William Dearborn Brown

Brief Life History of William Dearborn

When William Dearborn Brown was born on 27 February 1813, in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence, New York, United States, his father, Benjamin Carr Brown Sr., was 36 and his mother, Esther Van Duzee, was 38. He married Harriet Frances Hatch on 18 March 1840, in Fowler, St. Lawrence, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Fowler, St. Lawrence, New York, United States in 1840 and Otisco Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States in 1850. In 1834, his occupation is listed as jack of all trades, farmer, school teacher, day laborer, carpenter, constable, peddler, etc.. He died in 1901, in Texas, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Dearborn Brown
1813–1901
Harriet Frances Hatch
1819–1880
Marriage: 18 March 1840
Cayces Sipio Brown
1841–1841
Benjamin Brown
1842–1871
Rosina Theresa Brown
1845–1908
Harriet Frances Brown
1847–1879
George Washington Hazelton Brown
1850–1920
William Edwin Brown
1852–1910
Joannah Brown
1854–
Sarah Cornelia Brown
1856–1880
Amasa David Brown
1858–1938
James Lucius Brown
1861–1861

Sources (15)

  • William D Brown, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Wm. D. Brown listed in "Utah, Death Certificates, 1904-1966" 1910 for son, William E Brown
  • Wm D Brown listed in "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970" 1905 High Priest Ordination for son, George W Brown - DUPLICATE SOURCE

World Events (8)

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. 

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

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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William Dearborne Brown

William Dearborn Brown Harriett Frances Hatch William Dearborn Brown born February 13, 1813 in Gouverneur, Saint Lawrence County, New York died in 1901 in Waco, Lennan County, Texas at eighty-eight …

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