Brief Life History of Philander
When Philander Brown was born on 10 April 1826, in Rush, Monroe, New York, United States, his father, William Brown, was 37 and his mother, Diantha Loveland, was 38. He married Orilla Leavitt on 12 October 1848. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1860. He died on 8 January 1916, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- [illegible] Brown, "United States Census, 1860"
- Philander Brown, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Philander Brown, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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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.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1853
The Provo City Cemetery was dedicated in 1853.
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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BIOGRAPHY OF PHILANDER BROWN
BIOGRAPHY OF PHILANDER BROWN Copied from Philander Brown’s original writings Philander Brown, the son of William and Diantha (Loveland) Brown, was born April 10th 1826, at Rush, Monroe County, New Yo …
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