Josephine Brown

Brief Life History of Josephine

Josephine Brown was born in 1841, in Indiana, United States. She married William Marquis on 8 September 1859, in Posey, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She died on 17 May 1880, at the age of 39, and was buried in Calverts Chapel, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Marquis
1838–1904
Josephine Brown
1841–1880
Marriage: 8 September 1859
Corretha Marquis
1860–1929
Flora Marquis
1865–1915
Frances Evaline Marquis
1869–1957

Sources (10)

  • Josephine Marquis in household of William Marquis, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Josephine Brown, "Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992"
  • Josephine Brown in entry for N. Retha Heilman, "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939"

World Events (7)

1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy

The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1856 · The Town of Santa Claus

The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.

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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