Grace Mae Brown (1886 - 1906)

Born 20 Mar 1886 in South Otselic, Otselic, Chenango, New York, United States

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Died 11 Jul 1906 at age 20 in Big Moose, Webb, Herkimer, New York, United States

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Biography

Grace Mae Brown was born March 20, 1886 to Frank Browning Brown (1856-1918) and Betsey Minerva (Babcock) Brown (1858-1939), probably in South Otselic, Chenango County, New York. She was the middle child of nine. Grace had moved to Cortland to work at the Gillette Skirt Factory in 1904, where she lived with her sister Ada.

She became involved with the skirt company's owner's nephew, and by early 1906 she was pregnant. The couple planned a trip to the Adirondack area, and that summer they had visited Tupper Lake and Big Moose Lake. It was at the latter stop where she died.

The details surrounding Grace's death have been recounted in numerous stories and dramatizations.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23086/grace-mae-brown: accessed 02 November 2022), memorial page for Grace Mae Brown (20 Mar 1886–11 Jul 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23086, citing Valley View Cemetery, South Otselic, Chenango County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave .
• Wikidata: Item Q28227646, en:Wikipedia