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James Brown IV 1737–1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1737

Birth Location: Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 18 Mar 1784

Death Location: Yarmouth, 1654162, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father:

Mother: Elizabeth Smith

Spouse(s): Anna Higgins

Children(s): Theophilus Brown

In 1737, James Brown IV entered the world in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, born to James Brown And Elizabeth Smith. James Brown IV married Anna Higgins, and had children including Theophilus Brown. James Brown IV passed away in 1784 in Yarmouth, 1654162, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1737, James Brown IV entered the world in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, born to James Brown And Elizabeth Smith.
  • James Brown IV married Anna Higgins, and had children including Theophilus Brown.
  • James Brown IV passed away in 1784 in Yarmouth, 1654162, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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James IV's Ancestors

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James IV
1737–1784
Birth Place: Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Elizabeth Smith
1708–1746
Orleans, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James IV's Descendants

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James (Brown) IV (12 Jul 1737–18 Mar 1784) m. Anna Higgins (17 April 1740–)
  1. 1. Theophilus Brown 1759–1826 m. Rachel Atwood 1764–1795
    1. 1. Ruth Brown 1790–1835 m. Benjamin (Franklin Hilton) 1 1780–1845
      1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Hilton 1817–1889 m. Martha Lumpkin 1832–1882
        1. 1. Jessie Hilton 1857–1893 m. James (Miles) HELMSTETLER 1853–1892

James IV's Timeline

4 Records

1737
12 Jul 1737
Birth of James Brown IV in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1737
12 Jul 1737
Birth of James Brown IV in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1784
18 Mar 1784
Age 47
Death of James Brown IV in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
1784
18 Mar 1784
Age 47
Death of James Brown IV in Yarmouth, 1654162, Nova Scotia, Canada
Yarmouth, 1654162, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1737
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1737
    Event Place: Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, Essex Institute; Salem, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Attleborough, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1784
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1784
    Event Place: Yarmouth, 1654162, Nova Scotia, Canada

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