Brief Life History of Thomas William
When Thomas William Brewerton was born on 22 February 1825, in Harworth, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Brewerton, was 37 and his mother, Ann Pilley, was 29. He married Sarah Ann Crooks on 25 December 1850, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Sneinton St Stephen, Nottinghamshire, England in 1851 and Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 22 April 1898, in Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Willard, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- Thos W Brewington, "United States Census, 1860"
- William Thomas Brewerton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Thomas W. Brewerton, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (8)
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1831
Historical Boundaries: 1831: Cook, Illinois, United States [Spreads across Cook and DuPage counties]
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Brereton , the result of confusion by folk etymology with the occupational name Brewer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Thomas William Brewerton
Thomas William Brewerton, born in 1825 in England, joined the Church and then served as a missionary there. He baptized Sarah Ann Crooks and later married her, and worked as a miller. Eventually the …
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