Ann Brewer

about 1726–
Swell, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Ann

Ann Brewer was born about 1726, in Swell, Somerset, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of Christian Brewer. She married Garland about 1745, in Stoke St Gregory, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Cox
1722–1791
Ann Brewer
1726–
Marriage: 18 January 1749
John Cox
1751–1821
William Cox
1752–
Thomas Cox
1754–
Mary Cox
1755–1822
Robert Cox
1756–
Daniel Cox
1758–
Jenny Cox
1760–
Betty Cox
1762–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    18 January 1749Stoke St Gregory, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    • Children

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (1)

    World Events (4)

    1801 · The Act of Union
    Age 75
    The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
    1815
    Age 89
    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
    1823
    Age 97
    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

    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 (11)

    • Ann Garland in the Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812
    • Ann in entry for Cox, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
    • Ann in entry for Cox, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"

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