Joseph Williams BROWN

1804 - 1850  (46 years)

• Name	Joseph Williams BROWN
  Born	7 Jan 1804	Brooklyn, Windham Co, CT   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	Nov 1850	Comstock, Kalamazoo Co, MI
  Occupation	blacksmith  [2]
  Died	26 Dec 1850	Sacramento, Sacramento Co, CA   [3]
  Person ID	I72148	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	Rufus BROWN,   b. 5 Aug 1771, Canterbury, Windham Co, CT ,   d. 6 Jul 1832, Otsego Co, NY  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Mary WILLIAMS,   b. May 1771, Groton, New London Co, CT ,   d. 12 Jan 1838, Otsego Co, NY  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Family ID	F25297	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah P. ___,   b. CA 1810, New York ,   d. 9 Aug 1880, Comstock, Kalamazoo Co, MI  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Married	14 Mar 1830	New Lisbon, Otsego Co, NY
  Notes	1850 Census, Kalamazoo Co, Michigan (town of Comstock), enumerated on Nov 9 1850: Joseph W. Brown, 46, b. Conn, blacksmith; Sarah, 40, b. NY; George, 19, b. NY; Ann, 13, b. NY; Albert, b. Mich; Everett, 7, b. Mich; Kendrick, 6, b. Mich; Frederic L, 1. (NOTE: Although the enumeration was on Nov 9 1850, the census instructions call for a listing of all persons whose "usual place of abode" was in the enumerated household as of June 1, 1850. Thus it is possible, if not likely, that Joseph Brown had already left Michigan for California, where his death occurred in Dec 1850. Although the child listed as Ann is indicated as being a female, other records show that this was actually a son, Ammi.) 1860 Census, Kalamazoo Co, Michigan (Comstock Twp), enumerated on Jun 27 1860: Sarah Brown, 49, b. NY, occupation "Lives on her Money," value of real estate $3000, value of personal estate $150; Fredrick, 10, b. Mich. In a nearby household was Ami Brown, 22, b. Mich, a laborer with Horace Eldred, in a "public house" 1880 Census, Kalamazoo Co, Michigan (town of Comstock), enumerated on Jun 24/25 1880: Frederick Brown, 30, b. Mich (both parents b. New York), occupation carriage painting (unemployed 2 months in 1880); wife Sarah, 27, b. Mich (both parents b. New Jersey); son Irvin, 5, b. Mich; dau Emma, 3, b. Mich; mother Sarah P, 68, b. New York (both parents b. New Hampshire), widowed, currently suffering from pneumonia. 1900 Census, Clinton Co, Michigan (Ovid Twp, village of Ovid), enumerated on Jun 12/13 1900: Fred L. Brown, 50, b. Oct 1849 in Mich (both parents b. New York), painter, married 26 yrs; wife Sarah J, 46, b. Sep 1853 in Mich (father b. New Jersey, mother b. Ireland); dau Mable M, 15, b. Jun 1884 in Mich. [4]
  Children	+ 1. George H. BROWN,   b. CA 1831, New York ,   d. 1895  (Age ~ 64 years) + 2. Ammi A. BROWN,   b. 1 Aug 1837, Otsego Co, NY ,   d. Bef Jan 1920, Los Angeles, CA  (Age 82 years)   3. Albert BROWN,   b. CA 1840, Michigan   4. Everett BROWN,   b. CA 1843, Michigan   5. Kendrick BROWN,   b. CA 1844, Michigan   6. Frederick L. BROWN,   b. Oct 1849, Michigan
  Family ID	F30795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  72148_BROWN_JosephWilliams_ProbateAbstract_KalamazooCoMI_1850.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S2328] Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). [S184] 1850 Census. [S1710] 1880 Census. [S2492] Our Forever Growing Roots & Branches, Fran D. Johnson, Helena, MT , (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/h/Fran-D-Johnson-Montana/index.html).