Brief Life History of Abel
When Abel Brown was born on 3 October 1769, in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, Stephen Brown, was 33 and his mother, Abigail Palmer, was 33. He had at least 4 sons and 1 daughter with Phebe Martin. He died on 28 April 1835, at the age of 65, and was buried in Columbia, Herkimer, New York, United States.
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Sources (4)
- Abel Brown, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Abel Brown, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Abel Brown, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1769–about 1835 Male
1786–1827 Female
Children (5)
1801– Male
1803–1869 Male
1811–1854 Male
about 1815–about 1835 Male
– Female
Parents and Siblings
1736–1795 Male
1736–1794 Female
Siblings (11)
1759–1759 Female
1760–1829 Male
1762–1827 Female
1763–1818 Female
1765–1834 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 7
1776
Age 7
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 18
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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