Lucy Brown

Brief Life History of Lucy

When Lucy Brown was born on 4 January 1821, in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Brown, was 38 and her mother, Edith Atterton, was 34. She married Elias Asahel Smith on 7 August 1845, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1851 and lived in Salt Creek Township, Davis, Iowa, United States in 1850. She died on 4 April 1895, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elias Asahel Smith
1804–1888
Lucy Brown
1821–1895
Marriage: 7 August 1845
Emily Jane Smith
1850–1878
Lucy Elizabeth Smith
1855–1944
Elias Asahel Smith
1857–1947
Rudolph Zuppinger Smith
1857–1887
Edith Ann Smith
1861–1954

Sources (29)

  • Lucy Smith in household of Elias Smith, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Lucy Brown, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Lucy B Smith, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

Parents and Siblings

World Events (8)

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

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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Mary Brown Burbidge

Mary Brown Burbidge “God has His best for those who dare to stand the test; His second choice for those who will not have His best.” Thru two individuals hearing and accepting the message delivered …

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