Brief Life History of Seymour
When Seymour Brunson was born on 1 December 1798, in Plattsburgh, Clinton, New York, United States, his father, Reuben Brunson, was 34 and his mother, Sarah Clark, was 28. He married Harriet Matilda Gould in 1824, in Hector, Schuyler, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He registered for military service in 1813. In 1840, his occupation is listed as age 42, bodyguard to prophet joseph smith jr. in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. He died on 10 August 1840, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States.
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- 1840 U.S. Census, population schedule: Seymour Brunson
- Essentials in Church History; a History of the Church From the Birth of Joseph Smith to the Present Time, 1922, 'Compilation of Published Sources' on MyHeritage
- Seymour Brunson, "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
1810 · Change of capital city
Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
Name Meaning
English: usually from the Middle English personal name Brun (Old English Brūna or Old Norse Brúni) + -son ‘Brown's son’. See Brown . There may also be occasional survivals of an Old English compound personal name Brūnsunu ‘brown son’, attested in the Domesday Book, and presumably given to a child with brown hair or complexion. Whether it was also used as an adult nickname is uncertain. This form of the surname is most common in Norfolk.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Seymour Brunson
Note: Nauvoo records indicates burial is at the Old Nauvoo Cemetery on the hill. Seymour Brunson Soldier, body guard and defender of the faith. Missionary in Ohio, Kentucky and Virginia. C …
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