Phoebe Brashear

Brief Life History of Phoebe

When Phoebe Brashear was born on 8 March 1803, in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States, her father, Samuel Brashear, was 39 and her mother, Margaret Eakin, was 40. She died in 1839, at the age of 36.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Brashear
1763–1829
Margaret Eakin
1762–1855
Margaret Brashear
1786–1867
Ellen Brashear
1791–
Sampson Brashear
1788–1878
Robert Samuel Brashear
1793–1864
Isaac Brashear
1796–1878
Isaac Brashears
1796–1863
James Nicholas Brashear Sr.
1800–1864
Phoebe Brashear
1803–1839
John Brashear
1805–1870
Ezekiel Brashears
1807–1881

Sources (1)

  • Phoebe Brashear, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1804 · The Twelfth Amendment

With not having a very clear statement in the Constitution about Presidents and Vice Presidents, the Twelfth Amendment was Born. Before the Electoral College could cast two votes for those that they saw fit for President. This was changed to just one electoral vote for President and one electoral vote for Vice President. With the amount of people even allowed to vote, there was no way for there to be a tie during the elections.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

Americanized form of French Brasseur . The traditional pronunciation is with the stress on the second syllable. Compare Beshear , Bosher , Brashears , Brasher , and Brashier .

History: The surname Brashear is listed along with its original form Brasseur and the variant Brashier in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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