Melvin BROWN

Born

17 June 1772 , N Salem, Westchester, Crown Colony of New York

Died

6 June 1852 , Ledyard, New York, USA

Melvin married Polly Mary SALISBURY . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Polly Mary SALISBURY was born 4 November 1788 in Scipio, Crown Colony of New York. Polly Mary died 9 November 1858 in Scipio, New York, USA. Polly Mary was the child of Benanuel S SALISBURY and Grace SPAULDING .

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son of Josiah Brown and Lois Chapman

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Melvin BROWN

Melvin BROWN married

Polly Mary SALISBURY
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Polly Mary SALISBURY was the child of Benanuel S SALISBURY and Grace SPAULDING

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children:

Horace Brown (married Elizabeth Neal)

Grace Brown (married Zodock J. Brown)

Parvis Austin Brown

Cynthia Brown (married Rice)

Eliza Brown (married Bezalial Sawyer)

Mary Brown (married Nichols)

Nancy Brown (married William Trim)

Children of Melvin BROWN and Polly Mary SALISBURY

Horace BROWN

Born: 5 September 1810, Ledyard, New York, USA
Died: 12 June 1884, Lodi, Seneca, New York, USA

Nancy BROWN

Born: abt. 1822, , New York, USA
Died: abt. 1850, Scipio, New York, USA

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Birth — 1772
17 June 1772
N Salem, Westchester, Crown Colony of New York

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1810 Birth of Child
Horace BROWN was born 5 September 1810, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

Melvin was 38 years old.

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

Grave

Ledyard Church Cemetery Ledyard Cayuga County New York, USA

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Death — 1852
6 June 1852
Ledyard, New York, USA
He died at the age of 80.

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Ledyard Church Cemetery Ledyard Cayuga County New York, USA

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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state

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