Uriah Brimmer

Brief Life History of Uriah

When Uriah Brimmer was born in 1815, in Otsego, New York, United States, his father, Johannes Brimmer, was 26 and his mother, Anna Christian, was 25. He married Marinda Rowley about 1835, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Wisconsin, United States in 1870 and Watterstown, Grant, Wisconsin, United States for about 5 years. He died in 1890, in Grant, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Hermitage Cemetery, Bloomington, Grant, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

Uriah Brimmer
1815–1890
Marinda Rowley
1815–1886
Marriage: about 1835
Vincent William Brimmer
1836–1915
Sarah Ann Brimmer
about 1840–1870
Ezra Brimmer
1837–1908
Malissa Brimmer
1841–1939
George Willard Brimmer
1843–1917
Margaret Brimmer
1844–1860
Helen Brimmer
1848–
Mary Brimmer
1849–1960
Alan J Brimmer
1849–

Sources (20)

  • Uriah Bremmer, "Wisconsin State Census, 1875"
  • Uriah Brimmer, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Uriah Brimmer in entry for Melissa Campbell, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

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.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

German: nickname for a grouse or grumbler, from an agent derivative of Middle High German brimmen ‘to grumble’.

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

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