Brief Life History of Thomas
Thomas Brush was born about 1803, in Harlem, New York County, New York, United States as the son of Peter Brush. 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 59, and was buried in Lockington, Washington Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Thos Brush, "United States Census, 1850"
- Thomas Brush, "Find A Grave Index"
- ... Tom Brush in entry for Nathanial Bailey Brush, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
Spouse and Children
about 1803–1861 Male
1810–1880 Female
Children (9)
1825– Male
1827–1916 Male
1830– Male
1834–1900 Male
1836–1850 Male
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1763–1830 Male
Siblings (6)
1791–1854 Male
1794–1840 Male
1798–1885 Female
1801–1863 Male
about 1803–1861 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (7)
about 1803
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about 1803
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 16
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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