Rebecca Brazier

Brief Life History of Rebecca

When Rebecca Brazier was born in 1786, in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, her father, Elijah Brazier Sr, was 39 and her mother, Mary Stuart, was 26. She married Richard Smith on 17 May 1813, in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1833, in United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Smith
1792–1863
Rebecca Brazier
1786–1833
Marriage: 17 May 1813
Stephen Douglas Smith
1812–
David R Smith
1825–
Ann Jane Smith
1814–1880
Wesley Brazier Smith
1816–1886
Lucy Smith
1820–
William Richard Smith
1823–1901
Louisa Jane Smith
1825–1898
John D Smith
1825–1881

Sources (9)

  • Legacy NFS Source: Rebecca Brazier - birth: 1786; North Carolina, United States
  • Rebecca Brazin, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Rebecca Brazier, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1789 · Becomes 12th State

On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.

1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

"In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow """"rock"""" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the """"rock"""" was a gold nugget."

Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Middle English brasier, an agent derivative of Old English brasian ‘to braze, make of brass’, for a worker in copper, bronze, or brass.

French: variant of Brasier .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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