When Harriet Louisa Brewer was born on 18 November 1829, in Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Isaac Brewer, was 40 and her mother, Charlotte Potter, was 36. She lived in Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States for about 10 years and Luverne Township, Rock, Minnesota, United States in 1895. She died on 31 October 1899, in Luverne, Rock, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, Rock, Minnesota, United States.
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Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
Historical Boundaries: 1857: Rock, Minnesota, United States
English: occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale, from Middle English brewere ‘brewer’ (an agent derivative of Old English brēowan ‘to brew’). Compare Brewster .
English (of Norman origin): Anglicized form of French Bruyère (see Bruyere ), a habitational name from a place so called in Calvados, France, from Old French bruiere ‘heath’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of Dutch Brouwer , German Brauer or Breuer , etc., all occupational names meaning ‘brewer’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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