Brief Life History of Marion Houtson
When Marion Houtson Brown was born on 8 October 1857, in Old Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, James Brown, was 32 and her mother, Isabella Hogg, was 35. She married Robert J. Johnson on 27 December 1875, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861 and Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 10 June 1880, at the age of 22, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Marion Howatson Brown in household of James Brown, "Scotland Census, 1861"
- Marion Howatson Brown, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Marion H Johnson, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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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Poem Written by Marion and Penned in Frosting by Her Father James Brown
My connection to Marion Houtson Brown Johnson cames through her father James Brown. I first became fascinated by my Great Great Grandfather, James Brown, when my mother put a picture of one of the we …
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