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Jonathan Browne 1635–1691

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Born 15 Aug 1635 · Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Died 7 Feb 1691 · Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father Abraham Browne

Mother Lydia

Spouse Mary Shattuck

Siblings Abraham Brown, Lydia Brown, Mary Browne, Sarah Brown

Records

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Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Browne

Lydia

Spouse(s)

Mary Shattuck

Children

No children recorded

Biography

The story of Jonathan Browne began in 1635 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. Jonathan Browne married mary shattuck. Jonathan Browne passed away in 1691 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Record American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
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Record Family Data Collection - Individual Records
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Burial Records Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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Marriage Records U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
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Vital Records Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
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Record Colonial Families of the USA
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Record The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
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Record Alabama, Surname Files Expanded

Life Timeline

1635

Birth of Jonathan Browne in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Birth

1691

Death of Jonathan Browne in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death

Oldest Ancestor Line from Jonathan Browne

This ancestor line traces from Hawkedon, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom (1580) to Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA (1635) across 2 generations.

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: Jonathan Browne (1635–1691) was born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA and died in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
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Jonathan Browne PTP

1635–1691

Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA