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Josiah Brown 1742–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Rye, Westchester, New York

Death Date: 06 Aug 1789

Death Location: Rye, Westchester, New York

Father: Hackaliah Brown

Mother: Anne Kniffin

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The story of Josiah Brown began in 1742 in Rye, Westchester, New York. Josiah Brown passed away in 1789 in Rye, Westchester, New York.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah Brown began in 1742 in Rye, Westchester, New York.
  • Josiah Brown passed away in 1789 in Rye, Westchester, New York.

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Spouses(s)

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Josiah Brown's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Brown
1742–1789
Birth Place: Rye, Westchester, New York
Parents
Hackaliah Brown
1700–1780
Rye, Westchester, New York, United States
Anne Kniffin
1709–1742
Rye, Westchester, New York, United States
Grandparents
Hachaliah (I) Brown
1645–1720
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Mary Hoyte
1650–1759
CT
Ebenezer Kniffen
1672–1722
Rye, Westchester, New York
Anna
1676–1723
Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Peter Jr.
1610–1658
Elizabeth Brown
1612–1657
JOHN HOYT
1614–1688
MARY BRUNDAGE
1628–1684
George Kniffen
1632–1694
Mary Whelpley
1644–1694
John Stoakham
1660–1720
Mary Kniffen
1663–1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Browne
–1633
Martha Browne
1589–1633
Nicholas Knapp
1590–1670
Susan Mitterson
1590–1632
William Stoakham
1635–
Margaret Maltby
1635–
George Kniffen
1632–1694
Mary Whelpley
1644–1694

Josiah Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1742
1742
Birth of Josiah Brown in Rye, Westchester, New York
Rye, Westchester, New York
1789
06 Aug 1789
Age 47
Death of Josiah Brown in Rye, Westchester, New York
Rye, Westchester, New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Rye, Westchester, New York
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Aug 1789
    Event Place: Rye, Westchester, New York
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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