Henry Brown

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 2 daughters. He died on 21 December 1834, in Bridgewater, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Webster-Cross Cemetery, Bridgewater, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States.

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Henry Brown
1773–1834
Lovey Ladd
1777–1866
Marriage: 15 March 1804
James Brown
1805–1898
Hannah Brown
1807–1862
child Brown
1810–1818
Neal Brown
1810–
Mary Potter Brown
1816–1892

Sources (9)

  • Henry Brown, "New Hampshire Births and Christenings, 1714-1904"
  • Henry Brown, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
  • Henry Brown, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New Hampshire is 9th state.

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

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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