Jonathan Brown (1770 - abt. 1839)

Born 14 Dec 1770 in New York

Descendants

Died about 1839 at about age 68 in Lower Brighton, Carleton Co, N.B.

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Biography

Jonathan Brown was born, probably in Westchester County, New York, c1770, the son of James Brown; died at Lower Brighton, New Brunswick, 1838, and is buried in the Lower Brighton Cemetery; ^[1] married Rebecca Cogswell, born at Cornwallis, Nova Scotia (obituary), 11 Feb 1783 (FindAGrave), the daughter of Elihu Cogswell and Rebecca Howland; died at Lower Brighton, 28 Jun 1867, and buried with her husband in the Lower Brighton Cemetery. ^{[2] [3]}

In 1803, he and his family are recorded in the District next above the Parishes of Woodstock and Northampton, extending to the River De Chute. ^[4]

Wife's obituary:

d. Lower Brighton (Carleton Co.) 28th June, Rebecca widow of late Jonathan BROWN, age 85, left 12 children, 60 grand children, 40 great grandchildren. She was a native of Cornwallis, N.S. Nearly 60 years ago she came with her husband to the neigborhood where she resided during her life. She united with the F.C. Baptist Church 37 years ago in Lower Brighton.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 12 May 2020), memorial page for Jonathan Brown (14 Dec 1770–1839), Find A Grave: Memorial #70824402, citing Lower Brighton Cemetery, Lower Brighton, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada ; Maintained by Stairs II (contributor 47001770) .
2. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, New Brunswick Cemeteries, Rebecca Brown
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 12 May 2020), memorial page for Rebecca Cogswell Brown (11 Feb 1783–28 Jun 1867), Find A Grave: Memorial #70824423, citing Lower Brighton Cemetery, Lower Brighton, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada ; Maintained by Stairs II (contributor 47001770) .
4. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Lieut. Arthur Nicholson's Report, State of Population in the District next above the Parishes of Woodstock and Northampton, extending to the River De Chute, Presque Isle, 19 May 1803: household of Jonathan Brown.
5. ↑ Daniel F. Johnson, Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics, vol. 25, no. 1988, citing the 17 Aug 1867 issue of the Carleton Sentinel

See also:

• "The Browns of Lower Brighton" article appeared in the Hartland Observer Newspaper March 9, 1983. copied by Carle & Lily Rigby.
• Rootsweb Tree ID 116832 James Brown