Cyrus Brackett

Brief Life History of Cyrus

When Cyrus Brackett was born on 8 September 1788, in Wayland, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Brackett, was 24 and his mother, Abigail Tilton, was 18. He married Lucy Chase in 1820, in New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 8 February 1858, in Big Rock, Kane, Illinois, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Jericho Cemetery, Sugar Grove, Kane, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Cyrus Brackett
1788–1858
Lucy Chase
1798–1862
Marriage: 1820
Lucy Brackett
1822–1831
Cyrus Brackett
1828–1831
Elisabeth E. Brackett
1832–1912
Myron Howard Brackett
1834–1914

Sources (9)

  • Cyrus Brackett, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Cyrus Brackett, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
  • Cyrus Brackett, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

1789 · The United States Constitution

Originally comprising seven articles, the United States Constitution is the backbone of the law in the Nation. The first three articles talk about the separation of powers, dividing the government into three branches: the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. Articles Four, Five and Six describe the what each state governments have rights to do, how the states and the federal government should act in their relationship, and how the constitutional amendments are shared between all states. The Seventh Article explains and establishes the procedure used by the thirteen States to ratify it. It is regarded as the oldest written and codified national constitution in force. Since the Constitution came into force in 1789, it has been amended 27 times, including an amendment to repeal a previous one.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): nickname from Old French brachet, a diminutive of brach ‘hound which hunts by scent’ (see Brack 4). The word was also used as a term of abuse.

History: Captain Richard Brackett (1610–c. 1691) came to Boston, MA, c. 1629, and moved to Braintree, MA, in 1641.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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