Brief Life History of Betty
When Betty Brown was born on 29 August 1778, her father, Abraham Brown, was 30 and her mother, Alice Hoggden, was 27. She died in Tyldesley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Betty Brown, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Betty Brown, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Parents and Siblings
1748–1831 Male
1752– Female
Siblings (8)
1772– Female
1773– Male
1775– Female
1776– Female
1778– Female
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World Events (8)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 23
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 30
1815
Age 37
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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