Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Brown was born on 16 March 1801, in Logan, Kentucky, United States, her father, Joseph Brown, was 27 and her mother, Margaret, was 24. She married Asa Barton on 25 August 1824, in St. Clair, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 19 May 1883, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Polly Barton in household of William Myers, "United States Census, 1850"
- Polly Brewer, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Mary Barton, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1818
Oldest listed burial : Baby Anderson Birth unknown Death 19 May 1818 Burial Pioneer Memorial Cemetery San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA Plot block 2-8-7- Memorial ID 30014373
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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