Brief Life History of Thomas Dunlop
When Thomas Dunlop Brown was born on December 16, 1807, in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland, his father, James, was 20 and his mother, Agnes, was 20. He married Sarah Godwin and they had five children together. He then married Mary Lucretia Willis and they had three children together. He died on March 20, 1874, in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the age of 66, and was buried there.
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- Thomas Brown, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Legacy NFS Source: Thomas Dunlap Brown - birth: 16 December 1807; Stewarton, Ayr, Scotland
- Thomas Brown, "England, Cheshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1606-1900"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1815 · Manchester Dock in Liverpool Built
In 1815, the Manchester Dock in Liverpool was constructed by John Foster Sr. It was an important gateway for coal and manufactured goods mainly corn and cotton. It closed in 1929.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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Thomas Dunlop Brown by George Albert Brown, Grandson
BIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS DUNLOP BROWN by his Grandson GEORGE A. BROWN Thomas Dunlop Brown, my grandfather, was born Dec.16, 1807 at Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland. He was baptized and confirmed a member as …
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