Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Brashear was born on 26 September 1770, in Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Brashears Jr, was 35 and his mother, Ann Ray, was 28. He married Elizabeth Cummins on 12 April 1796, in Washington, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Bullitt, Kentucky, United States in 1779 and Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States for about 20 years. He died on 26 July 1856, in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States.
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- Joseph Bashard, "United States Census, 1850"
- Joseph Brashears, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Joseph Brashear, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1778
Historical Boundaries: 1778: Kentucky, Virginia, United States; 1780: Jefferson, Virginia, United States; 1792: Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of French Brasseur . The traditional pronunciation is with the stress on the second syllable. Compare Beshear , Bosher , Brashears , Brasher , and Brashier .
History: The surname Brashear is listed along with its original form Brasseur and the variant Brashier in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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