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Peter Brown 1870 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jul 1870

Birth Location: Ontario

Death Date: 15 Feb 1944

Death Location: York, Ontario, Canada

Father: Mark Brown

Mother: Emma Robinson

Spouse(s): Mary Smart, Martha Elizabeth

Children(s): Rosella Brown, Ada Brown, Myrtle Brown, Beatrice Brown

Peter Brown was born in 1870 in Ontario, the child of Mark Brown and Emma Robinson. In 1871, Peter Brown resided in Whitchurch, York North, Ontario, Canada. In 1881, Peter Brown resided in Gwillimbury East, York North, Ontario, Canada. Peter Brown married Mary Elizabeth Smart, Martha Elizabeth, and had children including Rosella Emma Brown, Ada Mary Brown, Myrtle Brazile Brown, Beatrice Brown. Peter Brown passed away in 1944 in York, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Peter Brown was born in 1870 in Ontario, the child of Mark Brown and Emma Robinson.
  • In 1871, Peter Brown resided in Whitchurch, York North, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1881, Peter Brown resided in Gwillimbury East, York North, Ontario, Canada.
  • Peter Brown married Mary Elizabeth Smart, Martha Elizabeth, and had children including Rosella Emma Brown, Ada Mary Brown, Myrtle Brazile Brown, Beatrice Brown.
  • Peter Brown passed away in 1944 in York, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mark Brown
1835 – 1910
Birth Location: Fyfield, Berkshire, England
MB
Emma Robinson
1848 – 1914
Birth Location: Deerhurst, Walton, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Smart
1869 – 1938
Birth Location: Ontario
MS
Martha Elizabeth
1873 – 1920
Birth Location: Ontario
ME

Children(s)

Rosella Brown
1893 – 1937
Birth Location: Newmarket, York Co. ON
RB
Ada Brown
1896 –
Birth Location: Ontario
AB
Myrtle Brown
1902 – 1956
Birth Location: Ontario
MB
Beatrice Brown
1911 – 1934
Birth Location: Ontario
BB

Peter Brown's Ancestors

Self
Peter Brown
1870 – 1944
Birth Place: Ontario
Parents
Mark Brown
1835 – 1910
Fyfield, Berkshire, England
Emma Robinson
1848 – 1914
Deerhurst, Walton, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Brown's Descendants

1.
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Peter Brown (15 Jul 1870 – 15 Feb 1944) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Smart (abt 1869 – December 28, 1938) m. Martha Elizabeth (25 Feb 1873 – 23 Sep 1920)
  1. 1. Rosella (Emma) Brown (2 April 1893 – 18 NOV 1937) m. Walter Graves (17 MAY 1887 – 07 Mar 1973)
    1. 1. Merlin (Robert) Graves (1914 – 1994)
    2. 2. Delbert (George) Graves (1915 – 1956)
    3. 3. Glaister (Woodrow) Graves (ABT 1918 – 18 AUG 2009) m. Edna Donahue
      1. 1. Lenard (Glaister) Graves m. Janice
      2. 2. Ronald Graves m. Mary
      3. 3. Rose (Adeline) Graves m. Robert Ellerington
    4. 4. Helen (Elizabeth) Graves (28 Dec 1920 – 12 Feb 2015) m. Bertram Leadbeater (1906 – 1993)
      1. 1. Leadbeater
    5. 5. Harry (Charles) Graves (1924 – 2004)
    6. 6. Robert (Leslie) Graves (1927 – 2001)
  2. 2. Ada (Mary) Brown (26 Sep 1896 – )
  3. 3. Myrtle (Brazile) Brown (19 Jul 1902 – May 27 1956)
  4. 4. Beatrice Brown (24 Aug 1911 – 27 Sep 1934)

Peter Brown's Timeline

7 Records

1870
15 Jul 1870
Birth of Peter Brown in Ontario
Ontario
1871
1871
Age 1
Peter Brown resided here in Whitchurch, York North, Ontario, Canada
Whitchurch, York North, Ontario, Canada
1881
1881
Age 11
Peter Brown resided here in Gwillimbury East, York North, Ontario, Canada
Gwillimbury East, York North, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 31
Peter Brown resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 41
Peter Brown resided here in York North, Ontario
York North, Ontario
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 51
Peter Brown resided here in Newmarket, York North, Ontario, Canada
Newmarket, York North, Ontario, Canada
1944
15 Feb 1944
Age 74
Death of Peter Brown in York, Ontario, Canada
York, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1870
    Event Place: Ontario
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Census of Canada - Thorah, Year: 1881; Census Place: Gwillimbury East, York North, Ontario; Roll: C_13249; Page: 40; Family No: 201
    [2] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Whitchurch, York North, Ontario; Roll: C-9965; Page: 19; Family No: 73
    [3] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Aurora (Town/Ville), York (North/Nord), Ontario; Page: 4; Family No: 46
    [4] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 33 - Newmarket, York North, Ontario; Page: 19; Family No: 211
    [5] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 100; Census Place: New Market (Town), York North, Ontario; Page Number: 26
    [6] Canada, Quaker Meeting Records, 1786-1988, Canadian Yearly Meeting Archives; Newmarket, Ontario, Canada; Canadian Quaker Yearly Meeting Records; Reference Number: 0-41-5; Reel Number: 1617
    [7] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Whitchurch, York North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Whitchurch, York North, Ontario; Roll: C-9965; Page: 19; Family No: 73

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Gwillimbury East, York North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada - Thorah, Year: 1881; Census Place: Gwillimbury East, York North, Ontario; Roll: C_13249; Page: 40; Family No: 201

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Aurora (Town/Ville), York (North/Nord), Ontario; Page: 4; Family No: 46

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: York North, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 33 - Newmarket, York North, Ontario; Page: 19; Family No: 211

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Newmarket, York North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 100; Census Place: New Market (Town), York North, Ontario; Page Number: 26

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1944
    Event Place: York, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stouffville, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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