Brief Life History of Davis or David
When Davis or David Bracken was born in December 1839, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Thomas B Bracken, was 39 and his mother, Mary Davis, was 20. He married Isabelle M Rudy about 1863, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Blacklick Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years. He died on 13 September 1903, in Belsano, Blacklick Township, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 63.
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- Davis Bracken, "United States Census, 1850"
- Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924
- David Bracken in entry for Jacob Kenchenbrod and Laura B. Bracken, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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World Events (7)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Breacáin ‘descendant of Breacán’, a personal name from a diminutive of breac ‘speckled, spotted’, which was borne by a 6th-century Christian saint who lived at Ballyconnel, County Cavan, and was famous as a healer; Saint Bricin's Military Hospital, Dublin is named in his honor.
Irish: from Ó Bragáin, see Bragan .
English: topographic name from Middle English braken ‘bracken’ (from Old English bræcen or Old Norse brakni), or a habitational name from a place called with this word, such as Bracken in East Yorkshire, Bracken Fold in Westmorland, or Bracon Ash in Norfolk.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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