Brief Life History of Sophia
When Sophia Brown was born on 22 March 1806, in Orleans, Vermont, United States, her father, John Thomas Brown, was 27 and her mother, Polly Bartlett, was 26. She married Francis Blake on 15 August 1825, in Durham, Drummond, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 8 January 1881, in Brownington, Orleans, Vermont, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Coventry, Orleans, Vermont, United States.
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Sources (17)
- Sophia Blake in household of Herbert M Horn, "United States Census, 1880"
- Sophia Brown in entry for Ashley C. Blake and Bertha E. Smith, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Brown in entry for Edwin W. Blake, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
Spouse and Children
1777–1861 Male
1806–1881 Female
Children (13)
1826–1871 Female
1828–1925 Male
1831–1919 Female
1834–1891 Female
1837– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1778–1840 Male
1780–1808 Female
Siblings (5)
1804–1883 Male
1804– Male
1805–1881 Female
1806–1881 Female
1806–1842 Female
World Events (8)
1808
Age 2
1812
Age 6
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 24
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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