Lafayette L Brown (1878–?)
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When was Lafayette L Brown born? 1878.
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Lafayette L Brown (1878–?) was born in 1878. A cemetery record documents Lafayette L's grave. Source: Names in Stone. AncestryData does not yet have further details about Lafayette L's life.

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1886 · age 8 — The Statue of Liberty was dedicated
1906 · age 28 — The San Francisco earthquake struck
1918 · age 40 — World War I ended and the influenza pandemic swept the world
1935 · age 57 — The Social Security Act was signed
1945 · age 67 — World War II ended
1955 · age 77 — Rosa Parks's arrest sparked the Montgomery bus boycott
1964 · age 86 — The Civil Rights Act was signed
1976 · age 98 — The United States celebrated its Bicentennial
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When was Lafayette L Brown born?
Lafayette L Brown was born in 1878.
Where is Lafayette L Brown buried?
A cemetery record from Names in Stone documents Lafayette L's grave; see the source link on this page for the cemetery map.
Who was president when Lafayette L Brown was born?
Rutherford B. Hayes was president of the United States when Lafayette L was born.
What major events happened during Lafayette L Brown's lifetime?
During Lafayette L's lifetime: the Statue of Liberty was dedicated (1886, age 8); Ford introduced the Model T (1908, age 30); Charles Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic (1927, age 49); the attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II (1941, age 63); the Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education (1954, age 76); the Civil Rights Act was signed (1964, age 86).
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Federal censuses taken during Lafayette L's lifetime and now public: 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950. Most 1890 census records were lost in a 1921 fire.
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