David Brownlee

Brief Life History of David

When David Brownlee was born on 22 February 1793, in Buffalo, Hopewell Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Thomas Hamilton Brownlee, was 41 and his mother, Martha Shearer, was 24. He married Ann Stevenson on 18 December 1818, in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 14 April 1838, in Little York, Warren, Illinois, United States, at the age of 45.

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Family Time Line

David Brownlee
1793–1838
Ann Stevenson
1796–1850
Marriage: 18 December 1818
Elizabeth Brownlee
1818–1840
Martha Brownlee
1821–1889
James Stevenson Brownlee
1824–1891
Thomas H Brownlee
1827–1897
John Brownlee
1831–1914
Margaret Jane Brownlee
1834–1897
David Leamon Brownlee
1838–1923

Sources (2)

  • D Brownlee, "United States Census, 1820"
  • David Brownlee, "United States Census, 1830"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Brownlee in Lanarkshire or Ayrshire, both named with Old English brūn ‘brown’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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