Brief Life History of Hannah
When Hannah Brown was born on 29 July 1784, in Cambridge, Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States, her father, Samuel Brown, was 32 and her mother, Huldah Alida Loomis, was 29. She married Abraham Ferguson in 1805, in Cambridge, Washington, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 5 December 1866, in Broadalbin, Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Rural Cemetery, Fulton, New York, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Hannah Furgason in household of Abram Furgason, "United States Census, 1850"
- Hannah Ferguson in household of Abram Ferguson, "United States Census, 1860"
- Hanna Brown, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
Spouse and Children
1779–1865 Male
1784–1866 Female
Children (8)
1808– Female
1811–1869 Male
1811–1901 Female
1813–1889 Female
1815–1891 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1751–1839 Male
1755–1839 Female
Siblings (10)
1773–1773 Female
1775–1845 Female
1777–1845 Male
1779–1864 Male
1782– Male
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World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 2
1791 · Founded
Age 7
1808
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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