Brief Life History of Efraim
When Efraim Brewster was born on 27 January 1925, in Hidalgo, Texas, United States, his father, William R. Brewster, was 21 and his mother, Maria Avila, was 25. He married Estefana Flores on 22 December 1942, in Hidalgo, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Jewell, Dade, Florida, United States in 2005 and Chapin, Hidalgo, Texas, United States in 2007. He died on 16 January 2007, in Palm Beach, Dade, Florida, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Lake Worth Memory Gardens, Jewell, Dade, Florida, United States.
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- Epfraim Brewster in household of Paulo Valverde, "United States Census, 1940"
- Efrain Brewster, "Texas, Hidalgo County, Marriage Records, 1875-2021"
- Efraim Brewster, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1929 · The Great Depression Arrives
Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale, from Middle English brewestere, browestere ‘(female) brewer’ (from Old English brēowan ‘to brew’). Brewer is the usual term in southern England, while Brewster is mainly midland, northern, and Scottish.
History: The Mayflower Pilgrim William Brewster (1567–1644) was the son of the bailiff of the manor of Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, home of one of the earliest Puritan congregations. He was a prominent leader in Plymouth Colony from the 1620s until his death.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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