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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Browne Joseph was born about 1700 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.

    Notes:

    He was probably born around 1700 or shortly thereafter. Vital records for Stow, Middlesex Co., MA show that he was living in 1765.

    Joseph married Fairbanks Grace on 27 Mar 1732. Grace (daughter of Fairbanks Jonathon and Hayward Mary) was born on 27 Feb 1712 in Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Brown Jabez  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Feb 1733 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA; died in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.
    2. 3. Brown Mary  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jan 1735 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.
    3. 4. Brown Sarah  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jun 1738 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA; died on 01 Jan 1739 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.
    4. 5. Brown Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 01 Aug 1740 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.
    5. 6. Brown Joshua  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jun 1742 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA; died on 27 Jun 1817 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.
    6. 7. Brown Benjamin  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Aug 1745 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.
    7. 8. Brown Eunice  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Sep 1750 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.
    8. 9. Brown Sarah  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Sep 1750 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Brown Jabez Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 28 Feb 1733 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA; died in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.

    Notes:

    Jabez and others of Stow joined the army distined for Canada during the French and Indian War. Jabez had the rank of ensign. He later served in the Revolutionay War as an adjutant. His oldest son, Thaddeus was also in the war.

    Shortly after the Revolutionary War ended, the migration of many Stow citizens to what is now Waterford, Maine began. This was a tract of land given to soldiers and heirs of soldiers who had fought in a company from Middlesex and Worcester Counties in the Canadian Expedition in 1690.

    TAKEN from "History of Waterford, Maine" by Warren, 1897:

    The boundary line of the town of Waterford, a township seven miles square, were laid out in 1775. The lot and range lines were run the following summer by Jabez Brown of Stow, Massachusetts, and Col. Joseph Frye of Fryeburg plus 10 assistants. Three of Jabez's sons took up land here: Thaddeus, L8, R7; William, L8, R7; and John, L9,R8. However, John didn't stay long and sold his land to William. It seems Jabez didn't settle here but returned to his home in Stow. The "History of Stow" mentions him surveying the line between Stow and Sudbury in the 1790's.

    Jabez married Stevens MarcyStow, Middlesex Co., MA. Marcy was born about 1735. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Brown Thaddeus  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Oct 1761 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.
    2. 11. Brown John  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 03 May 1762 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.
    3. 12. Brown William  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1763 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA; died in Waterford, Oxford County, ME.

  2. 3.  Brown Mary Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 19 Jan 1735 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.

    Family/Spouse: Gates Silas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Brown Sarah Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 18 Jun 1738 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA; died on 01 Jan 1739 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.

  4. 5.  Brown Thomas Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 01 Aug 1740 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.

  5. 6.  Brown Joshua Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 24 Jun 1742 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA; died on 27 Jun 1817 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.

    Notes:

    He died in Stow at the age of 74 years.


  6. 7.  Brown Benjamin Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 23 Aug 1745 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.

  7. 8.  Brown Eunice Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 29 Sep 1750 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.

    Notes:

    Eunice and sister, Sarah were twins.


  8. 9.  Brown Sarah Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joseph1) was born on 29 Sep 1750 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.

    Notes:

    Sarah and sister, Eunice, were twins.



Generation: 3

  1. 10.  Brown Thaddeus Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jabez2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 25 Oct 1761 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.

    Thaddeus married Pollard Molly on 03 Jan 1783 in Harvard, Middlesex County, MA. Molly was born about 1765 in Of Waterford, Oxford County, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Brown John Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jabez2, 1.Joseph1) was born on 03 May 1762 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA.

  3. 12.  Brown William Descendancy chart to this point (2.Jabez2, 1.Joseph1) was born about 1763 in Stow, Middlesex Co., MA; died in Waterford, Oxford County, ME.

    Notes:

    William came to Waterford after the Revolutionary War as a young man, and with his brother, Thaddeus, took up land and cleared a farm. He married Betsy Wheeler and had a family of eight children. In later life, he ran an inn at Waterford, on Lake Keoka.

    He and his wife, Betsy are buried in the South Waterford Cemetery.

    Family/Spouse: Wheeler Betsy. Betsy was born in Waterford, Maine?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Brown Seven Other Children  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 14. Brown, Jr. William  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1811 in Waterford, Oxford County, ME; died in 1864 in Winchester, Frederick County, VA.


Generation: 4

  1. 13.  Brown Seven Other Children Descendancy chart to this point (12.William3, 2.Jabez2, 1.Joseph1)

  2. 14.  Brown, Jr. William Descendancy chart to this point (12.William3, 2.Jabez2, 1.Joseph1) was born in 1811 in Waterford, Oxford County, ME; died in 1864 in Winchester, Frederick County, VA.

    Notes:

    William was the youngest son, and one of seven children. He became a Methodist minister,being ordained in 1833 and started preaching in Kennebunk in 1834. While he was preaching, he married Frances Allen. They were married in Kittery by her brother, William Allen, who was a lawyer and a judge. As court was in session at the time, her brother brought all of the court officials to the wedding.

    He preached for a number of years until his family became larger. He then apparently resigned and took other work that paid better.

    At some point, he took his family to Mechanic Falls, NY where he became Depot Master. In the 1850 Census report, Arthur, his son, is living with them. Son, William and daughter, Henrietta are living in Mechanic Falls.

    In the 1860 Census report, they were living in Oxford where William was active in the Methodist Church again.

    His sons, William,3rd. and Arthur were the first to join the army. Both brothers were wounded in action.

    Prior to the Civil War, William took a trip to California. I wonder if this was with a Sheldon Annable and a Wright who went prospecting for gold?
    (Mentioned in the "Anable Family of America" by Anthony Anable, 11th generation.)

    In the spring of 1864, Rev. William entered the Army as a chaplain after moving his wife and daughter to Portland, Maine. He became ill with pneumonia while at Winchester, Virginia and lost his life while serving in the Civil War. It was reported that the Masons of Portland brought his body back for burial.

    His widow, Frances filed for a pension and after much difficulty was able to get a small amount.

    The above information is by Ira Brown and family, 1946.

    William married Allen Frances about 1834 in Kittery, Maine. Frances was born in Kittery, York County, ME; died in CAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Brown William III  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Kittery, Maine or Mechanic Falls, NY.
    2. 16. Brown Henrietta  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Kittery, Maine or Mechanic Falls, Ny; died in CAN.
    3. 17. Brown Arthur McNutt  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1840 in Kittery, Maine or Mechanic Falls, Saratoga county, NY.