Brief Life History of Moroni
When Moroni Brown was born on 25 September 1840, in Kingston, Adams, Illinois, United States, his father, James Brown, was 38 and his mother, Martha Stephens, was 33. He married Alice Barnes on 5 March 1863, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1840 and Atherton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. He died on 14 August 1916, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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Sources (94)
- Moroni Brown in entry for Katherine Jenke, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Moroni Brown in household of Mary Bridge, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Moroni Brown in entry for Richard I Mills and Florence Brown, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1941"
Spouse and Children
1840–1916 Male
1846–1911 Female
Children (8)
1864–1907 Male
1865–1898 Male
1867–1904 Male
1869–1870 Female
1871–1914 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1801–1863 Male
1806–1840 Female
Siblings (9)
1824–1888 Male
1826–1910 Male
1829–1905 Male
1830–1895 Female
1832–1864 Male
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World Events (8)
1841 · The Nauvoo Legion
Age 1
1843
Age 3
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Age 21
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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"Judge Powers on Saturday [in Ogden] sentenced F. A. Brown and M. F. Brown to 6 mos. imprisonment and a $300 fine, notwithstanding that the former was recommended to mercy by the jury, and the latter …
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