Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Bruington was born about 1843, in Illinois, United States, his father, Thomas Bruington, was 37 and his mother, Jane McGlothan, was 35. He married Sarah Jane Pugh on 12 December 1865, in Warren, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Warren, Illinois, United States in 1850 and North Henderson, Mercer, Illinois, United States in 1880.
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- Thomas Bruington, "United States Census, 1880"
- Thomas Bruington, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Thomas Brunington, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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1843
Historical Boundaries: 1843: Mercer, Illinois, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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.
Name Meaning
English (Suffolk): variant of Brewington . This surname is rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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