Stephenson Family Tree » Reuben Brown (1809-1880)
Personal data Reuben Brown
- He was born on July 7, 1809 in Washington, Tennessee, United States.
- He died on May 9, 1880 in Hope, Lavaca, Texas, United States, he was 70 years old.
- He is buried in the year 1880 in Lavaca, Texas, United States of America.
- A child of Soloman Brown and Mary Ann “Polly” Bayless
- A child of Soloman Brown and Mary Ann “Polly” Bayless
- This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.
Household of Reuben Brown
(1) He is married to Rhoda Jane Billings.
They got married about 1830 at Tennessee, United States.
(2) He is married to Martha Kay Carpenter.
They got married on August 25, 1863 at Lavaca, Texas, United States, he was 54 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday July 7, 1809
- The temperature on July 7, 1809 was about 19.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: half bewolkt winderig. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1809: Source: Wikipedia
- January 6 » Combined British, Portuguese and colonial Brazilian forces begin the Invasion of Cayenne during the Napoleonic Wars.
- February 3 » The Territory of Illinois is created by the 10th United States Congress.
- March 13 » Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden is deposed in the Coup of 1809.
- March 28 » Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medellín.
- May 22 » On the second and last day of the Battle of Aspern-Essling (near Vienna, Austria), Napoleon I is repelled by an enemy army for the first time.
- November 27 » The Berners Street hoax was perpetrated by Theodore Hook in the City of Westminster, London.
Day of marriage August 25, 1863
- The temperature on August 25, 1863 was about 16.0 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- 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 1863: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
- March 30 » Danish prince Wilhelm Georg is chosen as King George of Greece.
- June 20 » American Civil War: West Virginia is admitted as the 35th U.S. state.
- July 4 » American Civil War: Siege of Vicksburg: Vicksburg, Mississippi surrenders to U.S. forces under Ulysses S. Grant after 47 days of siege. One hundred fifty miles up the Mississippi River, a Confederate army is repulsed at the Battle of Helena, Arkansas.
- July 18 » American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Wagner: One of the first formal African American military units, the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, supported by several white regiments, attempts an unsuccessful assault on Confederate-held Battery Wagner.
- August 8 » American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).
- October 29 » Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross.
Day of death May 9, 1880
- The temperature on May 9, 1880 was about 10.2 °C. There was 4 mm of rain. The air pressure was 3 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 59%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1880: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
- January 27 » Thomas Edison receives a patent for his incandescent lamp.
- February 13 » Thomas Edison observes Thermionic emission.
- June 24 » First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
- July 27 » Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
- August 14 » Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
- September 16 » The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York. The Sun is the United States' oldest, continuously-independent college daily.
Same birth/death day
- 1831 » Jane Elizabeth Conklin, American poet and religious writer († 1914)
- 1833 » Félicien Rops, Belgian painter and illustrator († 1898)
- 1843 » Camillo Golgi, Italian physician and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate († 1926)
- 1846 » Heinrich Rosenthal, Estonian physician and author († 1916)
- 1848 » Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves, Brazilian politician, 5th President of Brazil († 1919)
- 1851 » Charles Albert Tindley, American minister and composer († 1933)
- 1850 » Garlieb Merkel, Estonian author and activist (b. 1769)
- 1850 » Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French chemist and physicist (b. 1778)
- 1861 » Peter Ernst von Lasaulx, German philologist and politician (b. 1805)
- 1864 » John Sedgwick, American general and educator (b. 1813)
- 1889 » William S. Harney, American general (b. 1800)
- 1906 » Oscar von Gebhardt, German theologian and academic (b. 1844)
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The Stephenson Family Tree publication was prepared by Brian K. Stephenson .
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Brian K. Stephenson , "Stephenson Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stephenson-family-tree/I599.php : accessed May 5, 2025), "Reuben Brown (1809-1880)".