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Sophia Augusta Brown 1825–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1825

Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 28 Feb 1909

Death Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Hon. Brown

Mother: Harriot Mrs

Spouse(s): John Brown

Children(s): Sophia Brown

Sophia Augusta Brown was born in 1825 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Hon Patrick Brown And Harriot Brown Nee Thayer Mrs. Sophia Augusta Brown married John Carter Brown, and had children including Harold Brown, John Nicholas Brown, Sophia Augusta Brown, William Watts Sherman. Sophia Augusta Brown passed away in 1909 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Sophia Augusta Brown was born in 1825 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Hon Patrick Brown And Harriot Brown Nee Thayer Mrs.
  • Sophia Augusta Brown married John Carter Brown, and had children including Harold Brown, John Nicholas Brown, Sophia Augusta Brown, William Watts Sherman.
  • Sophia Augusta Brown passed away in 1909 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sophia Brown's Ancestors

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Sophia Brown
1825–1909
Birth Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Hon. Patrick Brown
1768–1845
County Kerry, Ireland
Harriot (Brown (nee Thayer)) Mrs
1787–1867
Charlestown, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Williams Thayer
1760–1826
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Sarah Thayer
1756–1800
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Thayer
1734–1762
Rebecca Williams
1735–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Thayer
1710–1780
Jane Keith
1709–1783

Sophia Brown's Descendants

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Sophia (Augusta) Brown (29 Oct 1825–28 Feb 1909) m. John (Carter) Brown (28 Aug 1797–10 Jun 1874)
  1. 1. Sophia (Augusta) Brown 1867–1947 m. William (Watts) Sherman 1842–1912
    1. 1. Irene (Muriel Augusta) Sherman 1887–1972 m. Lieutenant (Lawrence Lewis) Gillespie 1879–1940
    2. 2. Mildred (Constance) Sherman 1888–1961

Sophia Brown's Timeline

3 Records

1825
29 Oct 1825
Birth of Sophia Augusta Brown in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1859
24 Jun 1859
Age 34
Sophia Augusta Brown was married in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
1909
28 Feb 1909
Age 84
Death of Sophia Augusta Brown in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1825
    Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 1 Mar 1909; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; ,0.47154057,0.6151572,0.8128

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1859
    Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newport, R I
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 1 Mar 1909; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; ,0.47154057,0.6151572,0.8128

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1909
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Boston Globe; Publication Date: 1 Mar 1909; Publication Place: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; ,0.47154057,0.6151572,0.8128

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