Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel Brown was born on 9 March 1822, in Preble, Ohio, United States, her father, Isaac Brown, was 25 and her mother, Mary Mendenhall, was 26. She married Isaac Mendenhall on 27 January 1849, in Henry, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Iowa, United States in 1870 and Indiana, United States in 1870. She died on 21 September 1889, in New Castle, Henry, Indiana, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in New Castle, Henry, Indiana, United States.
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- Rachel Mendenhall in household of Isaac Mendenhall, "United States Census, 1870"
- Rachel Brown, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Rachel Brown Mendenhall, "Find A Grave Index"
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1823
Historical Information: 1823: Henry, Indiana, United States
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy
The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
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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