Brief Life History of Harvey
Harvey BROWN was born about 1820, in Vermont, United States. He married Lerelda Barker on 19 December 1847, in Brown, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Brown, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Cooperstown, Brown, Illinois, United States in 1870.
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Sources (10)
- Harvey Brown, "United States Census, 1860"
- Harvey Brown, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Harvey Brown in entry for Edwin Elster and Sarah Brown, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
Spouse and Children
1820– Male
1827–1857 Female
Children (4)
1848– Female
1850– Female
1855– Female
1857–1944 Female
World Events (8)
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 0
1833
Age 13
1863
Age 43
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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