Benjamin Brown (abt. 1751 - aft. 1796)

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Died after 1796 after about age 45 in Gorham, Maine, United States

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Biography

Benjamin Brown was the son of Joseph Brown and Susanna Cole. He was born about 1751, his birthplace unknown. Joseph and Susanna Brown moved from Eastham, Massachusetts to Gorham, Maine about 1751 and Benjamin likely was born enroute. ^[1]

Benjamin married Sarah Phinney about 1771/2 using the birthdate of their first born, Edmund. ^{[2] [3]} They had ten children:

1. Edmund Brown 1772–^[4]
2. Joseph Brown 1774–^[5]
3. Betty Brown 1776–^[6]
4. Isaac Cole Brown 1778–^[7]
5. John Gorham Brown 1781–1872^[8]
6. Nancy Brown 1783–^[9]
7. Hannah Brown 1786–1874^[10]
8. Polly Brown 1788–1865^[11]
9. Patience Brown 1791–^[12]
10. Sally Brown 1795–^[13]

Benjamin passed away about 1796.

Sources

1. ↑ McLellan, Hugh D. (Hugh Davis), 1805-1878; Lewis, Katharine B. History of Gorham, Maine. Portland: Smith & Sale Printers. 1909. page 415. https://archive.org/details/historyofgorhamm00mcle/page/414/mode/2up
2. ↑ https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/4/40/Brown-19221.pdf Finney-Phinney Families in America, pg 11. Click on adobe icon for link to Finney/Phinney Familes in America, Descendents of John Finney of Plymouth and Barnstable, Mass., and Bristol, R.I., Page 23 lists Benjamin Brown as son of Joseph Brown and married to Sarah Phinney.
3. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/21945/images/dvm_LocHist007904-00241-1?ssrc=&backlabel=Return
4. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2H2H-MJR : 4 April 2020), Benjamin Brown in entry for Edmund Brown, 22 Sep 1772; citing Gorham, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HV7-6JB : 4 April 2020), Benjamin Brown in entry for Joseph Brown, 22 Jul 1774; citing Gorham, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
6. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2H2H-MKZ : 4 April 2020), Benjamin Brown in entry for Betty Brown, 24 Sep 1776; citing Gorham, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
7. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HV7-6KX : 4 April 2020), Benjamin Brown in entry for Isaac Cole Brown, 25 Nov 1778; citing Gorham, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
8. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WH-1Z8 : 14 January 2020), Benjamin Brown in entry for John Brown, 1781.
9. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HV7-XJN : 4 April 2020), Benjamin Brown in entry for Nancy Brown, 20 Dec 1783; citing Gorham, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
10. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2H2H-M4D : 4 April 2020), Benjamin Brown in entry for Hannah Brown, 20 Jan 1786; citing Gorham, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
11. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2H2H-MHM : 4 April 2020), Benjamin Brown in entry for Polly Brown, 29 Jul 1788; citing Gorham, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
12. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HV7-ZV7 : 4 April 2020), Benjamin Brown in entry for Patience Brown, 10 Aug 1791; citing Gorham, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
13. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2H2H-MYH : 4 April 2020), Benjamin Brown in entry for Sally Brown, 23 Jul 1795; citing Gorham, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.