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Bernice Powers 1828–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1828

Birth Location: Vermont

Death Date: 17 Oct 1898

Death Location: Dover, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America

Father: Henry Powers

Mother: Celecta Powers

Spouse(s): Franklin Brown

Children(s): Mary Brown, Frank Jr, Frederick Brown, Emma Brown

In 1828, Bernice Powers entered the world in Vermont, born to Henry Powers And Celecta Powers. In 1860, Bernice Powers resided in Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, USA. Bernice Powers married Franklin Brown, and had children including Emma Lovina Brown, Frank Brown Jr, Frederick Lyman Brown, Mary Alice Brown. Bernice Powers passed away in 1898 in Dover, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1828, Bernice Powers entered the world in Vermont, born to Henry Powers And Celecta Powers.
  • In 1860, Bernice Powers resided in Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, USA.
  • Bernice Powers married Franklin Brown, and had children including Emma Lovina Brown, Frank Brown Jr, Frederick Lyman Brown, Mary Alice Brown.
  • Bernice Powers passed away in 1898 in Dover, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Powers
1797–1888
Birth Location: Marlboro, Windham, VT
HP
Celecta Powers
1800–1871
Birth Location: South Newfane. Windham, VT
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Spouses(s)

Franklin Brown
1821–1887
Birth Location: Dover, Windham, Vermont, USA
FB

Children(s)

Mary Brown
1864–1864
Birth Location: Wardsboro, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America
MB
Frank Jr
1867–1867
Birth Location: Wardsboro, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America
FJ
Frederick Brown
1851–1911
Birth Location: Dover, Windham, Vermont, USA
FB
Emma Brown
1849–1859
Birth Location: Dover, Windham, Vermont, USA
EB

Bernice Powers's Ancestors

Self
Bernice Powers
1828–1898
Birth Place: Vermont
Parents
Henry Powers
1797–1888
Marlboro, Windham, VT
Celecta Powers
1800–1871
South Newfane. Windham, VT
Grandparents
Josiah Powers
1770–1860
Chesterfield, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Susannah Parks
1771–1860
Grafton, Massachusetts
Nehemiah Fisher
1764–1846
Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Lucretia Marsh
1764–1851
Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Powers
1745–1808
Abigail Bonney
1749–1815
Edmund Fisher
1733–1826
Ruth Willis
1736–1806
Zebadiah Marsh
1734–1826
Mary Coates
1739–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bernice Powers's Descendants

1.
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Bernice Powers (4 Sep 1828–17 Oct 1898) m. Franklin Brown (24 Jun 1821–28 Sep 1887)
  1. 1. Mary (Alice) Brown 1864–1864
  2. 2. Frank (Brown) Jr 1867–1867
  3. 3. Frederick (Lyman) Brown 1851–1911 m. Joanna (H) Brown 1862–1943
    1. 1. Franklin (S.) Brown 1878–1947 m. Lula (Ogilvie) Brown 1886–1913 m. Carrie (Evelyn) Houghton 1888–1977
      1. 1. Margaret (Eleanor) Brown 1913–2000 m. ollie 1909–1988
        1. 1. Eleanore (M) Cole 1931–2011 m. Patsy (Raymond) Bennett 1928–2019
        2. 2. Francis (Olie) Cole 1930–2016 m. Elaine (Mary) Arms 1944–2016
        3. 3. Alice Clogston 1933–2021 m. Raymond (Francis) Jablonski 1920–1984 m. Howard (Donovan) Clogston 1936–1985
        4. 4. Ernest (Newman) Cole 1936–2014 m. Helen (Margaret) Bundy 1939–2020 m. Gayle (Dorothy) Ezequelle 1941–2019
        5. 5. Arnold (Walter) Cole 1939–2021
      2. 2. Ernest (Franklin) Brown 1902–1973 m. Lucy Brown –1975 m. Myrtle (A) Brown 1894–1960
      3. 3. Ruth Brown 1905– m. Garrett Smith 1907–
      4. 4. Cora (Belle) Brown 1899–1984 m. George (S) Johnson 1898– m. John (Joseph) Metevia 1895–1985
        1. 1. George (Johnson) Jr. 1921–1958
      5. 5. merril brown 1906–1982 m. Stella (J) Cole 1918–
        1. 1. Eugene (Merle) Brown 1935–2020
        2. 2. Jeanette Brown 1936–2015
        3. 3. Constance Grant 1938–2010 m. Ronald Grant 1932–1991
    2. 2. Olive (E) Rawson 1881–1933 m. Henry (Orville) Rawson 1868–1907 m. Francis (Irving) Lowe 1884–1950
      1. 1. Agnes (I.) Rawson 1907–1995
      2. 2. George (Henry) Lowe 1910–1969
      3. 3. Arthur (W.) Lowe 1913–1978
    3. 3. Edwin (Melvin) Brown 1884–1940 m. Annis Morgan 1884– m. Bessie (J) Wright 1900–1921
      1. 1. Edward (M) Brown 1924–
      2. 2. Mildred (D) Brown 1922–
      3. 3. Edwin (Franklin) Brown 1923–1964
      4. 4. Mildred (Doris) Brown 1922–1938
    4. 4. Myrtle (Alice) Brown 1896–1969 m. Frank (Albert) Brown 1882–1961
      1. 1. Maynard (Franklin) Brown 1914–2000
      2. 2. Melvin (A) Brown 1917–2004
      3. 3. Malcolm (E) Brown 1919–
    5. 5. Harry Brown 1891–1948 m. Florence (Keesler) Brown 1895–1945
      1. 1. Stillborn Brown 1914–1914
  4. 4. Emma (Lovina) Brown 1849–1859

Bernice Powers's Timeline

6 Records

1828
4 Sep 1828
Birth of Bernice Powers in Vermont
Vermont
1848
5 Sep 1848
Age 20
Bernice Powers was married in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
1860
1860
Age 32
Bernice Powers resided here in Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, USA
Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, USA
1870
1870
Age 42
Bernice Powers resided here in Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, United States
Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, United States
1880
1880
Age 52
Bernice Powers resided here in Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, USA
Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, USA
1898
17 Oct 1898
Age 70
Death of Bernice Powers in Wardsboro, Vermont, USA
Wardsboro, Vermont, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1828
    Event Place: Vermont
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 1349; Family History Film: 1255349; Page: 526C; Enumeration District: 241
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M593_1627; Page: 164A; Image: 577; Family History Library Film: 553126
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M653_1325; Page: 7; Family History Library Film: 805325
    [4] Vermont, Vital Records
    [5] Vermont, Vital Records
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Sep 1848
    Event Place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Vermont, Vital Records
    [2] Vermont, Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M653_1325; Page: 7; Family History Library Film: 805325

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M593_1627; Page: 164A; Image: 577; Family History Library Film: 553126

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont; Roll: 1349; Family History Film: 1255349; Page: 526C; Enumeration District: 241

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1898
    Event Place: Wardsboro, Vermont, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Vermont, Vital Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dover, Windham County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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