Alberime Brown

Brief Life History of Alberime

When Alberime Brown was born about 1873, in Ontario, Canada, her father, Jeremiah Brown, was 40 and her mother, Johanna (Ann) Thompson, was 36.

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Family Time Line

Jeremiah Brown
1834–1908
Johanna (Ann) Thompson
1838–1905
Sadie Ladusky Brown
1855–1895
Josiah Brown
1859–
Alberime Brown
about 1873–
Matilda Jane Brown
1858–1945
Rachel Alberta Brown
1863–1929
John Thompson Brown
1864–
Nellie Johanna Brown
1868–1934
Nelson Jeremiah Brown
1872–1912
Samuel Brown
1875–
Elizabeth Brown
1877–1933

Sources (2)

  • Alberime Brown in household of Jeremiah Brown, "Canada Census, 1881"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Alberime Brown - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Alberime Brown

World Events (3)

1883 · Mining Boom

In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.

1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act

In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.

1982

Canada Act is passed. The United Kingdom transfers final legal powers over Canada. The country adopts its new constitution, which includes a charter of rights.

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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