Elizabeth (Ralston) Brown
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Elizabeth (Ralston) Brown (1778 - 1854)

Elizabeth Brown formerly Ralston
Born in Southend, Argyll, Scotlandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 16 May 1801 in Southend, Argyll, Scotlandmap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 76 in Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, USAmap
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Biography

Elizabeth (Ralston) Brown was an early resident of the Scottish Settlement in Argyle, Illinois.
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Elizabeth (Ralston) Brown is buried in Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Illinois.

Elizabeth was born in 1778 at Brecklate, Southend. She was the daughter of Alexander Ralston and Janet Huie [1]

She married Charles Brown in 1801. [2]

They had the following children:

  1. Janet (Ralston) 1802 - 1845
  2. Helen (Greenlees) 1804 - 1865
  3. Thomas 1807 - 1889
  4. Alexander 1809 - 1889
  5. Jane (Picken) 1811 - 1895
  6. Mary (Andrew) 1814 - 1896
  7. Charles 1817 - 1882
  8. Elizabeth (Brown) 1820 - 1880

She and Charles came to the US in 1838. [3]

They settled in Caledonia and were among the first residents of the Scottish Settlement in Argyle, Illinois. [4]

Elizabeth passed away in 1854.

1850 US Census

Caledonia, Illinois

  • Charles Brown 28 Scotland
  • Thomas Brown 40 Scotland
  • Elizabeth Brown 73 Scotland
  • John Watson 30 Scotland
  • David Hegart 28 Scotland

Sources

  1. (Page 121, 331-332; "Saga of Our Kintyre Kin", 1984, Grace Ralston)
  2. “Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTKJ-C2J : 10 February 2018), Charles Brown and Elizabth Ralston, 16 May 1801; citing Southend,Argyll,Scotland, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,076.
  3. Ancestry Record 7488 #1043703658 Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1820-1897. Microfilm Publication M237, 675 rolls. NAI: 6256867. Records of the U.S. Customs Service, Record Group 36. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Year: 1838; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 037; Line: 9; List Number: 432
    Name: Elizabeth Brown
    Arrival date: 27 Jul 1838
    Birth Location: Scotland
    Age: 60
    Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
    Port of Arrival: New York, New York
    Ship Name: Hibernia
  4. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85N-ZD8 : 12 April 2016), Elizabeth Brown in household of Charles Brown, Caledonia, Boone, Illinois, United States; citing family 42, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

See also:

  • Find A Grave: Memorial #53389202 accessed 01 November 2018), memorial page for Elizabeth Ralston Brown (1778–16 Dec 1854), citing Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Harold R (contributor 46870133) .




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