George W Brown (1794 - 1878)

Born 16 Feb 1794 in Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Oct 1878 at age 84 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States

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Biography

George Brown, 5th child of Noah Brown and Lois Mills, was born 16 Feb 1794 in Amenia, New York. He married, first, Apphia Clark, daughter of Ezra Clark (sister of his brother Samuel's wife. George and Apphia had three children, Elijah, Emily and Apphia, who died as an infant.^[1]

George served in the War of 1812.^[2]

His first wife, Apphia died 23 Mary 1823 and he then married Hannah Hopkins 13 Sep 1826, daughter of Judge Enos.^[3]

In the 1850 US Federal Census, Geo Brown is listed as age 55, living in Rochester Ward 6, Monroe, New York, USA with household member(s) Geo Brown, Hanny Brown, Julia Brown, William Brown, Eliza Brown, Cat Graham.^[4]

Name	Age	Occupation	Birthplace
Geo Brown	55	Merchant	New York
Hanny Brown	49		New York
Julia Brown	18		New York
William Brown	16		New York
Eliza Brown	15		New York
Cat Graham	16		Ireland

In the 1855 New York State Census, George Brown is listed as age 60, living in Rochester City, Ward 6, Monroe, New York, USA with household member(s) Hannah Brown, William R Brown, Elizabeth S Brown, Anna M Farley.^[5]

Name	Relationship	Age	Birthyear	Birthplace	Occupation
George Brown	Head	60	1795	391	Farmer
Hannah Brown	Wife	52	1803	391
William R Brown	Child	31	1824	391
Elizabeth S Brown	Child	20	1835	391
Anna M Farley	18	1837	391

George and Hannah had daughters Laura, Julia, Elizabeth, and sons Frederick and William. George and his wife raise their family in Rochester, New York where George and his partner ran a carpet sales business named Brown & Williams^[1].

He died 18 Oct 1878 in Rochester, New York. ^[6]

George's obituary in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reads:^[7]

Death of Colonel George Brown - The not entirely unexpected death of Colonel George Brown occurred at his residence, number 11 East street, yesterday morning, and in a short time the melancholy news was made known to his friends. The cause of his death was heart disease, and peacefully and quietly he passed away with out a struggle. Colonel Brown came from Dutchess county to Rochester in 1848, going into the carpet business on State street, the firm name being Brown & Williams. In this business he remained twenty-three years, only retiring when the advance of old age made it imperative that he should have rest. His sterling integrity and many Christian traits of character won for him the genuine respect of his business associates and friends, and by all his death will be sincerely mourned. His wife is still living but so very ill that she lay unconscious of all that is pasting around her. He leaves three daughters and one son, all residing In Rochester. The funeral will be held Monday morning at 11 o'clock.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Noah Brown and his descendants, no author noted other than 'One of the Browns' on the last page, dated Nov 30, 1895. No publisher or copyright found. Accessed online at archive.org, September 2020.
2. ↑ War of 1812 Pension Applications, National Archives, Washington D.C., NARA Microfilm M313, Roll: 12; database online, Ancestry.com (Record link/Free shareable image), accessed September 2020. Military service in New York, Pension #1: SO 21437, Pension #2: SC 18006.
3. ↑ 10,000 Vital Records of Eastern New York, 1777-1834, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, Maryland; database online; Ancestry.com (Record link/Free shareable image), accessed September 2020.
4. ↑ 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Rochester Ward 6, Monroe, New York, population schedule, Roll: 531, Page 308b, Line 6, Family Number: 1334, Geo Brown; digital image, Ancestry.com (Record link/Free shareable image), accessed December 2020.
5. ↑ 1855 New York State Census, Rochester City, Ward 6, Monroe, New York, USA, State Population Census Schedules, New York State Archives, Albany, New York, Line 9, George Brown; digital image, Ancestry.com (Record link/Free shareable image), accessed December 2020.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed: December 2020) George W Brown (1794-1878) - Find A Grave Memorial no.33817665, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA; Maintained by Daryl VerStreate (contributor 46552263). Find A Grave: Memorial #33817665
7. ↑ Obituary for George Brown, Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, 19 Oct 1878; digital images, Newspapers.com (News clipping/Image), accessed September 2020, citing original p.4.