hangs in the shop that now occupies the site.
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
English: metonymic occupational name for a brush maker, from Middle English brush ‘brush’ (Old French brosse ‘brushwood’).
Americanized form of German Brusch or Brüsch ‘heather, broom, brushwood’ (see Bruesch ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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