Brief Life History of Fanny
When Fanny Stevenson was born on 1 September 1848, in Breaston, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Stevenson, was 42 and her mother, Mary Vickers, was 34. She married Austin Milton Brown on 28 October 1865, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 30 years and World in 1940. She died on 28 August 1944, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Magna, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (30)
- Fannie Stevenson Brown, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Fannie S. Brown in entry for Austin E. Brown and Rubie Fowler, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Fanny Brown in entry for Estelle Brown, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
Spouse and Children
1841–1917 Male
1848–1944 Female
Children (6)
1866–1936 Male
1871–1872 Female
1874–1953 Female
1882–1974 Female
1884–1958 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1806–1862 Male
1814–1867 Female
Siblings (13)
1834–1904 Male
1836–1839 Male
1838–1914 Female
1841–1872 Female
1844–1862 Male
+8 More Children
World Events (8)
1863
Age 15
1863
Age 15
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 27
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Steven, Stephen (see Steven ) + -son. This surname is also very common in northern Ireland (especially Antrim and Down), where it has been interchangeable with Steenson and Stinson . In North America, this surname has also absorbed various European cognates, such as Danish, Norwegian, and North German Steffensen or Stephensen ; see also Stevens .
Scottish: variant of Stevenston, a habitational name from Stevenston (Ayrshire), Stevenson in Newlands (Peeblesshire), or Stevenson in Haddington (East Lothian). The placename in each case derives from the personal name Steven + Older Scots toun ‘farmstead, settlement’.
English: habitational name from Stevenstone (Devon), meaning ‘Stephen's farmstead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
History of Fanny Stevenson Brown. Written by Anna Dupaix, submitted to Adelia West Hoagland Camp
I, Fanny Stevenson Brown, daughter of John Stevenson and Mary Vickers, was born at Breaston, Derbyshire, England, September 1st, 1848. My mother was born in Little Eaton Derbyshire, the daughter of J …
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