Husband: John Brown
Born: Aug-27-1758 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 1,2
Died: May-28-1847 in Groton, Tompkins Co, NY 3 (see note 1)
Buried: McLean Cemetery in Groton, Tompkins Co, NY 4 (see note 2)
Military: Revolutionary War 3
Father: Benjamin Brown ( - 1792)
Mother: Hannah Benjamin (1737 - )
Wife: Lucy L. Main
Married: Oct- 1-1780 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 5
Born: ca 1760 in Connecticut 6
Died: Jun-19-1841 in Groton, Tompkins Co, NY 3
Buried: McLean Cemetery in Groton, Tompkins Co, NY 4
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Mother:
F Child 1: Lucy Brown Born: Jun-11-1781 in Canterbury, Windham Co, CT 7 Census: 1860 in Ingham Co, MI (see note 3) Census: 1850 in Clinton Co, MI (see note 4) Husband: ___ Geer
M Child 2: John R. Brown Born: Dec-21-1782 in Preston, New London Co, CT 8
M Child 3: Hutcheson Brown Birth name: Hutchinson Brown 8 Born: Jul-17-1785 in Preston, New London Co, CT 8 Died: ca 1811 in Chenango Co, NY Wife: Lucy Main
F Child 4: Mary (Molly) Pembleton Brown Birth name: Molly Pembleton Brown 8 Born: Feb- 3-1789 in Preston, New London Co, CT 8 Died: Aug-25-1859 9,3 Buried: Sowle Cemetery in St. Johns, Clinton Co, MI 4 Cause of death: typhoid fever 9 Census: 1850 in Clinton Co, MI Husband: Christian G. Nestell b. ca 1790 d. Aug- 8-1859 Census name: Christian G. Nestle
M Child 5: Benjamin B. Brown Born: Aug-31-1794 in Preston, New London Co, CT 8 Died: Oct-16-1873 in Bingham Twp, Clinton Co, MI 4 Buried: South Bingham Cem in St. Johns, Clinton Co, MI 10 Resided: in Bingham Twp, Clinton Co, MI Census: 1850 in Bingham Twp, Clinton Co, MI Resided: formerly in Hornellsville, Steuben Co, NY Occupation: farmer 11 Wife: Phebe ___ b. May-14-1793 d. Apr-25-1861
M Child 6: Moses C. Brown
Sources: (1) Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Canterbury Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 80. (2) Gloria Wall Bicha, The Benjamin Family in America (1977), p. 113. (3) Headstone. (4) Findagrave.com. (5) Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Vol. I, p. 71. (6) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (7) Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Canterbury Vital Records, Vol. 1, p. 87. (8) Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection), Preston Vital Records, Vol. 2, p. 190. (9) U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) (10) Findagrave.com, Plot: Buried Sec. A, Lot 113.8. (11) 1850 Census. Event Notes Note (1) "Benjamin Family in America," p. 113, incorrectly reports John Brown's death as 1780. Connecticut vital records of the Barbour Collection show that 1780 was actually the year that he married, and that he had at least three children in the next few years. Note (2) Inscription on the tall upright monument: "John Brown, Died May 28, 1847, Aged 88 Years." On the same marker: "Lucy L, his wife, Died June 19, 1841, Aged 81 Years." Note (3) Listed as Lucy Geer, 76, b. Connecticut, in household of Ephraim Rolfe, 80, b. N.H. The only other household members were Esther Rolfe, 55, b. NY, and Frances Wilcox (female), 12, b. NY. Marital status and relationships not stated. Note (4) Listed as Lucy Gear, 64, b. Connecticut, in household of Ephraim Wroth, 69, b. Mass, farmer. The only other household member was Esther Wroth, 44, b. NY. Marital status and relationships not stated.