Nahum J Brown

Brief Life History of Nahum J

When Nahum J Brown was born on 13 February 1829, in Orleans, New York, United States, his father, Luther Brown, was 50 and his mother, Rachel Helen Conley, was 22. He married Cassandra D. Gilbert in 1857. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Carlton, Orleans, New York, United States for about 10 years. He died on 1 February 1895, in Genesee, Genesee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Upton Cemetery, Mount Morris, Genesee, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nahum J Brown
1829–1895
Cassandra D. Gilbert
1835–1897
Marriage: 1857
Garnier A Brown
1859–1860
Elizabeth K Brown
1866–1871
Gilbert Francis Brown
1870–1872
Abbie Jane McDonald
1871–1941

Sources (23)

  • Nathan J Brown in household of Luthur Brown, "United States Census, 1860"
  • U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865
  • Nahum J. Brown, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1830 · The Oregon Trail

Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.

1847 · Moving the State Capital

The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.

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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