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Watson Brown 1835–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 October 1835

Birth Location: Ross County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 17 October 1859

Death Location: Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA

Father: Capt. )

Mother: Mary Day

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Watson Brown was born in 1835 in Ross County, Ohio, USA, the child of Capt John Lafayette Brown Abolitionist And Mary Ann Day. Watson Brown passed away in 1859 in Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Watson Brown was born in 1835 in Ross County, Ohio, USA, the child of Capt John Lafayette Brown Abolitionist And Mary Ann Day.
  • Watson Brown passed away in 1859 in Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA.

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Watson Brown's Ancestors

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Watson Brown
1835–1859
Birth Place: Ross County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Capt. John Lafayette BROWN ~ Abolitionist )
1800–1859
Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Mary (Ann) Day
1816–1884
Granville, Washington County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Owen Brown
1771–1856
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, American Colonies
Ruth MILLS
1772–1808
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Capt Brown
1728–1776
Hannah Owen
1740–1831
Gideon MILLS
1749–1812
Ruth Humphrey
1751–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Deliverance Brown
1689–1768
Abigail Waldo
1696–1763
Gideon MILLS
1715–1772
Elizabeth HIGLEY
1723–1774

Watson Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1835
7 October 1835
Birth of Watson Brown in Ross County, Ohio, USA
Ross County, Ohio, USA
1859
17 October 1859
Age 24
Death of Watson Brown in Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 October 1835
    Event Place: Ross County, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 October 1859
    Event Place: Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA

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