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Sylvanus Brown

Sylvanus Brown

Male 1747 - 1822  (75 years)


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  • Name Sylvanus Brown 
    Birth 24 May 1747  Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 14 Mar 1749  Bennington, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    DAR ID A015887 
    Family Search ID K67V-PQR 
    Family Search ID LW6W-YNW 
    Military Service From 1775 to 1783  [2, 3] 
    American Revolution, Continental Army 
    • The volume used to verify this patriot's service, Rolls of the Soldiers In The Revolutionary War 1775 to 1783, compiled by John Goodrich, 1904, lists him sometimes as a private, and sometimes as a sergeant for purposes of pay.

      DAR listing:
      Service: VERMONT Rank(s): SERGEANT
      Service Description:
      1) ALSO PVT, CAPTS ROBINSON, SALISBURY,
      2) JOHN SMITH, WILLIAMS, ALLEN, BGEN ALLEN
    _UID A4523B6DBCF04462BD217718441B48F3F700 
    Death 6 Jul 1822  Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I2622  My Genealogy
    Last Modified 27 Apr 2025 

    Father Philip Brown,   b. 6 Jul 1724, Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 1765, Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Priscilla Carpenter,   b. 1 May 1728, Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F905  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife Keziah Cushman,   b. 13 Aug 1752, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1844, Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 12 Mar 1773  Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Children 
    +1. Keziah Brown,   b. 7 Sep 1773, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 locationd. 20 Jul 1854 (Age 79 years)
    +3. Sylvanus Brown,   b. 13 Aug 1776, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1866, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     4. Charles Edward Brown,   b. 1778, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1850, Plantation, Osceola, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     5. Oliver Brown,   b. 22 Sep 1780, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1864, Madison, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     6. Isaac Brown,   b. 29 Jun 1783, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1864, Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     7. James Brown,   b. 13 May 1785, Rutland, Rutland, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1858 (Age 73 years)
     8. Abijah Brown,   b. 1786, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1820 (Age < 33 years)
     9. Murray Brown,   b. 1787, Augusta, Oneida, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1852, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     10. Brown,   b. 1790, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     11. Polly Brown,   b. 18 Sep 1791, Vermont, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1886 (Age 94 years)
     12. Harvey Brown,   b. 14 Apr 1796, Herkimer, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1884, Brock, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Family ID F808  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2023 

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  • Sources 
    1. [S1403] DAR - Name Restricted to Sylvanus Brown.

    2. [S1389] DAR Ancestor, Sylvanus Brown #A015887.



    3. [S1503] Book - VT Rolls of Soldiers Rev War 1775-1783, pp. 27, 57, 93, 296, 310.

    4. [S1531] Book - Gen The Cushmans, p.201.