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Bernice Loraine Brown 1881–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1881

Birth Location: Cazenovia, Madison, New York, USA

Death Date: 3 Jun 1962

Death Location: Mount Vernon, Davison, South Dakota, USA

Father: Andrew Brown

Mother: Josephine Mabbott

Spouse(s): Thomas Smiley

Children(s):

The story of Bernice Loraine Brown began in 1881 in Cazenovia, Madison, New York, USA. Bernice Loraine Brown married Thomas Benjamin Smiley. Bernice Loraine Brown passed away in 1962 in Mount Vernon, Davison, South Dakota, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bernice Loraine Brown began in 1881 in Cazenovia, Madison, New York, USA.
  • Bernice Loraine Brown married Thomas Benjamin Smiley.
  • Bernice Loraine Brown passed away in 1962 in Mount Vernon, Davison, South Dakota, USA.

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Bernice Brown's Ancestors

Self
Bernice Brown
1881–1962
Birth Place: Cazenovia, Madison, New York, USA
Parents
Andrew Jay Brown
1856–1885
Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States
Josephine (Eunice) Mabbott
1861–1940
Arena, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
Grandparents
John (Robert) Mabbott
1836–1909
Cottsmore, Ruthlandshire, England
Mary (Catherine) Villemonte
1838–1922
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Mabbott
1809–1886
Mary Springthorpe
1808–1888
Alexander Villemonte
1802–1867
Marie Mercy
1800–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Mabbott
1772–
William Springthorpe
1778–1852

Bernice Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1881
14 Jul 1881
Birth of Bernice Loraine Brown in Cazenovia, Madison, New York, USA
Cazenovia, Madison, New York, USA
1962
3 Jun 1962
Age 81
Death of Bernice Loraine Brown in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1881
    Event Place: Cazenovia, Madison, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Davison, South Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03853; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 18-15
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Davison, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1716; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 76
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Mount Vernon, Davison, South Dakota; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2341955
    [4] Minnesota, Death Index
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: White Lake, Aurora, South Dakota; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 1241546
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: MT Vernon Ward 1, Davison, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1479; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0133; FHL microfilm: 1375492
    [7] South Dakota, State Census, 1905
    [8] South Dakota, State Census, 1915
    [9] South Dakota, State Census
    [10] South Dakota, State Census, 1935
    [11] South Dakota, State Census, 1945
    [12] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1904
    Event Place: Mitchell, Davison, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Mitchell Capital - 17 Jun 1904 - Page 9, 17 Jun 1904

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1904
    Event Place: Mitchell, South Dakota, United States of America
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Mitchell Capital - 17 Jun 1904 - Page 10, 17 Jun 1904

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1962
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota, Death Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Davison, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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