Sylvanus Brown

Sylvanus Brown

Male 1776 - 1866  (89 years)
Person ID: I2590 


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  • Name Sylvanus Brown 
    Born 13 Aug 1776  Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 Jan 1866  Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Oakdale Cemetery, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    gravestones\BROWN Sylvanus d1866
    gravestones\BROWN Sylvanus d1866
    Siblings
    +1. Keziah Brown,   b. 7 Sep 1773, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Sep 1829, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     2. Susanah Brown,   b. 1 Jun 1775, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1854  (Age 79 years)
    +3. Sylvanus Brown (current person),   b. 13 Aug 1776, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jan 1866, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
  • Parents

    Family ID: F808 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  
    Father Sylvanus Brown,   b. 24 May 1747, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1822, Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Keziah Cushman,   b. 13 Aug 1752, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1844, Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 12 Mar 1773  Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
  • Family 1

    Family ID: F804 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart   
    Wife 1 Sarah Spaulding,   b. 13 Aug 1782, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1812  (Age 29 years) 
    Married 23 Oct 1800  Oneida, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Divorced 14 Aug 1811  [6
    • Sarah deserted Sylvanus Sept 1805.
      Note: Son Harry Brown was born 1808, his mother is assumed to be Sarah Spaulding, either that is wrong, or the date of Sarah's desertion is wrong.
    Children 
      1. Matilda Brown,   b. 28 Jul 1802, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1877, Johnson, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    + 2. Charles Brown,   b. 5 Apr 1805, Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1872, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
      3. Harry Brown,   b. 7 Mar 1808, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1852, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)

    Family 2

    Family ID: F1190 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart   
    Wife 2 Rhoda Harriet Harwood,   b. 9 Aug 1786, Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1817, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years) 
    Married 17 Feb 1812  Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
      1. Simon Brown,   b. 1812, Bridgewater, Oneida, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1886  (Age 74 years)
      2. Lucretia Brown,   b. 1815, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
      3. Rhoda Brown,   b. 14 Apr 1817, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1817, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)

    Family 3

    Family ID: F1191 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart   
    Wife 3 Mary,   b. From 1781 to 1790,   d. From 1830 to 1834, Jefferson, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married Est 1819 
    Children 
      1. Sylvanus Martin Brown,   b. 28 May 1820, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1837, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 17 years)
      2. Mary Brown,   b. 19 Jul 1822, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1826, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 3 years)

    Family 4

    Family ID: F809 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart   
    Wife 4 Harriett S. Fuller,   b. Abt 1814, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1890  (Age 76 years) 
    Married Est 1834 
    Children 
      1. Murray A. Brown,   b. 1835, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1930, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 96 years)
      2. Horace Brown,   b. 1836, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1837, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
      3. Harriet S. Brown,   b. 1 Jan 1839, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1923, Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
      4. Caroline Brown,   b. 1840, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
      5. Harrison Brown,   b. 1842, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
      6. Elbridge Brown,   b. 1846, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
      7. Milton Sylvanus Brown,   b. 1849, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1854  (Age 5 years)
  • Other Personal Events

    Census 1 Jun 1840  Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1 Jun 1850  Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Ω Census Principal 1 Jun 1850 
    Census 1 Jun 1860  Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family Search ID 215B-Q27 
    Ω Census Principal 1 Jun 1860 
    _UID 0FE731D8D78F481CA93D935A2F754084046A 
  • Photos
    gravestones\BROWN Sylvanus d1866
    gravestones\BROWN Sylvanus d1866

  • Event Map

  • Source Citations

    1. [S1403] National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogy Research, "Descendants Search: Member #663051 Name Restricted to Ancestor #A015887 Sylvanus Brown", (Washington, D.C.: Daughters of the American Revolution, 2022), Daughters of the American Revolution (https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search/?Tab_ID=5: accessed 2 September 2022)..

    2. [S1237] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 18 March 2021), memorial page for Sylvanus Brown (11 Aug 1776–18 Jan 1866), Find a Grave Memorial no. 63678568, citing Oakdale Cemetery, Jefferson, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by 47117651 (contributor 47117651) ..

    3. [S1444] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1840 US Census, Ohio, Ashtabula County, Jefferson, p.78", (1 June 1840), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 23 March 2023)..

    4. [S1443] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1850 US Census, Ohio, Ashtabula County, Jefferson, p.386", (1 June 1850), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 23 March 2023)..

    5. [S1442] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1860 US Census, Ohio, Ashtabula County, Jefferson, p.45-6", (1 June 1860), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 23 March 2023)..

    6. [S1418] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Family Search Family Tree Assertion of Fact or Familial Link", Family Tree Database, FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org)..