Dobyns Family Tree » Josephine Brashears (1837-1909)

Personal data Josephine Brashears 

Sources 1, 2
  • She was born August 1837 in Maryland, Verenigde Staten.Sources 1, 2
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1880: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, Verenigde Staten.Source 1
    • in the year 1900: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, Verenigde Staten.Source 2
  • She died on May 2, 1909 in Washington, District of Columbia, Verenigde Staten, she was 71 years old.

Household of Josephine Brashears

She is married to Augustus Edwin Merritt.

They got married on April 22, 1862 at Washington, District of Columbia, Verenigde Staten, she was 24 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Mary Elizabeth Merritt  1863-???? 
  3. Joseph Merritt  1867-1867
  5. Lillian Angela Merritt  1871-± 1955
  6. Florence Adele Merritt  1876-± 1950 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Josephine Brashears

Josephine Brashears
1837-1909

1862

Augustus Edwin Merritt
1833-1910

Mary Elizabeth Merritt
1863-????
Stella Louise Merritt
1866-????
Joseph Merritt
1867-1867
Harry Brashears Merritt
1869-????
Lillian Angela Merritt
1871-± 1955
Florence Adele Merritt
1876-± 1950

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Sources

  1. 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia
    birth date: Aug 1837 birth place: Maryland, USA residence date: 1880 residence place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Name: Josephine B Merritt
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  2. 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: 161; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0079; FHL microfilm: 1240161
    marriage date: 1850 birth date: Aug 1837 birth place: Maryland, USA residence date: 1900 residence place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, USA Name: Josie B Merritt
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Historical events

Day of marriage April 22, 1862

  • The temperature on April 22, 1862 was about 11.1 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 8 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1862: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 28 » American Civil War: In the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of the New Mexico Territory. The battle began on March 26.
    • May 31 » American Civil War: Peninsula Campaign: Confederate forces under Joseph E. Johnston and G.W. Smith engage Union forces under George B. McClellan outside Richmond, Virginia.
    • June 8 » American Civil War: Battle of Cross Keys: Confederate forces under General Stonewall Jackson save the Army of Northern Virginia from a Union assault on the James Peninsula led by General George B. McClellan.
    • June 9 » American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson concludes his successful Shenandoah Valley Campaign with a victory in the Battle of Port Republic; his tactics during the campaign are now studied by militaries around the world.
    • September 13 » American Civil War: Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, Maryland. It is the prelude to the Battle of Antietam.
    • December 26 » The largest mass-hanging in U.S. history took place in Mankato, Minnesota, where 38 Native Americans died.

Day of death May 2, 1909

  • The temperature on May 2, 1909 was between 2.2 °C and 10.7 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. There was 2.2 mm of rain. There was 9.9 hours of sunshine (66%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • January 25 » Richard Strauss's opera Elektra receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.
    • May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
    • July 25 » Louis Blériot makes the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air machine from Calais to Dover, England, United Kingdom in 37 minutes.
    • September 20 » The South Africa Act 1909 creates the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies from four smaller colonies.
    • October 26 » An Jung-geun assassinates Japan's Resident-General of Korea.
    • December 10 » Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.


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Source: Wikipedia


About the surname Brashears


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