When Mary Anis Brashear was born on 2 May 1875, in Flat Rock, Crawford, Illinois, United States, her father, Clark Brashear, was 34 and her mother, Catherine C. Simons, was 29. She married Harry Boseman Garrard on 31 October 1897, in Palestine, Crawford, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Montgomery Township, Crawford, Illinois, United States for about 30 years and Crawford, Illinois, United States in 1938. She died on 7 November 1938, in Lamotte Township, Crawford, Illinois, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Palestine Cemetery, Palestine, Crawford, Illinois, United States.
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Americanized form of French Brasseur . The traditional pronunciation is with the stress on the second syllable. Compare Beshear , Bosher , Brashears , Brasher , and Brashier .
History: The surname Brashear is listed along with its original form Brasseur and the variant Brashier in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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