Brief Life History of Ann
Ann Brush was born on 2 January 1784, in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States as the daughter of Benjamin Brush Jr and Clarissa Sackett. She married Dr. Isaac David Smith Jr. on 14 October 1800. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter.
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- Ann Brush, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Ann Brush, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Ann Brush - Church record: birth: 2 January 1784; Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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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.
1788
Date of Statehood: February 6, 1788, the fifth State
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.
Name Meaning
English: metonymic occupational name for a brush maker, from Middle English brush ‘brush’ (Old French brosse ‘brushwood’).
Americanized form of German Brusch or Brüsch ‘heather, broom, brushwood’ (see Bruesch ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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