Joseph Brown (1705 - 1777)

Born 5 Feb 1705 in Eastham, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Cole) Brown — married 20 Feb 1735 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 1777 at about age 71 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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Biography

Joseph Brown was born 5 February 1705 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, a son of James Brown and Ruth Snow. ^{[1] [2]}

Joseph married Susanna Cole on February 20, 1735 in Eastham, Massachusetts.^[3] They had five children:

1. Jerusha Brown, 1738–1838
2. Joseph Brown, 1745–1777
3. Benjamin Brown, 1750–1796
4. Simeon Brown, 1753–1821^[4]
5. Susanna Brown, 1756–^[5]

Joseph died in 1777 in Gorham, Maine. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Record: Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll Number: 13.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2, Vol 2, p. 14
3. ↑ Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records Name: Joseph Brown Spouse: Susanna Cole Parents: James Brown, Ruth Snow Birth Place: Barnstable, Eastham, MA Birth Date: 5 Feb 1705 Marriage Place: Eastham, Barnstable, MA Marriage Date: 20 Feb 1735 Death Place: Gorham, ME Death Date: 1777
4. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WC-MBL : 10 February 2018), Joseph Brown in entry for Simeon Brown, 09 May 1753; citing GORHAM,CUMBERLAND,MAINE; FHL microfilm 1,033,703.
5. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WH-5D8 : 10 February 2018), Joseph Brown in entry for Susanna Brown, 27 Jul 1756; citing GORHAM,CUMBERLAND,MAINE; FHL microfilm 1,033,703.

• McLellan, Hugh D. History of Gorham, ME. Portland: Smith & Sale Printers, 1903. 413p.