Brief Life History of Nancy S. B.
Mrs. Nancy S. B. Brobacher was born about 1799. She died on 17 August 1864, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Canaan Valley Cemetery, Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
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Sources (2)
- Nancy S. B. Brobacher, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
- Nancy S. B. Brobacher, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
–1874 Male
1799–1864 Female
World Events (3)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 1
1802 · Brass is Discovered
Age 3
1803
Age 4
Name Meaning
German and Swiss German: habitational name for someone from a place called Brubach (see Brubach ). As a German name this is also an altered form of the Swiss German name Bruppacher. Compare Brewbaker , Brubacker , and Brubaker .
History: This is the name of a Swiss Mennonite family, among the Mennonites in the US found also in the altered forms Brubacker and Brubaker, the latter being most common. It was first brought to the US c. 1710 by Hans Brubacher, who immigrated from the Palatinate, Germany, and settled in Lancaster County, PA. His ancestors came to the Palatinate from Switzerland, where the surname, originally spelled Bruppacher, originates in the canton of Zurich.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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