Brief Life History of Sarah
Sarah Brown was born in 1783, in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. She married James Capener on 15 September 1803, in Gloucester St Mary de Lode, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States in 1784. She died on 2 November 1853, in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 70.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Sarah Capener, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Sarah in entry for James Capenor, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Sarah Capener in household of James Capener, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
Spouse and Children
1780–1848 Male
1783–1853 Female
Children (11)
1806–1845 Male
1808–1868 Male
1810–1889 Male
1812–1851 Female
1815–1874 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1783 · A Free America
Age 0
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 18
1803
Age 20
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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