John Brown (abt. 1845 - 1915)

Born about 1845 in Ireland

Husband of Mary (Oswald) Brown — married before 17 Aug 1882 in Mount Forest, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1915 at about age 70 in Holstein, Southgate, Grey, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

John Brown was born around 1845 in Ireland to parents James and Rebecca Brown. He moved to Canada sometime before 1861.

John was a seventeen year old laborer during the 1861 Canada Census. He lived in a log house in Egremont, Grey County, Ontario with his widowed mother Rebecca, and siblings James, Matilda, William, Ann, and Sarah.

The Brown family continued to live in Egremont, Ontario during the 1871 Census of Canada. The household included the widowed Rebecca (age 54) with her children, John (age 23, farmer) and Sarah (age 21). Also in the house were Rebecca Allan (age 7, student), Thomas Daniels (age 18, farm labourer), and Samuel Queen (age 27, schoolteacher).^[1]

During the 1881 Canada Census, John was a 36 year old Irish farmer who belonged to the Church of England. He resided with his widowed mother Rebecca in Egremont in Grey South District of Ontario. His brother, William Brown, and his family lived a few houses away from him.

The following year John married Mary Oswell at the age of 38. The wedding took place on August 17, 1882 in Mount Forest in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.

John died on April 10, 1915 in Holstein, Ontario at the age of 72. He was a married farmer and driver. Cause of death was pneumonia, which he had for one week. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4QH-3N5 : Sun Mar 10 16:51:07 UTC 2024), Entry for William G Doyle and Matilda Doyle, 1871.
2. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZ6-SJG : 2 March 2021), James Brown in entry for John Brown, 10 Apr 1915; citing Egremont, Grey, Ontario, yr 1915 cn 13749, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,862,267.

• Census of Canada, 1881 - Province: Ontario, District: Grey South (154), Sub-District: Egremont (E), Division: 1, Family: 83, Household: 750424, Volume: 20, Page: 19, Microfilm: C-13260, Reference: RG-31 - Statistics Canada. Click here for [1].
• "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FMJM-T4M : accessed 2 March 2015), James Brown in entry for John Brown and Mary Oswell, 17 Aug 1882; citing registration 012452, Mount Forest, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,869,760.
• Census of Canada, 1861 - Province: Canada West (Ontario), District: Grey, Sub-District: Egremont, Page: 15, Line: 1, Microfilm: C-1026-1027. Click here for [2].