Brief Life History of William George
When William George Brough was born on 2 July 1855, in Longton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Brough, was 22 and his mother, Jane Paterson, was 25. He married Emily Jane Cotterell on 30 January 1879, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States in 1870 and Morgan, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 27 April 1904, in Porterville, Morgan, Utah, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Porterville Cemetery, Porterville, Morgan, Utah, United States.
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- William G Brough in household of Thomas Brough, "United States Census, 1870"
- William George Brough, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- William J Brough in entry for Edmond Becsey and Claire Beatie, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Morgan, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Morgan, Utah, United States
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name from any of various English places called Brough or Burgh. See Burgh .
Scottish: habitational name from Brough in Harray (Orkney).
Americanized form of German Brauch or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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