Moses
BROWN
Born
23 September 1738
,
Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died
6 September 1836
,
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Born: 23 September 1738 in Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Father:
James BROWN
Mother:
Hope Tillinghast POWER
Moses BROWN died 6 September 1836 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
m. Anna Brown (m. 1764 – d. 1773)
Mary Olney (m. 1779 – d. 1798)
Phoebe Lockwood (m. 1799 – d. 1808)
Moses Brown was an American abolitionist and industrialist from New England, who funded the design and construction of some of the first factory houses for spinning machines during the American industrial revolution, including Slater Mill. wikipedia
BROWN, Moses, 1738-1836, Maine, Providence, Rhode Island, abolitionist, industrialist, philanthropist, educator, Quaker. A slaveholder who released his own slaves in 1773. His brothers continued to own slaves. One of Rhode Island’s principal abolitionists. Helped lobby bill before U.S. Congress to outlaw the provisioning of slave ships at any U.S. port. Vice president and founding member of the American Anti-Slavery Society, December 1833. Co-founder of Brown University. Co-founded Providence Society for Abolishing the Slave Trade in 1789. familysearch
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Mary Olney (m. 1779 – d. 1798)
Phoebe Lockwood (m. 1799 – d. 1808)
Moses Brown was an American abolitionist and industrialist from New England, who funded the design and construction of some of the first factory houses for spinning machines during the American industrial revolution, including Slater Mill. wikipedia
BROWN, Moses, 1738-1836, Maine, Providence, Rhode Island, abolitionist, industrialist, philanthropist, educator, Quaker. A slaveholder who released his own slaves in 1773. His brothers continued to own slaves. One of Rhode Island’s principal abolitionists. Helped lobby bill before U.S. Congress to outlaw the provisioning of slave ships at any U.S. port. Vice president and founding member of the American Anti-Slavery Society, December 1833. Co-founder of Brown University. Co-founded Providence Society for Abolishing the Slave Trade in 1789. familysearch
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Birth — 173823 September 1738
Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
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.
Death — 18366 September 1836
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 98.
Moses Brown School
One of Moses Brown's last great contributions to Rhode Island life was his role in the revival of the New England Yearly Meeting School. It had existed intermittently in the 1770s and 1780s, but died out through lack of interest. In 1814, Brown presented the Yearly Meeting with 43 acres of land in Providence, and worked diligently toward the creation of a school on this land. He provided important financial assistance, and also donated his impressive book collection to the school library. His son Obadiah joined him as a major supporter of this effort until his untimely death in 1822. Moses Brown served as the school's treasurer until shortly before his own death in 1836, at the age of 98. The school was renamed in his honor in 1913 as the Moses Brown School, and remains a leading preparatory school in the U.S. wikipedia
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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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