Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Brennand was born on 10 July 1863, in Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Thomas Brennand, was 28 and his mother, Ann Bleazard, was 9. He married Adria Leona Miller on 7 July 1892. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Howard, Texas, United States in 1900 and Justice Precinct 1, Rains, Texas, United States in 1910. He died on 20 February 1946, in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States.
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- William H Brenanand, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: William H Brennand - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: William H. Brennand
- W H Brunnaud, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
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1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1876
Historical Boundaries: 1876: Howard, Texas, United States
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
1 English: nickname from the Middle English phrase brenne hand ‘burn hand’, denoting the official who carried out this medieval legal punishment. Some of the early bearers may belong under (2).
2 English: nickname from Middle English brend hand ‘burnt hand’, given to someone whose hand had been burnt as a legal punishment.
3 English: locative name perhaps from Brennand (Fell, House) in Bowland Forest (WR Yorks). Some of the bearers in (1) may alternatively belong here.
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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