Joseph Guernsey Brown

Brief Life History of Joseph Guernsey

When Joseph Guernsey Brown was born on 14 May 1866, in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Norman Brown, was 35 and his mother, Annie Smith, was 27. He married Mary Ann Gooch on 16 December 1896, in Logan Utah Temple, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Parker, Fremont, Idaho, United States for about 33 years and Parker Election Precinct, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1940. He died on 29 July 1960, in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Parker, Fremont, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Guernsey Brown
1866–1960
Mary Ann Gooch
1873–1945
Marriage: 16 December 1896
Annie Louisa Brown
1897–1984
Joseph Vernal Brown
1899–1975
Ida Brown
1901–1992
Lucille Brown
1904–1904
Mary Brown
1906–1978
Jennie Brown
1908–1995
John Gooch Brown
1911–1911
George Smith Brown
1911–1992

Sources (61)

  • Joseph Guernsey Brown, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Joseph G Brown, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Joseph Guernsey Brown, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1938-1961"

World Events (8)

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

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1870 · 1870 United States Federal Population Census

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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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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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JOSEPH GUERNSEY BROWN and MARY ANN GOOCH

Joseph Guernsey BROWN b. 14 May 1866, Draper, Utah, d. 29 July 1960, md 16 Dec 1896 Mary Ann GOOCH b. 16 Dec 1873 Richmond, Utah, daughter of John O. GOOCH and Louisa ARBON He died 29 July 1960. …

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