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George Wilson Brown 1895 – 1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jun 1895

Birth Location: Newton, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 1985

Death Location: Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA

Father: Walter Brown

Mother: Margaret Milligan

Spouse(s): Vena Finnis

Children(s):

George Wilson Brown was born in 1895 in Newton, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Walter Brown and Margaret Milligan. In 1917, George Wilson Brown resided in Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. In 1920, George Wilson Brown resided in Boston Ward 26, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. George Wilson Brown married Vena Pearl Finnis. George Wilson Brown passed away in 1985 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • George Wilson Brown was born in 1895 in Newton, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Walter Brown and Margaret Milligan.
  • In 1917, George Wilson Brown resided in Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1920, George Wilson Brown resided in Boston Ward 26, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • George Wilson Brown married Vena Pearl Finnis.
  • George Wilson Brown passed away in 1985 in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Brown's Ancestors

Self
George Brown
1895 – 1985
Birth Place: Newton, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Walter Brown
1876 – 1957
Manners Sutton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Margaret Milligan
1864 – 1958
Glenhoy, Cecil, Tyrone, Ireland
Grandparents
George (Walter) Brown
1836 – 1898
England (Brighthampton, Oxfordshire OR Alnwick, Northumberland)
Allison (\ Alice Eleanor) Messer
1841 – 1928
Harvey, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brown
1800 – 1851
Sophia Hissey
– 1843
William Messer
1799 – 1877
Alice Brown
1802 – 1877
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brown
1771 –
Jane

George Brown's Timeline

8 Records

1895
28 Jun 1895
Birth of George Wilson Brown in Newton, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Newton, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 22
George Wilson Brown resided here in Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1920
1920
Age 25
George Wilson Brown resided here in Boston Ward 26, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 26, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1929
Abt 1929
Age 34
George Wilson Brown resided here in Brighton
Brighton
1933
1933
Age 38
George Wilson Brown resided here in Augusta, Maine, USA
Augusta, Maine, USA
1950
1950
Age 55
George Wilson Brown resided here in Richmond, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA
Richmond, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 56
George Wilson Brown resided here in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1985
8 Feb 1985
Age 90
Death of George Wilson Brown in Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA
Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1895
    Event Place: Newton, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Brighton, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Massachusetts; Registration County: Suffolk

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Boston Ward 26, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 26, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_741; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 606

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1929
    Event Place: Brighton
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 14/ Oct/ 1929; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; ,0.09119717,0.17485319,0.5792194&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1933
    Event Place: Augusta, Maine, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Richmond, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Richmond, Sagadahoc

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brighton
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 14/ Oct/ 1929; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; ,0.09119717,0.17485319,0.5792194&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Emerson Avr
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 14/ Oct/ 1929; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA; ,0.09119717,0.17485319,0.5792194&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Massachusetts; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M2090

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1985
    Event Place: Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, USA

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