Brief Life History of Oliver Wolcott
When Oliver Wolcott Brown was born on 20 June 1820, in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, his father, Selah A. Brown, was 35 and his mother, Betsey Dunham, was 34. He married Elizabeth Maria Kent on 6 September 1846, in Henry, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Henry, Illinois, United States in 1850. He died on 24 April 1904, in Wethersfield Township, Henry, Illinois, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (19)
- Oliver W Brown in entry for George O Brown, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Oliver Brown, "United States Census, 1870"
- O. W. Brown in entry for Jas. L. Van Eman and Mary Olive Brown, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
Spouse and Children
1820–1904 Male
1830–1914 Female
Children (10)
1848– Female
1850–1937 Male
1852–1934 Male
about 1854–about 1855 Female
1856–1931 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1784–1867 Male
1786–1868 Female
Siblings (11)
1804–1817 Female
1807–1894 Male
1809–1882 Female
1811– Female
1814–1883 Male
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World Events (8)
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
Age 1
1825
Age 5
1846
Age 26
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and Irish: generally a nickname referring to the color of the hair or complexion, Middle English br(o)un, from Old English brūn or Old French brun. This word is occasionally found in Old French, Middle English and Old Norse as a personal name or byname (Middle English personal name Brun, Broun, ancient Germanic Bruno, Old English Brūn, or possibly Old Norse Brúnn or Brúni). Brun- was also an ancient Germanic name-forming element. Some instances of Old English Brūn as a personal name may therefore be short forms of compound names such as Brūngar, Brūnwine, etc. As a Scottish and Irish name, it sometimes represents a translation of Gaelic Donn (see below). Brown (including in the senses below) is the fourth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below).
Irish and Scottish: adopted for Ó Duinn (see Dunn ) or for any of the many Irish and Scottish Gaelic names containing the element donn ‘brown-haired’ (also meaning ‘chieftain’), for example Donahue .
Irish: phonetic Anglicization of Mac an Bhreitheamhnaigh; see Breheny .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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