Brief Life History of George C
When George C Brunson was born on 15 December 1818, in New York, United States, his father, Abel Bronson, was 32 and his mother, Sally Jane Love, was 27. He married Elizabeth E. “Betsey” Whitaker on 1 January 1853, in Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Hartsgrove, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 5 May 1891, in Mulberry Grove, Bond, Illinois, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Dunkard Cemetery, Mulberry Grove Township, Bond, Illinois, United States.
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- Geo Branson in household of Abel Branson, "United States Census, 1850"
- George Bronson, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- George C. Brunson, "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place
By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
Name Meaning
English: usually from the Middle English personal name Brun (Old English Brūna or Old Norse Brúni) + -son ‘Brown's son’. See Brown . There may also be occasional survivals of an Old English compound personal name Brūnsunu ‘brown son’, attested in the Domesday Book, and presumably given to a child with brown hair or complexion. Whether it was also used as an adult nickname is uncertain. This form of the surname is most common in Norfolk.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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