Brief Life History of George
When George Brown was born on 7 January 1852, in West Lavington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Henry Brown, was 35 and his mother, Jane Wilkins, was 26. He married Barbara Ellen Beckstead on 26 February 1877, in North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Eden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 25 September 1927, in North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- George Brown, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- George Brown, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Utah, Select Marriages, 1887-1966
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1857
Historical Boundaries 1857: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
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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George Brown
My great grandfather came with his father from England and settled in North Ogden, Utah. He helped build the railroad. He had a good sense of humor.
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