Jeremiah
Robert
(Robert)
"J. R."
Brown
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Annie (Wilson) Brown
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Anita (Brown) Morgan, Ethel Margaret Brown, Evelyn Brown, Amy Brown, Lilian Vara Brown, Ralph Brown and Kathleen Winnifred (Brown) Macdonell
Died
at about age 68
in Summerland, British Columbia
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Dec 2016
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Biography
Jeremiah Robert was born in October 1858 or 1859 in Carlisle, England to John Brown and Alice Sharpe. Robert came to Canada about 1884 and was married to Mary Annie Wilson. They settled in Summerland, British Columbia in 1902, and on Trout Creek Canyon Ranch in 1903. He was an orchardist. [1] J.R. helped start the first school. He served on Summerland's first council (1908). He was also the Agent for Indian Affairs. [2]
He passed away 11 May 1926 in Summerland and was buried in Peach Orchard Cemetery. [3]
Sources
- ↑ 1911 Census, Summerland, Yale and Cariboo Sub-Districts 1-54, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
- ↑ F.C. Storey, The Streets of Summerland : origins and locations (1979), p. 28
- ↑ "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLG8-T8W : 30 September 2015), Jeremiah Robert Brown, 1926.
- Jeremiah Robert Brown family file, Summerland Museum
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