William Brower Sr (1796 - 1869)

Born 22 Apr 1796 in Centre county, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 15 May 1869 at age 73 in Unionville, Centre county, Pennsylvania

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Biography

William Brower was a native of Centre county, Pennsylvania, where he lived all of his life. William married Hanna Resides. William and Hanna are found on the United States Census of 1850, living in Boggs Township, Centre county, Pennsylvania, with four children still living at home. ^[1]

William died May 15, 1869 and is buried in the the Friends Cemetery, in Centre county, Pennsylvania. ^[2]

Researcher's Notes

There are three Friends cemeteries in Centre County (Note: the common name for the Society of Friends is "Quaker")

• Friends Burial Ground (Spring Township: Bellefonte)
• Friends Cemetery (Halfmoon Township)
• Friends Cemetery - Alexander Farm, aka Fisher (Union Township)

William's Find A Grave indicates that he is buried in Alexander Farm and has a photograph of his headstone, here: ^[2] The Find A grave at Alexander Farm for his wife also has a photograph of her headstone here: ^[3]

1850 Census

Name: William Brower Event Type: Census Event Year: 1850 Event Place: Boggs, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States Gender: Male Age: 54 Race: White Race (Original): Birth Year (Estimated): 1796 Birthplace: Pennsylvania, United States Household ID: 203 House Number: 203 Line Number: 12 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M432 Affiliate Film Number: 763 GS Film Number: 20613 Digital Folder Number: 004191086 Image Number: 00479

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

William Brower M 54 Pennsylvania, United States

Hanna Brower F 54 Pennsylvania, United States

Sarah P Brower F 17 Pennsylvania, United States

Jacob Brower M 23 Pennsylvania, United States

William Brower M 21 Pennsylvania, United States

Philip Brower M 13 Pennsylvania, United States

William's FindAGrave Memorial lists four more born before Sarah. Son John, for example, can be found on page 41/46 of the same 1850 census report.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HM-9F8 : 12 April 2016), William Brower, Boggs, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 203, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 18 November 2021), memorial page for William Brower (22 Apr 1796–15 May 1869), Find A Grave: Memorial #96640527, citing Friends Cemetery, Unionville, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Carla Hass (contributor 47582486).
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 18 November 2021), memorial page for Hannah Margaret Resides Brower (24 Feb 1797–13 Apr 1875), Find A Grave: Memorial #96640430, citing Friends Cemetery, Unionville, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Carla Hass (contributor 47582486).