Brown William Henry Harrison^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}

1814 - 1893  (78 years)

• Name	Brown William Henry Harrison
  Birth	10 Oct 1814	Auburn, Cayuga Co., NY   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Aug 1893	Naples, Ontario County, NY   [1]
  Burial	City Hill Cemetery, Torrey, Yates Co., NY   [1]
  Notes	William went by the name of Henry during his life. He married Elenor Jane Townsend,(known by Jane) dau. of Uriah Townsend of Dresden, Yates County,NY. At the time of his marriage, Henry was living in Cameron, NY according to " The Vital Records of Western New York" There is another birthdate of 2 Feb 1815. I don't know which one is correct. In a letter written from Cameron, March 15, 1880, Charles Loghry, husband to Juliette Brown, sister to Henry; writes to his son, William Henry Harrison Loghry (Henry,the above's namesake) and mentions 'Uncle Henry', William Henry Harrison Brown. Cameron, March 15, 1880 Well Henry Loghry it has bin A long time since we have heard from you you dont rite very often and today I thaut that I woud rite you a few lines to let you noe that we are in the land of the living but not very smart this winter I have bin qite poorley this winter and lame not abel to doe my chores nor to cut my wood I am giting old and will soon be out of this world and it wont mater how qick if I am prepard for that day that day will surly come prepared or not Ada and her man is with us this winter and will stay with us this year or that is the talk now if nothing hapens. We have had A very warm winter and noe snow it has bin rather unheathy this winter. A grate many old fokes has dropt off this winter some without one moments warning there are several that has dropt dead seting their chair and it stands us in hand to be ready to meet it if we never meet on this earth less try to meet in heaven your unkel Em Brown* is very poorley this winter he lais A bed the most of the time he haint bin from home in nine years he is nothing but skin and bones. the rest of the family is well but hard up this winter they had their barn burnd and all their hay and grain and it is touf for them this winter I hurd form you unkel Henry Brown* the other day he is bad off he dont noe hardly any thing and the man told me that they had lost ther property he thout it was all used up they sold out but dident saave mutch that is bad to loes his senses and property to times is beter this spring that it has bin for sevel years past money is plenty and proptery is chang hands and things looks beter now than they have for some time Wheat is 140 rie 90 corn 65 oats 50 potatoes 40 Apels from 50 to 65 hay is from $10 to $12 tone give my best Respects to all the frends and tell them that I would (like) to see them very much I would like to see you and your wife today and have you hear tell Juliaette* to rite to us I will rite to her before long now Henry rite soon as you git this and till us how you are giting A long from your father (signed) Charles Loghry * 1. unkel Henry Brown is William Henry Harrison Brown, brother to Juliette, Charles first wife. 2. Juliaette is Charles'granddaughter by William Henry Harrison Loghry and Elizabeth Williams. At the time the 1870 Federal Census was taken for Torrey, Yates County, it shows that William and Jane were living next door to Wright Brown, Jr., his uncle. William went by the name of Henry during his life. He married Elenor Jane Townsend,(known by Jane) dau. of Uriah Townsend of Dresden, Yates County,NY. At the time of his marriage, Henry was living in Cameron, NY according to " The Vital Records of Western New York" William and Jane lived next door to Wright Brown, Jr. and his wife, Emily in Torrey in 1870. In another data base on Ancestry.com he is listed as being born on 2 Feb. 1815 in Auburn, Cayuga Co., NY.
  Person ID	I52924	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Brown Samuel Right (Wright),   b. 26 Sep 1775, Swanzey, Cheshire Co., NH d. 15 Sep 1817, Near Cherry Valley, Otsego County, NY (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Annable Eunice Mary,   b. 01 Apr 1780, New Bedford, Bristol Co., MA d. 24 Mar 1874, Torrey, Yates Co., NY (Age 93 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	13 Feb 1803	Saratoga, Saratoga County, New York   [1, 10]
  Family ID	F24157	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Townsend Elenor Jane,   b. 27 Nov 1817, Romulus, Seneca County, NY d. 23 Nov 1890, Gorham, Ontario County, NY (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	19 Jan 1840	Milo, Yates Co, NY   [1]
  Children	1. Brown Charles Volney II,   b. Nov 1840, Dresden, Yates Co., NY d. 1842, Milo, Yates Co, NY (Age 1 year)  [natural]   2. Brown Emmett Erasmus,   b. Dec 1842, Dresden, Yates Co., NY d. Aug 1928, Denver, Denver County, CO (Age 85 years)  [natural]   3. Brown Adelaide Jane,   b. 17 Apr 1843, Dresden, Yates Co., NY d. 24 Aug 1845, Milo, Yates Co, NY (Age 2 years)  [natural]   4. Brown Albert Henry,   b. 19 Jun 1847, Dresden, Yates Co., NY d. 25 Aug 1849, Milo, Yates Co, NY (Age 2 years)  [natural]   5. Brown Thomas Jefferson,   b. 30 Mar 1850, Dresden, Yates Co., NY d. 31 Mar 1923, Alden, Ontario County, NY (Age 73 years)  [natural]   6. Brown Mary Margaret,   b. May 1852, Dresden, Yates Co., NY d. 1934 (Age 81 years)  [natural]   7. Brown John Henry,   b. Jan 1859, Dresden, Yates Co., NY d. 15 Sep 1873, Torrey, Yates Co., NY (Age 14 years)  [natural]   8. Brown Juliette Eunice,   b. Jan 1859, Dresden, Yates Co., NY d. Mar 1923, Alden, Erie County, NY? (Age 64 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F24090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S1397] Merged from BrianFreeman on 01-Jan-13 at 22:11. [S1370] 1870 Federal Census for Torrey, Yates County, NY. William H., 55, b. NY Farmer, real estate value $13,440. and personal estate value, $3190. Can read and write. Jane E., 53, b. NY, Keeping house, can read and write. Volney C. 66, b. NY, farmer, can read and write. Jefferson, 20, b. NY, farmer, can read and write. Mary, 18, b. NY At home, can read and write. Ettie, 11, b. NY at home, can read and write. John, 11, b. NY at home, can read and write. Eunice, 90, b. RI, at home, can read and write. Mat Ragan, 41, b. Ireland, a Ditcher, can read and write. [S1442] Letters from Charles L. Loghry to his son, William Henry Harrison Loghry, 1868-1880. [S1416] DuFrain-Loghry Ancestral Lineage and History,compiled by Viola DuFrain, dated August 1923. [S1471] 1850 Federal Census for Milo, Yates County, NY. [S1378] 1860 Federal Census for Torrey, Yates County, NY. [S1455] 1892 Census Index for Gorham, Ontario County, NY. William H. Brown living in Gorham, Ontario County, NY in 1892 near his brother, T. Jefferson Brown. [S1441] Enumerator: John Kennedy, 1830 Federal Census for Cameron, Steuben County, NY, (Microfilm # M19-107), page 366, line 5. William Henry was living in the household of his brother, Charles Volney in Cameron, Steuben County, NY. His mother was not with the family at the time. Perhaps she was taking care of her widowed elderly father. [S1406] Family notes by Mary Elizabeth Loghry DuFrain, 1943. [S1501] According to a petition for land signed by Eunice (Hannibal) Brown, Hannah Castner and Wright Brown.