Brief Life History of Orlena
When Orlena Brewer was born on 20 September 1824, in Fountain, Indiana, United States, her father, Robert Brewer, was 27 and her mother, Rebecca Prevo, was 19. She married James H. Hall on 19 November 1848, in Fountain, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Fulton Township, Fountain, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 6 March 1877, at the age of 52, and was buried in Cates Cemetery, Cates, Fulton Township, Fountain, Indiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- [illegible] Hall in household of [illegible] Hall, "United States Census, 1860"
- Orlean Brewer, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Orlena Brewer Hall, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1821–1888 Male
1824–1877 Female
Children (8)
1849– Female
1852–1914 Male
1854–1862 Female
1858–1862 Female
1860–1945 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1797–1870 Male
1805–1889 Female
Siblings (9)
1824–1877 Female
1825– Male
1825– Female
1826–1892 Female
1830–1865 Male
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 1
1826
Age 2
1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy
Age 17
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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