Brief Life History of Eunice
When Eunice Brown was born on 24 February 1742, in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Ezekiel Brown, was 21 and her mother, Abigail Davis, was 20. She married Elnathan Sherwin on 22 January 1761, in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 30 October 1829, in Holden, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 87.
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- Eunice Brown, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Eunice Brown, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Death of Eunice Sherwin
Spouse and Children
1737–1820 Male
1742–1829 Female
Children (6)
1759–1822 Male
1765–1850 Female
1766–1818 Female
1773–1860 Female
1773–1860 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1720–1804 Male
1721–1815 Female
Siblings (5)
1742–1829 Female
1743–1824 Male
1746–1749 Male
1749–1814 Female
1753–1832 Female
World Events (6)
1776
Age 34
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 34
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 45
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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