Edgar Bernard Brossard

Brief Life History of Edgar Bernard

When Edgar Bernard Brossard was born on 1 April 1889, in Oxford, Bannock, Idaho, United States, his father, Amable Alphonse Brossard, was 42 and his mother, Mary Catherine Hobson, was 35. He married Laura Parkinson Cowley on 25 August 1915, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1927 and lived in District of Columbia, United States in 1940 and Washington, Washington, Texas, United States for about 1 years. He died on 23 August 1980, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edgar Bernard Brossard
1889–1980
Laura Parkinson Cowley
1893–1976
Marriage: 25 August 1915

Sources (54)

  • Edgar B Brossard, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Edgar Bernard Brossard, "Idaho, Birth Index, 1861-1911"
  • Edgar B Brossard, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"

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World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1890 · Daughters of the American Revolution Founded

"On October 11, 1890, the ""Daughters of the American Revolution"" is founded by Mary Desha, Mary Smith Lockwood, Ellen Hardin Walworth, and Eugenia Washington."

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Cyrille, Henri, Jean Charles, Pierre, Rosaire.

French:

nickname for a brush maker, from brosse ‘brush’ + the pejorative suffix -ard, or perhaps a topographic name, cognate with Brosseau .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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