Brown Levi^{[1, 2]}

1780 - 1840  (60 years)

• Name	Brown Levi
  Birth	06 Aug 1780	New Ipswich, Hillsborough County, NH   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Sep 1840	Elizabethtown, Essex County, NY   [1]
  Burial	Lewis Center Cemetery, Lewis, Essex County, NY   [1]
  Notes	From Genealogical and family history of northern New York, anonymous author, Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1910Page 340Levi, son of Captain Josiah Brown, was born at New Ipswich, August 6, 1780, died september 10, 1840. He removed with others of the family from New Ipswich to Lewis, Essex county, New York, and settled on land of his father there. He was an active and prominent citizen, a well-to-do farmer, deacon of the Baptist church. He commanded a company at the battle of Plattsburgh in war of 1812. He married, May 15, 1803, Betsey Temple. Children: Eliza, Elewisa, Sally, Phebe, Betsey, Levi DeWitt and Benjamin. "Deacon" Brown was an early settler and commanded a Lewis company at the battle of Plattsburg. He located east of the village on the Boquet. Near him was Asa Farnsworth who had a forge and a saw-mill. Visited cem 09/92 , unable to find grave fvp.He COMMANDED A COMPANY AT THE BATTLE OF PLATTSBURGH ,He was in the War of 1812.. See "Pleasant Valley" by G.L. BrownHe was a Baptist, married his wife, Betsey in Walpole, Cheshire County, NH by Rev. Thomas Fensaken of Walpole..He left Lewis to go to Elizabethtown, NY by 1827. He was still in Lewis, Essex County during the 1820 census. BURIAL: Stone reads: Deacon Levi Browndied Sep 10 1840aged 60 yearsBetsey his widowdied Apr 10 184271 years, 4 mo, 6 da(Precious in the eye of the Lordare the death of His Saints..
  Person ID	I50892	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Brown Josiah,   b. 30 Jan 1742, Concord, Middlesex Co., MA d. 18 Mar 1831, Elizabethtown, Essex County, NY? (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Wright Sarah,   b. 27 Nov 1744, Concord, Middlesex Co., MA d. 08 Aug 1821, New Ipswich, Hillsborough County, NH (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	31 Oct 1765	Ipswich, Essex County, MA   [1]
  Family ID	F23552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Temple Elizabeth (Betsey),   b. 04 Dec 1770, Alstead, Cheshire County, NH d. 10 Apr 1842, Elizabethtown, Essex County, NY (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	15 May 1803	New Ipswich, Hillsborough County, NH   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Brown Elewisa  [natural]   2. Brown Eliza  [natural]   3. Brown Sarah (Sally)  [natural]   4. Brown Benjamin  [natural]   5. Brown Betsey  [natural]   6. Brown Phoebe  [natural]   7. Brown Levi Dewitt,   b. 01 Jun 1814, Lewis, Essex County, NY  [natural]
  Family ID	F23462	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S1098] Merged from BrianFreeman on 30-Dec-12 at 18:10. [S1109] New England Historic Genealogical Society, NEHG Register, (Boston, MA Jan. 1977), VOL.131, January 1977.