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Ira Willsey Brown 1840–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1840

Birth Location: New York

Death Date: 1907

Death Location: Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: David Vrooman

Mother: Margaretta Vroman

Spouse(s): Orinda Brown

Children(s): Frank Willsey, Eugene Stafford, Maggie Allen

In 1840, Ira Willsey Brown entered the world in New York, born to David Daniel Willsey Vrooman And Margaretta Vroman. In 1850, Ira Willsey Brown resided in Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA. In 1855, Ira Willsey Brown resided in Schoharie, New York, USA. Ira Willsey Brown married Orinda P Brown, and had children including Eugene Edgar Willsey Stafford, Frank Brown Willsey, Maggie Margaret May Wilsie Allen. Ira Willsey Brown passed away in 1907 in Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Ira Willsey Brown entered the world in New York, born to David Daniel Willsey Vrooman And Margaretta Vroman.
  • In 1850, Ira Willsey Brown resided in Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA.
  • In 1855, Ira Willsey Brown resided in Schoharie, New York, USA.
  • Ira Willsey Brown married Orinda P Brown, and had children including Eugene Edgar Willsey Stafford, Frank Brown Willsey, Maggie Margaret May Wilsie Allen.
  • Ira Willsey Brown passed away in 1907 in Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Vrooman
1806–1871
Birth Location: Berne, Albany County, New York, United States of America
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Margaretta Vroman
1805–1889
Birth Location: New York, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Orinda Brown
1839–1913
Birth Location: –
OB

Children(s)

Frank Willsey
1865–1913
Birth Location: –
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Eugene Stafford
1872–1949
Birth Location: Carroll, Illinois
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Maggie Allen
1874–1964
Birth Location: Illinois
MA

Ira Brown's Ancestors

Self
Ira Brown
1840–1907
Birth Place: New York
Parents
David Daniel Willsey Vrooman
1806–1871
Berne, Albany County, New York, United States of America
Margaretta Vroman
1805–1889
New York, United States of America
Grandparents
Abraham (G Willsey) Davenport
1782–1870
Frances Davenport
1784–1868
Great-Grandparents
Hendrick Willsey
1746–1828
Phebe Wright
1750–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hendrick Willsey
1702–1794
1703–1785

Ira Brown's Descendants

1.
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Ira (Willsey) Brown (abt 1840–1907) m. Orinda (P.) Brown (1839–1913)
  1. 1. Frank (Brown) Willsey 1865–1913
  2. 2. Eugene (Edgar Willsey) Stafford 1872–1949 m. Rose (E) Stafford 1873–1951
  3. 3. Maggie (Margaret May Wilsie) Allen 1874–1964 m. Frank (Hervey) Allen 1874–1944
    1. 1. Frank (Willsey) Allen 1903–1978

Ira Brown's Timeline

7 Records

1840
abt 1840
Birth of Ira Willsey Brown in New York
New York
1850
1850
Age 10
Ira Willsey Brown resided here in Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA
Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA
1855
1855
Age 15
Ira Willsey Brown resided here in Schoharie, New York, USA
Schoharie, New York, USA
1860
1860
Age 20
Ira Willsey Brown resided here in Schoharie, Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA
Schoharie, Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
Ira Willsey Brown resided here in Hopkins, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
Hopkins, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 60
Ira Willsey Brown resided here in Mount Pleasant, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
Mount Pleasant, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
1907
1907
Age 67
Death of Ira Willsey Brown
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1840
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hopkins, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: 258; Page: 112b; Enumeration District: 200
    [2] New York State Archives; Albany, NY, USA; Census of the state of New York, 1855
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: 352; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0151
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Schoharie, Schoharie, New York; Roll: M653_860; Page: 680; Family History Library
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Schoharie, Schoharie, New York; Roll: 595; Page: 109a
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Schoharie, Schoharie, New York; Roll: 595; Page: 109a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Schoharie, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York State Archives; Albany, NY, USA; Census of the state of New York, 1855

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Schoharie, Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Schoharie, Schoharie, New York; Roll: M653_860; Page: 680; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hopkins, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hopkins, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: 258; Page: 112b; Enumeration District: 200

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Whiteside, Illinois; Roll: 352; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0151

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Schoharie
    Record Source: New York State Archives; Albany, NY, USA; Census of the state of New York, 1855

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1907
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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