Sylvester
Brownell
Sr.
Born in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Jonathan Brownell
and Elizabeth (Richmond) Brownell
Brother of
Anna (Brownell) Richmond, Pardon Brownell, Elizabeth (Brownell) Wood, Perez Brownell, Ruth (Brownell) Wilbor and Lydia (Brownell) Taylor
Husband of
Mercy (Church) Brownell
— married
11 Jul 1778 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Church Brownell, Ruth (Brownell) Church, Mercy (Brownell) Almy, Sylvester Brownell Jr., Pardon Brownell, Richmond Brownell M.D., Jonathan Brownell, Prudence (Brownell) Brown and Mary (Brownell) Boggs
Died
at age 82
in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Dec 2016
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Biography
- Son of Jonathan & Elizabeth (Richmond) Brownell
- He married Mercy Church, daughter of Thomas & Ruth (Bailey) Church, on 11 Jul 1778 at Little Compton, Newport, RI
Children
Thomas Church Brownell Birthdate: October 19, 1779 (85) Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts Death: January 13, 1865 (85) Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Place of Burial: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Immediate Family: Son of Sylvester Brownell and Mercy Brownell Husband of Charlotte Brownell Father of Harriet Putnam Brownell Brother of Ruth Church; Sylvester Brownell; Pardon Brownell; Richmond Brownell; Jonathan Brownell and 2 others
Occupation: Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States; Founder of Trinity College, Hartford
Sources
- "United States Census, 1800", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRZ-G5K : Thu Oct 05 12:46:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Sylvester Brownell, 1800.
- findagrave
- Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Vital and Town Records, Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
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