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Isham Alexander "Cherokee Chief Sawney" Brown 1763–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1763

Birth Location: Oostennolles River, Calhoun Co, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 17 Sep 1837

Death Location: Brighton, Polk Co, Missouri, USA

Father: Alexander Brown

Mother: Sarah Cherokee

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In 1763, Isham Alexander "Cherokee Chief Sawney" Brown entered the world in Oostennolles River, Calhoun Co, Georgia, USA, born to Alexander Brown And Sarah Nakey Firekiller Brown Canoe Attakullakulla Cherokee. Isham Alexander "Cherokee Chief Sawney" Brown passed away in 1837 in Brighton, Polk Co, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1763, Isham Alexander "Cherokee Chief Sawney" Brown entered the world in Oostennolles River, Calhoun Co, Georgia, USA, born to Alexander Brown And Sarah Nakey Firekiller Brown Canoe Attakullakulla Cherokee.
  • Isham Alexander "Cherokee Chief Sawney" Brown passed away in 1837 in Brighton, Polk Co, Missouri, USA.

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Isham Brown's Ancestors

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Isham Brown
1763–1837
Birth Place: Oostennolles River, Calhoun Co, Georgia, USA
Parents
Alexander Brown
1737–1820
Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Nakey Firekiller Brown Canoe Attakullakulla) Cherokee
1751–1776
Great Tellico - Tennessee
Grandparents
Alexander (William) Brown
1710–1775
Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Rudd
1710–1747
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Dragging (Canoe Tsi’yu-gunsini) Attakullakulla
1738–
Sweetwater, Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
Nellie (Ugalogv Leaf) Pathkiller
1734–
Overhill Settlements, Monroe, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Brown
1685–1737
Hannah BROWN
1682–1737
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Isham Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1763
15 Feb 1763
Birth of Isham Alexander "Cherokee Chief Sawney" Brown in Oostennolles River, Calhoun Co, Georgia, USA
Oostennolles River, Calhoun Co, Georgia, USA
1837
17 Sep 1837
Age 74
Death of Isham Alexander "Cherokee Chief Sawney" Brown in Brighton, Polk Co, Missouri, USA
Brighton, Polk Co, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1763
    Event Place: Oostennolles River, Calhoun Co, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1837
    Event Place: Brighton, Polk Co, Missouri, USA

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