William M. Brewer

Brief Life History of William M.

When William M. Brewer was born on 10 April 1825, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Robert Brewer, was 27 and his mother, Rebecca Prevo, was 20. He married Elizabeth Martin on 11 March 1844. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Franklin, Kentucky, United States in 1860.

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Family Time Line

William M. Brewer
1825–
Elizabeth Martin
1823–
Marriage: 11 March 1844
Sarah Ann Brewer
1844–
Philip Brewer
1845–
Angeline Brewer
1847–1911
Catherine Brewer
1854–1924

Sources (11)

  • William Brewer, "United States Census, 1860"
  • William Brewer, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale, from Middle English brewere ‘brewer’ (an agent derivative of Old English brēowan ‘to brew’). Compare Brewster .

English (of Norman origin): Anglicized form of French Bruyère (see Bruyere ), a habitational name from a place so called in Calvados, France, from Old French bruiere ‘heath’.

Americanized form (translation into English) of Dutch Brouwer , German Brauer or Breuer , etc., all occupational names meaning ‘brewer’.

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

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