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Sylvester Brown 1805–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1805

Birth Location: Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA

Death Date: 10 Dec 1886

Death Location: Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois, USA

Father: Andrew Brown

Mother: Jane Brower

Spouse(s): Catherine Altenburg

Children(s): Anna Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Emma Brown, Andrew Brown, Josephine Brown, William Brown, Loretta Martin, Sylvester Brown

Sylvester Brown was born in 1805 in Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA, the child of Andrew Brown And Jane Brower. In 1840, Sylvester Brown resided in Cherry Valley, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA. In 1850, Sylvester Brown resided in Dayton, LaSalle, Illinois, USA. Sylvester Brown married Catherine Ann Altenburg, and had children including Andrew Jackson Brown, Anna C Brown, Elizabeth Jennette Brown, Emma Jane Brown, Josephine Brown, Loretta Brown Martin, Sylvester E Brown, William Morell Brown. Sylvester Brown passed away in 1886 in Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois, USA.

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  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
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Biography

  • Sylvester Brown was born in 1805 in Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA, the child of Andrew Brown And Jane Brower.
  • In 1840, Sylvester Brown resided in Cherry Valley, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1850, Sylvester Brown resided in Dayton, LaSalle, Illinois, USA.
  • Sylvester Brown married Catherine Ann Altenburg, and had children including Andrew Jackson Brown, Anna C Brown, Elizabeth Jennette Brown, Emma Jane Brown, Josephine Brown, Loretta Brown Martin, Sylvester E Brown, William Morell Brown.
  • Sylvester Brown passed away in 1886 in Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Brown
1775–1840
Birth Location: New York
AB
Jane Brower
1780–
Birth Location: New York
JB

Spouses(s)

Catherine Altenburg
1806–1896
Birth Location: Danube, Montgomery, New York, USA
CA

Children(s)

Anna Brown
1844–1931
Birth Location: Cherry Valley, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
AB
Elizabeth Brown
1831–1885
Birth Location: Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA
EB
Emma Brown
1833–1914
Birth Location: Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA
EB
Andrew Brown
1834–1907
Birth Location: Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA
AB
Josephine Brown
1835–1836
Birth Location: Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA
JB
William Brown
1837–1929
Birth Location: Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA
WB
Loretta Martin
1839–1935
Birth Location: Cherry Valley, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
LM
Sylvester Brown
1842–1931
Birth Location: Cherry Valley, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
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Sylvester Brown's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Brown
1805–1886
Birth Place: Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA
Parents
Andrew Brown
1775–1840
New York
Jane Brower
1780–
New York
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvester Brown's Descendants

1.
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Sylvester Brown (8 Jan 1805–10 Dec 1886) m. Catherine (Ann) Altenburg (9 Mar 1806–6 Nov 1896)
  1. 1. Anna (C) Brown 1844–1931
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Jennette) Brown 1831–1885
  3. 3. Emma (Jane) Brown 1833–1914
  4. 4. Andrew (Jackson) Brown 1834–1907
  5. 5. Josephine Brown 1835–1836
  6. 6. William (Morell) Brown 1837–1929
  7. 7. Loretta (Brown) Martin 1839–1935
  8. 8. Sylvester (E) Brown 1842–1931

Sylvester Brown's Timeline

7 Records

1805
8 Jan 1805
Birth of Sylvester Brown in Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA
Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA
1840
1840
Age 35
Sylvester Brown resided here in Cherry Valley, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
Cherry Valley, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
1850
1850
Age 45
Sylvester Brown resided here in Dayton, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Dayton, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 55
Sylvester Brown resided here in Dayton, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
Dayton, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 65
Sylvester Brown resided here in Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois, United States
Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois, United States
1880
1880
Age 75
Sylvester Brown resided here in Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois, USA
1886
10 Dec 1886
Age 81
Death of Sylvester Brown in Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1805
    Event Place: Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: 223; Family History Film: 1254223; Page: 549C; Enumeration District: 082; Image: 0619
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: M593_244; Page: 514A; Image: 302; Family History Library Film: 545743
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Dayton, LaSalle, Illinois; Roll: M653_196; Page: 22; Image: 23; Family History Library Film: 803196
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Dayton, LaSalle, Illinois; Roll: M432_115; Page: 296B; Image: 245

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Cherry Valley, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Cherry Valley, Ashtabula, Ohio; Roll: 376; Page: 199; Image: 406; Family History Library Film: 0020158

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Dayton, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Dayton, LaSalle, Illinois; Roll: M432_115; Page: 296B; Image: 245

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Dayton, LaSalle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Dayton, LaSalle, Illinois; Roll: M653_196; Page: 22; Image: 23; Family History Library Film: 803196

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: M593_244; Page: 514A; Image: 302; Family History Library Film: 545743

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: 223; Family History Film: 1254223; Page: 549C; Enumeration District: 082; Image: 0619

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois; Roll: M593_244; Page: 514A; Image: 302; Family History Library Film: 545743

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1886
    Event Place: Ottawa, La Salle, Illinois, USA
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