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Josiah Brown 1642 – 1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1642

Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 29 Jan 1690

Death Location: Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Nicholas Brown

Mother: Elizabeth Leids

Spouse(s): Mary Fellows

Children(s): John Brown, Josiah Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Mary Brown, Josiah Brown, Ephraim Brown, Ebenezer Brown, Jonathan Brown, Ann Brown, Phebe Brown

In 1642, Josiah Brown entered the world in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA, born to Nicholas Brown and Elizabeth Leids. Josiah Brown married Mary Fellows, and had children including John Brown, Josiah Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Mary Brown, Josiah Brown, Ephraim Brown, Ebenezer Brown, Jonathan Brown, Ann Brown, Phebe Brown. Josiah Brown passed away in 1690 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1642, Josiah Brown entered the world in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA, born to Nicholas Brown and Elizabeth Leids.
  • Josiah Brown married Mary Fellows, and had children including John Brown, Josiah Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Mary Brown, Josiah Brown, Ephraim Brown, Ebenezer Brown, Jonathan Brown, Ann Brown, Phebe Brown.
  • Josiah Brown passed away in 1690 in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Brown
1601 – 1673
Birth Location: Inkburrow Parish, Worcestershire, England
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Elizabeth Leids
1605 – 1674
Birth Location: Worcestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Fellows
1642 – 1699
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

John Brown
1667 – 1740
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Josiah Brown
1669 – 1675
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Elizabeth Brown
1671 – 1721
Birth Location: Reading, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Elizabeth Brown
1671 – 1678
Birth Location: Reading, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Mary Brown
1673 – 1707
Birth Location: Reading, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Josiah Brown
1675 – 1754
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Ephraim Brown
1677 – 1750
Birth Location: Reading, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Ebenezer Brown
1682 – 1718
Birth Location: Reading, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Jonathan Brown
1683 –
Birth Location: Reading, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Ann Brown
1686 –
Birth Location: Reading, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Phebe Brown
1688 –
Birth Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Josiah Brown's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Brown
1642 – 1690
Birth Place: Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Nicholas Brown
1601 – 1673
Inkburrow Parish, Worcestershire, England
Elizabeth Leids
1605 – 1674
Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Edward Brown
1586 – 1609
Inkburrow, Worcester, Eng, England
Jane Leids
1578 – 1610
Inkburrow, Worcester, Eng, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Brown's Descendants

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Josiah Brown (1642 – 29 Jan 1690) m. Mary Fellows (1642 – 1699)
  1. 1. John Brown (11 Jan 1667 – 1740) m. Sarah Dexter (11 Jun 1674 – 1697)
    1. 1. John Brown (3 May 1698 – 28 Nov 1725)
    2. 2. Daniel Brown (15 Jan 1699 – 11 Oct 1783)
    3. 3. Timothy Brown (1 Apr 1704 – )
    4. 4. Mary Brown (19 Feb 1706 – 2 Oct 1778)
    5. 5. Lidia Brown (29 Sep 1709 – )
  2. 2. Josiah Brown (7 Mar 1669 – 1675)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Brown (27 Jun 1671 – 21 Jul 1721)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Brown (27 Jun 1671 – 1678)
  5. 5. Mary Brown (3 Jun 1673 – 21 Apr 1707)
  6. 6. Josiah Brown (19 Nov 1675 – 14 Aug 1754) m. Susanna Goodwin (23 Oct 1681 – 22 Dec 1743)
    1. 1. Nathaniel Browne (19 Apr 1706 – 28 Jan 1781)
    2. 2. Jacob Browne (6 May 1708 – 9 Mar 1728)
    3. 3. Ephraim Brown (23 May 1711 – 28 Mar 1811)
    4. 4. Susanna Browne (15 Feb 1713 – 22 Dec 1743)
    5. 5. Susan Brown (15 Feb 1713 – )
    6. 6. Abiel Brown (7 Jul 1715 – 6 May 1769)
    7. 7. Hannah Brown (3 Jun 1717 – 1746)
    8. 8. Jonathan Brown (26 Jul 1720 – 3 Oct 1806) m. Mehitable Hay (10 Aug 1718 – ) m. Anna Dupee (22 Mar 1725 – 10 Jun 1814)
      1. 1. Jonathan Brown (23 Jul 1741 – 14 March 1820) m. Huldah Hawkes
        1. 1. Jonathan Brown (30 Aug 1765 – 24 July 1840) m. Beulah Jackson (abt 1772 – 24 Nov 1839)
      2. 2. James Brown (28 Jan 1742 – )
      3. 3. Mehitable Brown (24 Jan 1744 – )
      4. 4. Ebenezer Brown (27 Mar 1747 – )
      5. 5. Susannah Brown (8 May 1749 – )
      6. 6. Ebenezer Brown (12 Feb 1757 – 18 Sep 1834) m. Ruth Boden (20 Oct 1765 – 19 May 1825)
        1. 1. Ebenezer Brown (20 Oct 1782 – Oct 1850)
        2. 2. Ambrose (James) Brown (2 Feb 1784 – 6 Mar 1842)
        3. 3. John Brown (15 Jan 1786 – 4 Oct 1818)
        4. 4. Samuel Brown (13 Apr 1788 – 1850)
        5. 5. Jonathan Brown (31 Jan 1790 – 6 Oct 1860)
        6. 6. Ruthy (Boden) Brown (15 Jul 1792 – 4 May 1867)
        7. 7. Abigail Brown (13 Apr 1794 – )
        8. 8. Abraham Brown (10 Apr 1796 – )
        9. 9. Joseph Brown (13 May 1798 – )
        10. 10. Benjamin Brown (17 Aug 1800 – 10 July 1856) m. Emily Sparhawk (29 Aug 1802 – 10 Oct 1868)
        11. 11. Hannah (Boden) Brown (1808 – 1890)
      7. 7. William Brown (30 Jan 1760 – )
      8. 8. Edmund Brown (14 Dec 1765 – 9 Aug 1823)
      9. 9. Anna Brown m. Richard Phillips
    9. 9. Timothy Browne (2 Jun 1723 – 21 Jun 1723)
    10. 10. Josiah Brown (20 Aug 1725 – )
    11. 11. Mary Browne (20 Aug 1725 – 3 Sep 1725)
  7. 7. Ephraim Brown (6 Oct 1677 – 16 Nov 1750) m. Sarah Brown
  8. 8. Ebenezer Brown (26 Jun 1682 – 29 Feb 1718) m. Joanna Gould
    1. 1. Ebenezer Brown (21 Nov 1718 – 5 Apr 1719)
  9. 9. Jonathan Brown (1 Mar 1683 – )
  10. 10. Ann Brown (1686 – )
  11. 11. Phebe Brown (13 May 1688 – )

Josiah Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1642
1642
Birth of Josiah Brown in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
1690
29 Jan 1690
Age 48
Death of Josiah Brown in Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1690
    Event Place: Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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