Jerusha (Fitch) Brown (abt. 1723 - aft. 1788)

Born about 30 Jan 1723 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Tyxhall Ensworth — married 6 Dec 1742 (to 6 Jan 1776) in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut Colony

Wife of Jacob Brown — married 11 Dec 1776 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died after 4 Feb 1788 after about age 65 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Daughter of Jabez and Lydia (Gale) Fitch

Jerusha Fitch and Tyzhall Ensworth had the following children:^[1]

• Ephraim Ensworth, b. 1 Dec 1744; died 23 June 1749
• Jerusha Ensworth, b. 6 May 1746
• Lydia Ensworth, b. 3 Jul 1748; died young
• Elizabeth Ensworth, b. 26 Jun 1750
• Alice Ensworth, b. 21 Jul 1752
• Persis Ensworth, b. 26 Nov 1754; died 1777
• Jedediah Ensworth, b. 1 Sept 1758
• Ephraim Ensworth, b. 1 Dec 1760; died in England
• Abigail Ensworth, b. 22 Apr 1768; died 16 May 1773

She married Jacob Brown, son of John and Elizabeth (Safford) Brown, on 11 December 1776 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA . Jacob Brown was born 6 July 1711 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA . He died 10 January 1793 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, USA.

Sources

1. ↑ Robert S. Wakefield, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 22, The Descendants of William Bradford, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2004. "The Silver Book" Page 251

• Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
• Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
• http://greenerpasture.com/Ancestors/Details/35729