Brief Life History of Rhoda
When Rhoda Browne was born in 1807, in Virginia, United States, her father, Rodham Thaddeus Browne, was 37 and her mother, Frances Bruce, was 41. She married Jesse B. Gray Sr. on 15 July 1818, in Fauquier, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 5 daughters. She died in 1850, at the age of 43.
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Sources (13)
- Rody Browne, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Rody Browne in entry for Jesse Gray, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
- Rhoda in entry for Thos. Gray, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
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Children (16)
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Brown .
Probably also an Americanized form (translation into English) of German Braune or Braun .
Irish: phonetic Anglicization of Mac an Bhreitheamhnaigh; see Breheny .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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