Ann Brown

Brief Life History of Ann

When Ann Brown was born on 22 March 1827, in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Brown, was 26 and her mother, Elizabeth Mary Hampshire, was 21. She married George Rowley on 11 May 1845, in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She immigrated to Utah, United States in 1859 and lived in Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 4 September 1904, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Rowley
1827–1907
Ann Brown
1827–1904
Marriage: 11 May 1845
William Brown Rowley
1847–1890
Joseph Smith Rowley
1849–1922
Rachael Rowley
1852–1854
Alma Rowley Sr
1853–1922
Baby Rowley
1854–1854

Sources (25)

  • Ann Rowley in household of Eliza Brown, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Ann Brown, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Anna Rowley, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

Parents and Siblings

World Events (8)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1850

Historical Boundaries 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

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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