Brief Life History of Henry
When Henry Brown was born in 1773, his father, Joseph Brown Sr., was 40 and his mother, Elizabeth Sawyer, was 35. He married Lovey Ladd on 15 March 1804, in Andover, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 21 December 1834, in Bridgewater, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Webster, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Henry Brown, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Henry Brown in entry for Mary P Spencer, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
- Henry Brown, "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904"
Spouse and Children
1773–1834 Male
1777–1866 Female
Children (6)
1805–1898 Male
1807–1862 Female
1810–1818 Male
1810– Male
1816–1892 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1733–1812 Male
1738–1813 Female
Siblings (7)
1757–1843 Male
1761–1812 Male
1764–1840 Female
1765–1812 Male
1770–1850 Male
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 3
1776
Age 3
1791
Age 18
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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