Fred Edgar Brewer

30 June 1897–16 January 1980 (Age 82)
Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Fred Edgar

When Fred Edgar Brewer was born on 30 June 1897, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Charles Henry Brewer, was 32 and his mother, Susan Henshaw, was 27. He married Susie Loop on 3 September 1918, in Canisteo, Canisteo, Steuben, New York, United States. He lived in Canisteo, Steuben, New York, United States for about 5 years. He died on 16 January 1980, in Hornell, Steuben, New York, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Canisteo, Canisteo, Steuben, New York, United States.

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Fred Edgar Brewer
1897–1980
Hilda Irene Carnes
1916–1973
Genevieve Louise Brewer
1934–2002

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World Events (8)

1905 · The Movie Theater
Age 8
The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
Age 20
Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
Age 22
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale, from Middle English brewere ‘brewer’ (an agent derivative of Old English brēowan ‘to brew’). Compare Brewster .English (of Norman origin): Anglicized form of French Bruyère (see Bruyere ), a habitational name from a place so called in Calvados, France, from Old French bruiere ‘heath’.Americanized form (translation into English) of Dutch Brouwer , German Brauer or Breuer , etc., all occupational names meaning ‘brewer’.

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

Possible Related Names

Brewster
Brower

Sources (8)

  • Frederick D Brewer in household of James Ross, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Fred Edgar Brewer, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
  • Fred Edgar Brewer, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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