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Michael Brown 1776–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1776

Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PA

Death Date: 03 Aug 1849

Death Location: Wythe, Virginia, USA

Father: Christopher Brown

Mother: Anna Mason

Spouse(s): Barbara Knipp

Children(s): Mary Brown, Sophia Brown, Rufus Brown, Lydia Brown, Josiah Brown, William Brown, Ephraim Brown, Reuhama Brown, Polly Brown, Anna Braun, Elizabeth Brown, Allie Brown, Anne Brown, Hezekiah Brown, Isaac Brown, Joseph Brown, Samuel Brown, Benjamin Brown

In 1776, Michael Brown entered the world in Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PA, born to Christopher Brown And Anna Maria Mason. Michael Brown married Barbara Knipp, and had children including Allie Brown, Anna Mary Braun, Anne Brown, Benjamin Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Ephraim Brown, Hezekiah Brown, Isaac Brown, Joseph Brown, Josiah Brown, Lydia Julia Brown, Mary Ann Brown, Polly Brown, Reuhama Brown, Rufus Brown, Samuel Brown, Sophia Brown, William Brown. Michael Brown passed away in 1849 in Wythe, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1776, Michael Brown entered the world in Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PA, born to Christopher Brown And Anna Maria Mason.
  • Michael Brown married Barbara Knipp, and had children including Allie Brown, Anna Mary Braun, Anne Brown, Benjamin Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Ephraim Brown, Hezekiah Brown, Isaac Brown, Joseph Brown, Josiah Brown, Lydia Julia Brown, Mary Ann Brown, Polly Brown, Reuhama Brown, Rufus Brown, Samuel Brown, Sophia Brown, William Brown.
  • Michael Brown passed away in 1849 in Wythe, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Michael Brown's Ancestors

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Michael Brown
1776–1849
Birth Place: Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PA
Parents
Christopher Brown
1750–1816
Hanover, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Maria) Mason
1753–1822
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Johan (Michael) Braun
1724–1785
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna (Juliana) Karger
1728–1785
Warwick, Chester Co., PA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Michael Brown's Descendants

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Michael Brown (17 May 1776–03 Aug 1849) m. Barbara Knipp (19 Jan 1779–18 Jun 1841)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Brown 1807– m. John (Thomas) Helt 1807–
    1. 1. Pheby Helt 1820–1856 m. Calvin Whitaker 1820–1900
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Whittaker 1847–1900 m. William (Harmon) Canter 1850–1904
        1. 1. Anna (Belle (Annie)) Canter 1891–1969 m. Amos (Jessie) Mason 1880–1957
        2. 2. Abraham Canter 1866–1946 m. Mary Sproles 1865–1941
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Canter 1868–1927 m. Samuel (Patton) Blaylock 1850–1936
        4. 4. William Canter 1871–1952 m. Ellen Jordan 1887–1947 m. Dora (Belle) Blaylock 1876–1927
        5. 5. Susan Canter 1873–1963 m. Joseph (Goodson) Canter 1873–1897 m. George (Franklin) Rash 1880–1936
        6. 6. Nancy (Katherine) Canter 1873–1954 m. Rufus (Brown Whittaker) Jr. 1877–1966
        7. 7. Joseph Canter 1873–1900 m. Eliza Canter 1880–1936
        8. 8. James (Benjamin) Canter 1877–1961 m. Lillian Worley 1879–1939
        9. 9. Eliza Canter 1880–1960 m. Martin Canter 1881–1936
        10. 10. John (Calvin) Canter 1882–1952 m. Alice (Fielder) Rash 1885–1948
        11. 11. Sallie Canter 1885–1949 m. Willis (Pippin) Jackson 1885–1974
      2. 2. Calvin (Henry) Whitaker 1878–
      3. 3. John (Jefferson) Whitaker 1845–1861
      4. 4. Daniel Whitaker 1849–
      5. 5. William (C) Whitaker 1851–1898
      6. 6. Rufus (Brown "Doc") Whitaker 1852–1898
      7. 7. Elizabeth (E) Whitaker 1854–1924
      8. 8. Lucinda Whitaker 1853–
      9. 9. Abel Whitaker 1856–1919
    2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Helt 1824–1878
    3. 3. Mary (Emeline) Helt 1826–1859 m. Daniel Kegley 1829–1910
      1. 1. Mary (A) Kegley 1847–1862
      2. 2. Elizabeth (C) Kegley 1856–
      3. 3. Christina (E) Kegley 1851–
      4. 4. John (T) Kegley 1853–
      5. 5. George (J) Kegley 1855–1902
      6. 6. Barbara (Catherine) Kegley 1850–1880
      7. 7. William (F) Kegley 1858–
    4. 4. George (Jefferson) Helt 1840–1915
    5. 5. Barbara (Catherine) Helt 1837–1889
    6. 6. Daniel Helt 1829–
    7. 7. Clayton Helt 1819–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Helt 1817–
    9. 9. Christena Helt 1816–
  2. 2. Sophia Brown 1823–1880
  3. 3. Rufus Brown 1819–1897
  4. 4. Lydia (Julia) Brown 1819–1896
  5. 5. Josiah Brown 1818–1895
  6. 6. William Brown 1816–1891
  7. 7. Ephraim Brown 1814–1891
  8. 8. Reuhama Brown 1813–1886
  9. 9. Polly Brown 1811–1893
  10. 10. Anna (Mary) Braun 1811–
  11. 11. Elizabeth Brown 1806–1885
  12. 12. Allie Brown 1805–1878
  13. 13. Anne Brown 1803–1861
  14. 14. Hezekiah Brown 1802–1851
  15. 15. Isaac Brown 1800–1873
  16. 16. Joseph Brown 1799–1847
  17. 17. Samuel Brown 1798–1839
  18. 18. Benjamin Brown 1808–1884

Michael Brown's Timeline

5 Records

1776
17 May 1776
Birth of Michael Brown in Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA
Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA
1776
17 May 1776
Birth of Michael Brown in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1776
17 May 1776
Birth of Michael Brown in Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PA
Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PA
1849
03 Aug 1849
Age 73
Death of Michael Brown in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA
1849
03 Aug 1849
Age 73
Death of Michael Brown in Wythe, Virginia, USA
Wythe, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1776
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1776
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1776
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster Co., PA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1849
    Event Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1849
    Event Place: Wythe, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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