James
BROWN
(b.
13 May 1739
,
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
18 March 1784
,
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
)
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James BROWN was born 13 May 1739 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
James BROWN was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
James married Mary POTTER 16 April 1769 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary POTTER was born 13 May 1739 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA.
James BROWN died 18 March 1784 in Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Family and Children of James BROWN
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Mary POTTER-- Date: 16 April 1769 Place: Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Children of James BROWN and Mary POTTER:
Elizabeth BROWN (b.13 January 1773, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 14 September 1850, )
m. Zebina SHAW 18 July 1793
Mary POTTER-- Date: 16 April 1769 Place: Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts BayChildren of James BROWN and Mary POTTER:
Elizabeth BROWN (b.13 January 1773, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 14 September 1850, )m. Zebina SHAW 18 July 1793
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1739 Birth 13 May 1739
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1769 Marriage / PartnerJames BROWN and Mary POTTER 16 April 1769, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
He was 29 years old.
1773 Birth of ChildElizabeth BROWN was born 13 January 1773, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
James was 33 years old.
1784 Death 18 March 1784
Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 44.
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