Brief Life History of Ebenezer
When Ebenezer Brown was born on 6 December 1802, in Salisbury, Herkimer, New York, United States, his father, William Brown, was 45 and his mother, Hannah Sweet, was 28. He married Ann Weaver on 23 July 1823, in Dryden, Tompkins, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Caldwell, Missouri, United States in 1837 and Iron City, Iron, Utah, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1846. In 1849, at the age of 47, his occupation is listed as postmaster and cattle breeder in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 25 January 1878, in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Draper City Cemetery, Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- 1850 United States Census for Ebenezer Brown & Phoebe Draper Brown
- 1802 New York Birth of Ebenezer Brown, Pioneer Immigrants to Utah Territory
- 1842 Illinois Marriage of Ebenezer Brown & Phebe Draper Palmer, "Illinois, County Marriages"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803
Historical Boundaries 1803: Louisiana Purchase, United States 1812: Missouri Territory, United States 1821: Missouri, United States
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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