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BROOKS.
1. FAMILY OF D. B. BROOKS.
1. DANIEL BROWN4 BROOKS, son of John3 and Mary (Brown) Brooks, and presumably the grandson of John2 Brooks, as well as the great- grandson of John1 Brooks, who went from Woburn, Mass., to Lancaster, Mass., was b. in Lancaster, Mass., Nov. 27, 1768, and d. in Pennsylvania, July 10, 1838. Daniel Brown Brooks was almost certainly a son of John of Lancaster, Mass., whom we assume to be the John who lived later in Nelson, who had a son of the name of D. Brown. He lived in S., 1806-9, in the family of Thomas Spaulding, then at 256; then moved to Packersfield for two or three years; then returned to S., and lived on the old Eager farm at 257, until 1826, when he moved to Pennsylvania, in or near Springville, Susquehanna County. He m., Mar. 10,
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1808, Hannah Spaulding, b., probably in Hancock, Dec. 18, 1785; d. in Penn- sylvania, Jan. 22, 1870; dau. of Thomas and Hannah (Brown) Spaulding. They bad eight ch .: I. Elviras, b. in the old Dewey house in S., at 256, Aug. 27, 1808; m. a Mr. Bullock; lived after his death with her son Albert6, at Meshoppen, Pa .; had seven ch., of whom only three were living in the nineties. 2. Daniel Brown5, Jr., b. in Packersfield (Nelson); twice married; d. in Penn- sylvania, s. p., Oct. 30, 1850. 3. Charles5, b. in Packersfield, (Nelson), d. there in infancy, having been scalded to death. 4. Franklin5, b. in S., at 257, Feb. 28, 1813; m. Ist, 1839, Aurilla Lyman, who d., Feb. 4, 1850 (or 1851); m. 2d, Dec. 15, 1852 ; was a farmer at Springville, Pa .; now deceased; had three ch .: I. Charles M.6; 2. Mary6, who d., Mar. 12, 1874, ae. 33; 3. Luther L.6, b., Mar. 25, 1855 ; d., May 2, 1875. 5. Johně, b. in S., at 257, Mar. 31, 1815; d. in Pennsylvania, Mar. 15, 1882 ; having had three sons and five daughters, all but one still living in the nineties. 6. Clarissa5, b. in S., at 257, in 1819; m. Gideon Tyler, who d., Oct. 20, 1874, ae. 62. She d., Dec. 31, 1882. She had eight ch., five living in the nineties. 7. Hannah5, b. in S., at 257, about 1820; d. in Pennsylvania, Aug. 18, 1853, ae. 33; m. a Mr. Wells. Her only ch. was a dau., living in the nineties. 8. Ashley5, b. in S., at 257; enlisted in the Civil War, to build bridges for the army ; d. in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 12, 1864, while in the service; had three ch. Of these a dau. had married and another dau. had d. in the nineties. The information respecting this family is not as complete as we could wish, but the most diligent efforts have failed to elicit complete dates or anything more than we have here given.
II. FAMILY OF JOHN BROOKS.
1. JOHN3 BROOKS, son of Aaron2 and Waitstill Greenwood (Twitchell) Brooks, and probably grandson . of John1 and Mary (Brown) Brooks; b. in Nelson, Oct. 14, 1806, went to S. to live with his mother, at 119, when the latter became the first wife of Jacob Spaulding, q. v. He m. in Dublin, by Rev. Henry A. Kendall, Apr. 29, 1841, Harriet E. Crombie, who was b. in Dublin, Oct. 7, 1819; d. in Jaffrey, Nov. 30, 1895; dau. of John and Betsey (Wilder) Crombie. They lived in Dublin 32 years. In 1874, he moved to Jaffrey and d. there, Apr. 7, 1885. He was a farmer. They had one ch. : Anstis4, b. in Dublin, Oct. 24, 1846; m., June 29, 1881, Charles Jesse Ellis, b. in Ashburnham, Mass., Oct. 26, 1845; son of Obed and Mercy (Stoddard) Ellis. They r. in Jaffrey. No ch.
III. FAMILY OF CHARLES A. BROOKS.
1. CHARLES AUGUSTUS2 BROOKS, son of John Tyler1 and Augusta (Hunt) Brooks, was b. in Grafton, Mass., June 20, 1851. He has lived in S., at 153, since 1877, having purchased the place in 1878. He m. Ist, June 30, 1877, Octavia Josephine Nims, b. in S., June 18, 1848; d. there, June 17, 1891 ; dau. of Frederick Brown and Harriet (Wardwell) Nims. He m. 2d, Oct. 14, 1900, Mrs. Elizabeth Jane (Copp) Parker, b. in Nottingham, Mar. 8, 1868; dau. of Daniel F. and Jane E. (Eastman) Copp, and formerly the wife of Wm. Franklin Parker, q. v. Mr. Brooks has a large farm. Ch., all by first wife b. at 153: I. Susan Harriet3, b., March 19, 1880; m., in Keene, by Rev. E. P. Drew, Oct. 15, 1902, Clarence Albert Moore, b. at Westminster West, Vt., Dec. 30, 1877 ; son of Charles Fred and Laura Adams (Fernald) Moore. Mr. Moore works in
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Lord's confectionery establishment in Keene. Two ch .: 1. Gladys Fernald4, b. in Keene, July 15, 1903; 2. Everett Brooks4, b. in Keene, Mar. 28, 1907. 2. Fred Nims3, b., Aug. 20, 1881 ; m. in Northampton, Mass., by Rev. E. C. Holmes, Feb. 16, 1904, Bertha Alice Bradford, b. in Northampton, Mass., Dec. 3, 1882 ; dau. of Henry Clinton and Calla Dora Maria (Kenney) Bradford. Ch. : I. Dorothy Nims4, b. in Northampton, Mass., Jan. 30, 1905; 2. Howard Brad- ford4, b. in Springfield, Mass., Apr. 24, 1908; r. in Springfield, Mass., a fireman on the railroad. 3. Walter Clifford3, b., Feb. 23, 1885; m., Aug. 8, 1908, in Springfield, Mass., by Rev. George Rollins, Beulah Montgomery Boynton, b. in Springfield, Mass., Dec. 31, 1887; dau. of Merville Hardy and Josephine Porter (Montgomery) Boynton. They have a son, Richard Boynton,4 b. in Springfield, Mass. 4. Harry Charles3 b., Aug. 20, 1889, unm. as we go to press, a machinist in Springfield, Mass. 5. Irene Augusta3, ch. of the 2d w., b. in Dorchester, Mass., Sept. 24, 1907.
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I. DR. WILLIAM BROWN.
1. WILLIAM1 BROWN, mentioned in the U. S. decennial census for 1790, can be no other than the " Dr." Brown whose name is on the tax list for the same year, only one Brown being mentioned in either case. According to the census, William Brown's family consisted of himself, a boy under sixteen (doubtless a son2) and two females, who were probably his wife and a daughter2. He is taxed but one year and probably Ieft town soon after. We have been unable to discover whence he came or whither he went, or anything more about him. It is always hard to trace a person of the name of Brown, unless the first name is quite unusual. This physician named William Brown is understood to have lived in an old house built upon the site of 232, where I. N. Wardwell lived, and where Mr. Chapin lives.
II. MRS. ELIZABETH BROWN.
1. MRS. ELIZABETH BROWN, a widow, united with the First Con- gregational Church, June 21, 1803. It has been difficult to determine who she was. Some have supposed that she might be the widow of the physician named in the preceding paragraph. This is highly improbable. His death is not recorded in Sullivan, and, at that time, deaths were all faithfully recorded by Roswell Hubbard, the town clerk. It is more probable that she was the mother of Mrs. Thomas Spaulding, whose maiden name was Hannah Brown. Hannah is said to have been born in Concord, Mass., and it is thought that her parents were John and Elizabeth (Bateman) Brown. The dates for Hannah's birth in the family Bible and upon the headstone do not agree, and neither exactly agrees with the birth of the Hannah who was born to these parents in Concord. Old figures upon public records are often mistaken for other figures which resemble them. We have learned nothing more of this Elizabeth.
III. SILAS BROWN FAMILY.
I. THOMASI BROWN of Concord, Mass., is considered to have been the ancestor of this family. The line then continues through : II. BOAZ2 BROWN of Stow, Mass. ; III. BOAZ3 BROWN, JR., of Stow, Mass .; IV. EPHRAIM4 BROWN
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of Stow, Mass .; and V. AARON5 BROWN of Stow and Leominster, Mass. This Aaron is believed to be the same as the Major or Captain Aaron Brown who m. Ist Rachel Reed and 2d the widow Blanchard.
1. SILAS6 BROWN, son of Aaron and Rachel (Reed) Brown, was born probably in Leominster, Mass. The date of his birth was Oct. 17, 1754. He d. in Putney, Vt., Jan. 9, 1813. He was a twin brother of Betsey, wife of Dea. Zadok Nims. He m. (date unknown) Mrs. Mary (Nims) Larrabee, b. in Keene, May 23, 1756 (place and date of death unknown); dau. of Ebenezer and Mercy (Smead) Nims; widow of Stephen Larrabee, whom she m. in Keene, by Rev. Clement Sumner, June 28, 1770. She had a ch. by Mr. Larrabee, named Ebenezer, b. in Keene, March 5, 1772. Mr. Silas Brown lived in Temple, Dublin, S., and Putney, Vt. In S., he lived a few years on the old Warren farm at 56. He had eight ch. I. Silas7, b. in Temple, probably, Nov. 8, 1778 ; d. unm., at Natchez, Miss., Nov. 10, 1817, while with the Aaron Burr expedition. 2. Stephen7, b. in Temple, Sept. 22 (23, Temple records), 1781 ; d. in S., unm., Apr. 23, 1805, most likely at the house of his aunt, the wife of Dea. Nims, at 152. He was engaged to marry Hannah, dau. of Dea. Josiah Seward. 3. Aaron7, b. in Dublin, May 29, 1783; d. (place unknown), Sept. 1818. He had been a clerk in Boston and Marlborough, Mass. 4. Mary7, b. in Dublin, July 13, 1785; m. James Minot, of Putney, Vt .; son of James and Martha Minot. 5. Ephraim7, b. in Dublin, Nov. 19, 1790; no more known of him. 6. William", b. in Dublin, July 13, 1793. 7. Asa7, twin to preceding. Of these no more is known. 8. Jonas Bond7 (called Joseph Bond in baptismal records of First Church) b. in S., at 56, Oct. 18, 1795; d. in Boston, Mass., Oct. 26, 1838. He is said to have been a prominent politician and the treasurer of a manufacturing company in Millbury, Mass. The records of this family are not as complete as we could wish. It was with the greatest difficulty that we obtained as much information as we did obtain. We learn that Ephraim d., Sept. 22, 1871.
IV. THE ELEAZAR BROWN FAMILY.
The descendants of the Sullivan Eleazar Brown have been in the habit of tracing their descent from a Mrs. Christiana Brown (or Browne) through Henry, and Henry, Jr., all of Salisbury, Mass., to Eleazar of Concord, Mass. This is undoubtedly erroneous. The ancestral line of the S. family is probably as follows : I. THOMAS1 BROWN of Concord, Mass., whose wife was Bridget. II. ELEAZAR? BROWN, son of Thomas, b. in Concord, Mass., July 1649. III. ELEAZAR3 BROWN, JR., son of the preceding, b. in Concord, Mass., about 1675 or 1676; d. in Concord, Apr. 3, 1755, ae. 79. . IV. BENJAMIN4 BROWN, son of Eleazar and Abigail Brown, b. in Concord, Mass., Apr. 14, 1713; d. in Swanzey, N. H., May 6, 1797 ; m., June 22, 1741, Submit Ward, b. (probably in England), Sept. 17, 1721 ; d. in Swanzey, Mar. 14, 1805; dau. of Oliver and Hannah Ward of Westborough, Mass.
1. ELEAZAR5 BROWN, son of Benjamin, V., b. in Rutland, Mass., Dec. 17, 1748; d. in S., at site of 155, Aug. 30, 1798; m., Oct. 5, 1775, in Lancaster, Mass., by Rev. Timothy Harrington, Lucy Rugg (not Susannah, as in the Lancaster records), b. in Lancaster, Aug. 17 (O. S.), 1746; d. in S., at site of 155, Oct. 2, 1822; dau. of John and Lydia (Phelps) Rugg. They moved from
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Swanzey to S., to site of 155, in 1796, where the family remained nearly thirty years upon what was later the Abijah Seward farm. They had six ch. : 1. John6, b. in Swanzey, Mar. 12, 1777; d. there, Apr. 3, 1777. 2. Lucy6, b, in Swanzey, Mar. 22, 1778; m. Matthew Nims, q. v. 3. Lydia6, b. in Swanzey, June 7, 1779; d. in S., unm., Apr. 23, 1829. 4. Oliver6. b. in Swanzey, June 18, 1782, 2. 5. John6, b. in Swanzey, Feb. 29, 1788, 3. 6. Cephas6, b. in Swanzey, Aug. 9, 1791, 4.
2. OLIVER6 BROWN, son of Eleazar5, 1, m., Apr. 24, 1809, Mary Mason, b. in Dublin (now Harrisville), Dec. 3, 1789; d. in Keene, while on a visit, Feb. 19, 1870; dau. of Joseph and Ann (Prentiss) Mason. He was a farmer in S., living first in the old homestead house, near 155, then in the old Houghton house at 166, from 1816 to 1823; then at 229 until his death, Feb. 12, 1831. After his death, his widow and children lived at 229 until the death of Henrietta Melvina. Eight ch .: 1. Elvisa7, b. in S, near 155, in 1809; d. there, Dec. 5, 1814; 2. Mary Ann7, b. in S., near 155, Sept. 12, 1811 ; m. Asa Leland, q. v. ; 3. Alexander Brigham1, b. in S., near 155, Aug. 6, 1814, 5; 4. Francis Ormond", b. in S., at 166, Apr. 27, 1817; d. in S., suddenly, on returning from Keene, at 148, unm., Nov. 29, 1867 ; see page 794; 5. Julia Maria7, b. in S., at 166, May 22, 1820; d. in Keene, unm., Feb. 13, 1886; 6. Henrietta Melvina™, b. in S., at 166, Aug. 17, 1823; d. in S., at 229, unm., June 12, 1877 ; 7. Salome Elvira", b. in S., at 229, Aug. 21, 1826; d. there, unm., Jan. 23, 1846; 8. Oliver Alonzo7, b. in S., at 229, July 6, 1829, 6.
3. DR. JOHN BROWN, son of Eleazar5, 1, a sketch of whose life was given on page 599, d. in Thetford, Vt., Oct. 22, 1837. He m., Oct, 17, 1816, Amelia Bartholomew, b. in Thetford, Vt., Nov. 14, 1789; d. there, Nov. 30, 1847; dau. of Timothy and Esther (Grant) Bartholomew. Ten ch., first two h. in Lyme, N. H., last eight b. in Thetford, Vt .: I. Francis Alonzo7, b., Dec. 26, 1817, 7 ; 2. Timothy Bartholomew7, b., Apr. 23, 1819, 8 ; 3. Esther Grant™, b., Sept. 24, 1820 ; d. unm., in Lowell, Mass., Jan. 27, 1870; 4. Lucy Annī, b., Mar. 14, 1823; d. unm., in Dedham, Mass., Apr. 11, 1908; 5. Hancy Amelia7, b., July 20, 1825, 9; 6. Lydia Emeline™, b., July 11, 1827, 10; 7. Maria Louisa™, b., Oct. 8, 1828, 11 ; 8. Josephine Annette™, b., Sept. 11, 1830, 12; 9. James Carter™, b., Oct. 3, 1832 ; d. unm., in Thetford, Vt., Sept. 30, 1855 ; 10. Harriet Octavine™, b., Apr. 13, 1836 ; d. in Thetford, Vt., in childhood, Oct. 28, 1846.
4. CEPHAS6 BROWN, son of Eleazar5, 1, m., Nov. 2, 1815, Mary Gleason, b. in Dublin, Feb. 27, 1795; d. in Hancock, Dec. 6, 1861 ; dau. of Phinehas and Hannah (Rowell) Gleason. Hed. in Dublin, Aug. 8, 1824. " His body was inspected, and his liver weighed 18 pounds." After his death, his widow m., Sept. 8, 1833, Nehemiah Upton, Sr. of Dublin, who d. there, Mar. I, 1873, ae. 93 yrs., I mo., and 25 days. She had two ch. by Mr. Upton : I. John A., b., June 1834, and Charles, b., Jan. 1837. Cephas Brown and Hannah had four ch., all b. in S., in the old house near 155: 1. Mary Caroline7, b., Feb. 7, 1816, 13; 2. Calista1, b., July 16, 1818; m. in Dublin, by Rev. L. W. Leonard, June 8, 1846, Edmund Clark of Royalton, Ohio ; 3. Cephas7, b., Sept 3, 1820, 14: 4. Lucy S.7, b., June 23, 1823; d. unm. in Hancock, Jan. 19, 1876.
5. ALEXANDER B.7 BROWN, son of Oliver6, 2, built the house at 168, where his first five ch. were b .; then lived two years in Gilsum, where the 6th
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ch. was b .; then built the house at 203, where his last two ch. were b., and where he lived 30 years. He d. in Keene, Dec. 22, 1894. He m., Jan. 13, 1848, Orinda Smith, b. in Gilsum, Dec. 7, 1819; d. in S., at 203, Apr. 6, 1869; dau. of David and Lucy (Hill) Smith. Eight ch. : I. Herbert Milton8, b., Feb. 18, 1849; d. in S., at 168, July 25, 1851. 2. Arthur Wellington8, b., May 25, 1850, 15. 3. Prentiss Willard8, b., Apr. 14, 1852, 16. 4. Herbert Roscoe8, b., Feb. 24, 1854 : d. unm., in Marlborough, May 24, 1885. 5. John Leonard 8, b., Sept. 12, 1855 ; r. in Keene, unm. 6. Harriet Orinda8, b. in Gilsum, Sept. 2, 1857; m. in Marl- borough, by Rev. J. L. Merrill, Nov. 22, 1881, Weston McRoy, b. in Marlborough, Dec. 4, 1859 ; son of John and Emeline A. (White) McRoy. She d. in Marl- borough, Sept. 23, 1887. Two ch .: I. Stanley Knowlton9, b. in Marlborough, Jan. 4, 1883 ; unm. in 1909; a draughtsman in Cleveland, Ohio. 2. Grace Emeline9, b. in Marlborough, Apr. 23, 1884; m. in 1904, Ray H. Page, b. in Gardner, Mass., Aug. 22, 1880; son of Henry Leander and Eda Betsey (Handy) Page. Mr. Page is a marketman in Marlborough. Two ch. : (1). Linwood Earle Page10, b. in Marlborough, Dec. 17, 1904, and (2). Harland Leander Page10, b. in Marl- borough, July 16, 1906. 7. Lucy Janes, b., Jan. 28, 1860; d. in Keene, Jan. 8, 1891 ; m. in Gilsum, by Rev. Geo. W. Rogers, June 4, 1883, Charles Perkins Bignall, b. in Nashua, Nov. 6, 1851 ; d. in Gilsum, Mar. 3, 1889; son of Joseph Perkins and Harriet Cambridge (Beckwith) Bignall. One ch .: Ella Lusylvia9, b. in Gilsum, May 18, 1884; m., Dec. 22, 1905, William Rudolph Tilton, b. in Guild, N. H., May 27, 1877 ; son of Charles and Inez Francina (Stearns) Tilton. One ch. : (1). Charles William Tilton10, b. in Tilton, N. H., Mar. 26, 1907. 8. Frederick Milton8, b., July 24, 1862; d. unm., in Keene, Apr. 23, 1895; burial in Keene.
6. OLIVER ALONZO7 BROWN, son of Oliver6, 2, lived in S., at 161, where his first two ch. were b .; then in Keene, where the last three ch. were b .; then in Marlow, where he d., Feb. 16, 1901. He m., Sept. 22, 1858, Ellen Jane Spaulding, b. in S., Aug. 29, 1837; still living (1909) in Marlow; dau. of Dauphin and Eleanor (Kingsbury) Spaulding. He was a farmer and mechanic. Five ch .: I. Elizabeth Alice8, b., May 30, 1862. 2. Kate Adelle8, b., Apr. 13, 1864. 3. Frank WalterS, b., Feb. 27, 1868. 4. Winfred Marshall8, b., Dec. II, 1871 ; m., Mar. 5, 1902, Charlotte Delle King, b. in Marlow, Sept. 29, 1873 ; dau. of Freeman W. and Mehetabel (Lewis) King. He is a travelling salesman, selling groceries. One ch. : Philip King9, b. in Keene, July 11, 1903. 5. Bertram Dauphin8, b., Jan. 31, 1875; m., Aug. 26, 1901, Lena Emily Cooke, b. in Alstead, June 23, 1877; dau. of Charles Henry and Adella Emogene (Lewis) Cooke. Bertram is a teacher in Massachusetts, having graduated at the normal school in Plymouth in 1897. No ch. when the record was taken.
7. FRANCIS A.7 BROWN, son of Dr. John6, 3, m., Apr. 12, 1854, Emeline W. Lougee, b. in Fairlee, Vt., Dec. 5, 1827 ; d. in Lowell, Mass., Oct. 7, 1879. Hed. in Thetford, Vt., June 15, 1854. One ch. : Frances Amelia Lougees, b. in Thetford, Vt., Feb. 18, 1855; m., Oct. 12, 1876, John Robert Halstead, b. in Lawrence, Mass., Feb. 7, 1854; r. New Brunswick, N. J. No ch.
8. TIMOTHY B.7 BROWN, son of Dr. John6, 3, m., Mar. 12, 1845, Mary Alden Mitchell, b. in Boston, Mass., Aug. 22, 1823; r. when record was taken, at Hyde Park, Mass. He d. in Allston (Brighton), Mass., May 9, 1885. Five ch. :
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I. Mary Ellen8, b. in Boston, May 24, 1845; d. at North Thetford, Vt., Nov. 6, 1857; 2. Edwin Mitchell8, b. in Boston, Dec. 12, 1847 ; unm., in steel business, in Denver, Col .; 3. George Henry 8, b. in South Boston, Mass., Nov. 4, 1852 ; m., Mar. 24, 1880, Alice Stutsman, b. at LaPorte, Ind. He is a master mechanic in the employ of the Milwaukee and St. Paul R. R., at Dubuque, Iowa. Three ch., all b. in Chicago, Ill. : 1. Harry Garfield9, b., Aug. 28, 1881 ; d. in Chicago, Aug. 21, 1882; 2. Edward Arthur?, b., Feb. 6, 1884; 3. Leroy Kimball9, b., Feb. 23, 1886. 4. Emma Alice8, b. in North Thetford, Vt., Aug. 22, 1857; unm .; a clerk in the Dedham court house. 5. James Carter8, b. in North Thetford, Vt., Feb. 26, 1860; d. there, June 3, 1860. The members of this family spell their surname BROWNE.
9. HANCY A.7 BROWN, dau. of Dr. John6, 3, m., Oct. 5, 1846, Franklin Belcher, b. in Canton, Mass., Aug. 3, 1820; d. there, Aug. 6, 1867; son of John and Rebecca (Gay) Belcher. She d. in Stoughton, Mass., Jan. 13, 1904. Four ch .: I. Arthur Franklin8, b. in Canton, May 31, 1848; m. Mary Frances Smith of Canton. They have a dau., Frances Eleanor9. 2. Carroll Bartholomew8, b. in Canton, May 31, 1849; d. there, July 1849. 3. Eleanor Marian8, b. in Canton, Jan. 11, 1856; unm .; r. in Stoughton, Mass. 4. A dau.8, b. in Canton, Sept. 6, 1866; d. the same day.
10. LYDIA E.7 BROWN, dau. of Dr. John6, 3, m., Nov. 30, 1848, Rufus French Leonard, b. in Canton, Mass., Mar. 10, 1823; d. in Boston, Mass., Sept. 7, 1895 ; son of Samuel and Avis (French) Leonard. No ch. She still lives (1909) in Dedham, Mass., the sole survivor of Dr. Brown's ch.
11. MARIA L.7 BROWN, dau. of Dr. John6, 3, m., June 30, 1853, Stephen Henry Wing, b. in New Bedford, Mass., Feb. 13, 1828; d. in Taunton, Mass. ; son of Ezra Wing. She d. in Brockton, Mass., Jan. 21, 1886. Four ch. : 1. Josephine Annette8, b. in Bridgewater, Mass., Apr. 8, 1854; m., Mar. 26, 1869, Henry Martin Holmes of Bridgewater, Mass., where her four ch. were b .: I. Charles Henry9, b., Apr. 26, 1870; 2. Roy Alton9, b., Sept. 26, 1871 ; 3. Louise Alice9, b., Sept. 24, 1874; m. Nelson Cushing ; 4. Emelyn Leonard9, b., July 3, 1886. 2. Esther Grant8, b. in Bridgewater, Mass., July 1, 1858; d. there, Sept. 29, 1858. 3. Harriet Louise8, b. in Bridgewater, Jan. 4, 1864; m. Forest Leonard and has two ch., Louis? and Lena9; r. Brookville, Mass. 4 Frank Rufus8, b. in Bridgewater, Mar. 19, 1869; m. Lina -.
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12. JOSEPHINE A.7 BROWN, dau. of Dr. John6, 3, m., Nov. 14, 1867, Nathan Crafts Pike, b. in Maine, Aug. 4, 1830; still living at West Newton, Mass .; in commercial business in Boston. She d., s. p., at West Newton, Mass., Dec. 15, 1885.
13. MARY CAROLINE BROWN, dau. of Cephas6, 4, m., Apr. 8, 1841, Joseph Rollins Strong, b. in Dublin, Nov. 14, 1813 ; d. there, Oct. 19, 1845, son of Richard and Sarah (Rollins) Strong [a name formerly spelled Strongman]. She m. 2d, Feb. 1, 1849, Joseph Knight of Hancock, b. there, Jan. 12, 1805; d. there, Dec. 20, 1872; son of Benjamin and Lucy (Baker) Knight, who had served Hancock as a representative in the General Court. She d. in Hancock, Feb. 4, 1892. She had no ch. by Mr. Knight. She had two by Mr. Strong, : I. Emogene Browns, b., in Dublin, Dec. 26, 1841 ; d. in Hancock, Mar. 6, 1906 ;
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m., Jan. 19, 1860, Francis C. Ober, b. in Hancock (now Bennington), Sept. 29, 1833; d. in Bennington, Mar. 17, 1867; son of Hezekiah and Prudence (Poor) Ober; farmer; no issue; 2. Lucy Maria8, b. in Dublin, Aug. 24, 1844 ; d. in Hancock, Sept. 21, 1863.
14. CEPHAS BROWN, son of Cephas6, 4, m., Mar. 19, 1844, Elizabeth L. Pierce, b. in Piketown, Pa., July 18, 1827 ; d. in Macedonia, Ohio, Apr. 22, 1897. He worked in Peterborough when a boy ; went to sea at 19; served in the navy and was in Ringgold's Battery through the Mexican War. He died in Macedonia, Ohio, June 1, 1886. He had thirteen ch., the places of whose births in Pennsylvania and Ohio are not definitely known to us : 1. Sarah Calista8, b., Sept. II, 1845; d., Jan. 1, 1875; m., Dec. 15, 1870, Isaac Buskirk. 2. Emogene Strong8, b., July 12, 1847 ; unm .; r. in Macedonia, Ohio. 3. Franklin Wilder8, b., June 2, 1849; m., Jan. 7, 1882, Georgiana Lumley; r. in Pleasanton, Mich. 4. Ida Caroline8, b., Jan. 27, 1852 ; d., Feb. 5, 1902 ; m., Sept. 13, 1870, Geo. M. Brewster. 5. Hannah Mary 8, b., Oct. 28, 1854; m., Oct. 16, 1883, J. M. McKeen ; r. in Pleasanton, Mich. 6. Eliza Lomax8, b. July 30, 1856, m., Dec. 25, 1880, J. W. Boynton ; r. somewhere in Mass. 7. Lucy Catherine8 [usually called Katie], b., Dec. 13, 1857 ; m., Feb. 7, 1877, Chas. Wesley Coolidge, a dentist of Warner, N. H .; son of Rev. John Wesley and Nancy (Merriam) Coolidge, formerly of Hancock, N. H. ; three ch. at last report. 8. Edmund Elias8, b., Dec. 16, 1858; d., Sept. 17, 1859. 9. Nelson Ricker8, b., July 7, 1860 ; m., Nov. 19, 1884, Addie Forbes ; r. in Macedonia, Ohio. 10. Alice May8, b., July 1, 1861 ; d., July 4, 1861. II. Fanny Elizabeth8, b., Apr. 6, 1863 ; d., Aug. 31, 1863. 12. Maria Lucy Strong8, b., Jan. 17, 1865; d., June 28, 1883. 13. Herman Alvarado8, b., Jan. 7, 1866; d., Jan, 1I, 1866.
15. ARTHUR W.8 BROWN, son of Alexander B.7, 5, m., Dec. 25, 1876, Ida Truax of Hiusdale. He d. in Minneapolis, Minn., Apr. 27, 1907. He had four ch .: I. Clara Mays, b. in Brattleborough, Vt., Feb. 17, 1878; m. Wm. Wells ; 2. Emma Orinda9, b. in S., at 203, May 9, 1882 ; unm. in 1909; 3. Alan Arthur9, b. in S., at 203, Apr. 2, 1884; recently married ; 4. Charles9, b. in St. Paul, Minn., May 1889. Arthur and Ida were m. in Hinsdale, by Rev. L. W. Frink.
16. PRENTISS W.8 BROWN, son of Alexander B.7, 5, m., Aug. 23, 1881, in Worcester, Mass., by Rev. F. M. Harris, Abbie Plympton Dunton, b. in Shirley, Mass., Oct. 7, 1859 ; dau. of Hiram W. and Emily Susan (Chamberlain) Dunton. They have r. in Westmoreland; now r. (1909) in Keene. Three ch., all b. in Westmoreland : I. Edward Elias9, b., Feb. 9, 1885 ; m., Nov. 26, 1908, Marjorie Lorena Mansfield, b. in Keene, July 12, 1890 ; dau. of Edward E. and Jeanne (Vigneault) Mansfield. No ch. when record was taken. Res. in Keene. 2. Herbert Norton?, b., Jan. 25, 1887 ; unm. as we go to press. 3. Emily Percy?, b., July 1, 1889 ; m., Apr. 15, 1906, Wm. Edward Odiorne, b. in Boston, Mass., Feb. 26, 1876, son of Charles and Elizabeth (Stevens) Odiorne. No ch. in 1909. He is employed in a livery stable and r. in Keene. 1. Edward Elias9 had a son, Mansfield Edward10, b. in Keene, June 3, 1909.
V. FAMILY OF AMASA BROWN.
I. ABRAHAM1 BROWNE, from Hawkedon, Suffolk, Eng., was one of the 1 2
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first settlers of Watertown, Mass., and was a brother or nephew of Rev. Richard Browne of the Watertown church. The first recorded birth in Watertown was that of his dau. Lydia, b., Mar. 22, 1632/3. II. JONATHAN2 BROWNE, his son, b. in Watertown, Oct. 15, 1635 ; d. there, between Feb. 19, and Apr. 7, 1691. His sons spelled the surname BROWN. III. DEA. BENJAMINS BROWN, son of Jonathan, b. in Watertown, Feb. 27, 1681/2 ; d. at Watertown Farms, later Weston (in the part now Lincoln), Mar, II, 1753; m. Anna Garfield. IV. BEN- JAMIN4 BROWN, JR., b. in what is now Lincoln, Mass., Feb. 10, 170% ; m. Sarah Dakin of Concord, Mass. He had 13 ch., the 4th, 5th, and 6th of them being triplets. V. JOHN BROWN, son of the preceding, b. in what is now Lincoln, June 19, 1733; m. Sarah Garfield. The youngest of his five ch. was Amasa6, b. on the old homestead, Nov. 15, 1769, 1.
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