Sylvanus Brown

Person ID: I2590
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Name Sylvanus Brown Born 13 Aug 1776 Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States [1]
Gender Male Died 18 Jan 1866 Ashtabula, Ohio, United States [1]
Buried Oakdale Cemetery, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States [2]
gravestones\BROWN Sylvanus d1866 Siblings + 1. Keziah Brown, b. 7 Sep 1773, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States , d. 13 Sep 1829, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States
(Age 56 years)
2. Susanah Brown, b. 1 Jun 1775, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States , d. 20 Jul 1854 (Age 79 years)
+ 3. Sylvanus Brown (current person), b. 13 Aug 1776, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States , d. 18 Jan 1866, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States
(Age 89 years)
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Parents
Father Sylvanus Brown, b. 24 May 1747, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, United States , d. 6 Jul 1822, Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States
(Age 75 years)
Mother Keziah Cushman, b. 13 Aug 1752, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States , d. 5 Feb 1844, Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States
(Age 91 years)
Married 12 Mar 1773 Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States -
Family 1
Wife 1 Sarah Spaulding, b. 13 Aug 1782, New York, United States , d. 1812 (Age 29 years)
Married 23 Oct 1800 Oneida, New York, United States [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 , d. 13 Jun 1877, Johnson, Illinois, United States
(Age 74 years)
+ 2. Charles Brown, b. 5 Apr 1805, Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States , d. 4 Sep 1872, Marshall, Indiana, United States
(Age 67 years)
3. Harry Brown, b. 7 Mar 1808, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States , d. 24 Apr 1852, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
(Age 44 years)
Family 2
Wife 2 Rhoda Harriet Harwood, b. 9 Aug 1786, Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, United States , d. 18 May 1817, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States
(Age 30 years)
Married 17 Feb 1812 Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, United States Children 1. Simon Brown, b. 1812, Bridgewater, Oneida, New York, United States , d. Jul 1886 (Age 74 years)
2. Lucretia Brown, b. 1815, Illinois, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
3. Rhoda Brown, b. 14 Apr 1817, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States , d. 11 Jul 1817, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States
(Age 0 years)
Family 3
Wife 3 Mary, b. From 1781 to 1790, d. From 1830 to 1834, Jefferson, New York, United States (Age 49 years)
Married Est 1819 Children 1. Sylvanus Martin Brown, b. 28 May 1820, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States , d. 4 Jul 1837, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States
(Age 17 years)
2. Mary Brown, b. 19 Jul 1822, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States , d. 10 Jul 1826, Henderson, Jefferson, New York, United States
(Age 3 years)
Family 4
Wife 4 Harriett S. Fuller, b. Abt 1814, Massachusetts, United States , d. 1890 (Age 76 years)
Married Est 1834 Children 1. Murray A. Brown, b. 1835, New York, United States , d. Aft 1930, Indiana, United States
(Age > 96 years)
2. Horace Brown, b. 1836, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States , d. 24 May 1837, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States
(Age 1 years)
3. Harriet S. Brown, b. 1 Jan 1839, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States , d. 23 Sep 1923, Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States
(Age 84 years)
4. Caroline Brown, b. 1840, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
5. Harrison Brown, b. 1842, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
6. Elbridge Brown, b. 1846, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
7. Milton Sylvanus Brown, b. 1849, Ohio, United States , d. 1854 (Age 5 years)
- Sarah deserted Sylvanus Sept 1805.
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Other Personal Events
Census 1 Jun 1840 Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States [3]
Census 1 Jun 1850 Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States [4]
- Witness Role: head of household Sylvanus BROWN
Witness Role: wife Harriett S. FULLER
Witness Role: son Murray A. BROWN
Witness Role: daughter Harriet S. BROWN
Witness Role: daughter Caroline BROWN
Witness Role: son Harrison BROWN
Witness Role: son Elbridge BROWN
Witness Role: son Milton Sylvanus BROWN
Ω Census Principal 1 Jun 1850 - Witness Role: Principal Sylvanus BROWN
Census 1 Jun 1860 Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States [5]
- Witness Role: head of household Sylvanus BROWN
Witness Role: wife Harriett S. FULLER
Witness Role: daughter Caroline BROWN
Witness Role: son Elbridge BROWN
Witness Role: son Harrison BROWN
Family Search ID 215B-Q27 Ω Census Principal 1 Jun 1860 - Witness Role: Principal Sylvanus BROWN
_UID 0FE731D8D78F481CA93D935A2F754084046A - Witness Role: head of household Sylvanus BROWN
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Photos gravestones\BROWN Sylvanus d1866
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Event Map
Born - 13 Aug 1776 - Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States Married - 23 Oct 1800 - Oneida, New York, United States Married - 17 Feb 1812 - Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, United States Census - 1 Jun 1840 - Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Census - 1 Jun 1850 - Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Census - 1 Jun 1860 - Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Died - 18 Jan 1866 - Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Buried - - Oakdale Cemetery, Jefferson, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States = Link to Google Earth
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Source Citations
- [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)..
- [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) ..
- [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)..
- [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)..
- [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)..
- [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)..
- [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)..