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Jacob Brown 1786 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1786

Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina

Death Date: 1841

Death Location: Union County, Illinois

Father: George Brown

Mother: Barbara Wattenbarger

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Children(s):

In 1786, Jacob Brown entered the world in Rowan County, North Carolina, born to George Brown and Barbara Wattenbarger. Jacob Brown passed away in 1841 in Union County, Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1786, Jacob Brown entered the world in Rowan County, North Carolina, born to George Brown and Barbara Wattenbarger.
  • Jacob Brown passed away in 1841 in Union County, Illinois.

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Spouses(s)

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Jacob Brown's Ancestors

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Jacob Brown
1786 – 1841
Birth Place: Rowan County, North Carolina
Parents
George Brown
1755 – 1846
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Barbara Wattenbarger
1735 – 1843
Of, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Jacob (Johann Michael 'Wagonmaker') Braun
1731 – 1808
Ruschberg, Birkenfeld, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Elisabetha (Margretha Goettgen (Braun)) Brown
1729 – 1814
Ruschberg, Kusel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Stephan Braun
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1786
ABT 1786
Birth of Jacob Brown in Rowan County, North Carolina
Rowan County, North Carolina
1841
1841
Age 55
Death of Jacob Brown in Union County, Illinois
Union County, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1786
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Union County, Illinois

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