Brief Life History of Ernest Gordan
When Ernest Gordan Brewer was born on 24 January 1921, in Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States, his father, Edward Gordon Brewer, was 21 and his mother, Opal Delilah Cole, was 17. He lived in Platte Township, Dodge, Nebraska, United States in 1930 and Fairmount Election Precinct, Weber, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 24 April 1942, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 21, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Ernest G Brewer in household of Edward G Brewer, "United States Census, 1930"
- Ernest Gordon Brewer, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Ernie in entry for Mrs Lila Ann Brewer Stuart, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
Parents and Siblings
1899–1975 Male
1903–1974 Female
Siblings (9)
1919–1984 Female
1921–1942 Male
1922–1923 Male
1925–1982 Female
1928–2010 Male
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World Events (8)
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 2
1924 · The Egyptian Theater is Constructed
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1928 · Bryce Canyon National Park
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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.
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