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Sylvanus Brown 1749–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Feb 1749

Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: May 1803

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Father: William Brown

Mother: Elizabeth Thomas

Spouse(s): Phebe Irish, Hannah Coggeshalle

Children(s): Mary Brown, Phebe Brown, Ruth Brown, John Brown, Nancy Brown, Coggeshalle Brown, Ellery Brown, Hannah Brown

Sylvanus Brown was born in 1749 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, the child of William Brown And Elizabeth Thomas. Sylvanus Brown married Hannah Coggeshalle, Phebe Irish, and had children including Coggeshalle Brown, Ellery Brown, Hannah Brown, John Brown, Lucy Brown, Mary Brown, Nancy Brown, Phebe Brown, Ruth Brown, Sally Brown. Sylvanus Brown passed away in 1803 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Sylvanus Brown was born in 1749 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, the child of William Brown And Elizabeth Thomas.
  • Sylvanus Brown married Hannah Coggeshalle, Phebe Irish, and had children including Coggeshalle Brown, Ellery Brown, Hannah Brown, John Brown, Lucy Brown, Mary Brown, Nancy Brown, Phebe Brown, Ruth Brown, Sally Brown.
  • Sylvanus Brown passed away in 1803 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Sylvanus Brown's Ancestors

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Sylvanus Brown
1749–1803
Birth Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
William Brown
1727–1792
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Thomas
1730–1781
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, Colonies of the Americas
Grandparents
John Brown
1705–1773
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Sarah (M) White
1709–1795
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Elihu Thomas
1700–
Great-Grandparents
Tobias Brown
1679–1734
Alice Burrington
1684–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brown
–1694

Sylvanus Brown's Descendants

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Sylvanus Brown (04 Feb 1749–May 1803) m. Phebe Irish (30 Jul 1744–) m. Hannah Coggeshalle (4 Dec 1754–)
  1. 1. Mary Brown 1781–
  2. 2. Phebe Brown 1783–
  3. 3. Ruth Brown 1786–1820
  4. 4. John Brown 1787–
  5. 5. Nancy Brown 1789–1875
  6. 6. Coggeshalle Brown 1781–
  7. 7. Ellery Brown 1800–
  8. 8. Hannah Brown 1801–

Sylvanus Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1749
04 Feb 1749
Birth of Sylvanus Brown in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1803
May 1803
Age 54
Death of Sylvanus Brown in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Feb 1749
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1803
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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