Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Brush was born about 1798, in Harlem, New York County, New York, United States, his father, Peter Brush, was 36 and his mother, Margaret Meyer, was 34. He had at least 6 sons and 3 daughters with Sarah Ann Furman. He died on 26 February 1861, in Washington Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Lockington, Washington Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States.
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- Thos Brush, "United States Census, 1850"
- Thomas Brush, "Find A Grave Index"
- ... Tom Brush in entry for Nathanial Bailey Brush, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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World Events (7)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
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: metonymic occupational name for a brush maker, from Middle English brush ‘brush’ (Old French brosse ‘brushwood’).
Americanized form of German Brusch or Brüsch ‘heather, broom, brushwood’ (see Bruesch ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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