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John BROWN

(b. abt. 1675 , Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 17 February 1767 , Griswold, Crown Colony of Connecticut )

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John BROWN was born abt. 1675 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

John BROWN was the child of Nathaniel BROWN (BROWNE) and Judith PERKINS and the grandchild of: (paternal) John BROWN (BROWNE) and Elizabeth UNKNOWN (maternal) Jacob PERKINS and Elizabeth LOVELL (WHIPPLE) ?

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John married Elizabeth SAFFORD Abt 1696 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 7 children. Elizabeth SAFFORD was born 3 August 1670 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth died 19 January 1739 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck). Elizabeth was the child of Joseph SAFFORD and Mary BAKER.

John BROWN died 17 February 1767 in Griswold, Crown Colony of Connecticut .

John Brown was the son of Nathaniel Brown (b: 1645 in Ipswich,Essex County, Massachusetts) and Judith Perkins (b: 11 JUL 1655 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts)
John Brown, in the later years of the seventeenth century moved to the North Society of Preston, Connecticut, now known as "Griswold."

Elizabeth Safford was the daughter of Joseph Safford *b: 1633 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts) and Mary Baker (b: Abt 1638 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts)
Her tombstone describes her as "Elizabeth Brown," "age 69 years," "wife of John." (New London County, Connecticut, Cemetery Records)
She is buried in Pachaug Cemetery located near Pachaug, Conn. "BROWN: Elizabeth, w. of John, d. 1739-aged 69 yr."
John is also buried there "BROWN: John, d. 1767-aged 9_ yr."

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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of John BROWN

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John BROWN married

Elizabeth SAFFORD-- Date: Abt 1696 Place: Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.

Elizabeth SAFFORD was the child of Joseph SAFFORD and Mary BAKER

"John & Elizabeth [SAFFORD] (1670-); ca 1696; Ipswich/ Wenham/ Preston, CT {Stonington Hist. 256; Essex Ant. 12:156; Safford (ms) B; Davis: Anc. of Phoebe Tilton 83, 156}"

Children of John BROWN and Elizabeth SAFFORD:

John BROWN (b.24 March 1697, Wenham, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 14 April 1697, Wenham, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

John BROWN (b.3 March 1698, Wenham, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 8 August 1699, Wenham, Province of Massachusetts Bay)

Judith BROWN (b.28 August 1700, Wenham, Province of Massachusetts Bay d. 11 June 1785, Canterbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut)
m. Ebenezer WILLIAMS 14 May 1723 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Nathaniel BROWN (b.22 January 1704, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 11 June 1787, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Keziah KINNE 14 December 1731 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

John BROWN (BROWNE) (b.19 July 1706, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 15 March 1776, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Amie (Ame) FELLOWS 16 December 1731 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Elizabeth BROWN (b.7 February 1709, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 27 August 1759, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut )
m. Ebenezer WITTER 26 March 1729 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Jacob BROWN (b.6 July 1711, Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut d. 10 January 1793, Preston, Connecticut, USA )
m. Deliverance BUMP (BUMPAS) 11 November 1742 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
m. Mary PAYSON 14 December 1757 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)
m. Jerusha ENSWORTH 11 December 1776 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

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Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Old Historical House, built 1669
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John BROWN - Title History of the town of Stonington, county of New London, Connecticut: from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900 Author Richard Anson Wheeler P

Title History of the town of Stonington, county of New London, Connecticut: from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900
Author Richard Anson Wheeler
Publisher Press of the Day publishing company, 1900
Original from the University of Virginia
Digitized Aug 22, 2007
Length 754 pages

1697 Birth of Child
John BROWN was born 24 March 1697, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Birth of Child
John BROWN was born 3 March 1698, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA

1700 Birth of Child
Judith BROWN was born 28 August 1700, Wenham, Massachusetts, USA

1704 Birth of Child
Nathaniel BROWN was born 22 January 1704, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

1706 Birth of Child
John BROWN (BROWNE) was born 19 July 1706, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

1709 Birth of Child
Elizabeth BROWN was born 7 February 1709, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

1711 Birth of Child
Jacob BROWN was born 6 July 1711, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Admission to Preston, Connecticut First Congregational Church
1720 BROWN NOV. 17, JOHN BROWN, ESQR, AND HIS WIFE ELIZABETH. ADMISSION

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PRESTON, CONNECTICUT, FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH RECORDS, 1698-1898. (ONLINE DATABASE. NEWENGLANDANCESTORS.ORG. NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, 2009.) ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS: FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF PRESTON, CONNECTICUT, 1698-1898 : TOGETHER WITH STATISTICS OF THE CHURCH TAKEN FROM CHURCH RECORDS. PRESTON, CONN.: THE SOCIETY, 1900.

1723 Marriage of Child
Judith BROWN married 14 May 1723, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck) to Ebenezer WILLIAMS

1729 Marriage of Child
Elizabeth BROWN married 26 March 1729, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck) to Ebenezer WITTER

1731 Marriage of Child
Nathaniel BROWN married 14 December 1731, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck) to Keziah KINNE

1731 Marriage of Child
John BROWN (BROWNE) married 16 December 1731, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck) to Amie (Ame) FELLOWS

Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Ross Tavern, built 1734
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1739 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth SAFFORD died 19 January 1739, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

1742 Marriage of Child
Jacob BROWN married 11 November 1742, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck) to Deliverance BUMP (BUMPAS)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Marriage of Child
Jacob BROWN married 14 December 1757, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck) to Mary PAYSON

1759 Death of Child
Elizabeth BROWN died 27 August 1759, Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck)

Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Choates Bridge built 1764. The Oldest Stone Arch Bridge in America, Ipswich, Mass.

Colonel John Choate, a noted resident who had led a regiment at Louisburg and who served as a representative to the General Court designed the bridge and supervised construction at no charge to the town. Col. Choate also served as Justice of the Court of Sessions and the Court of Common Pleas.
historicipswich.org
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Death
Name: John Brown
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 17 Feb 1767
Death Place: Griswold, Connecticut
Age: 96
Birth Date: 1671
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03225-0
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3096
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'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7CL-B3N : 9 February 2018), John Brown, 17 Feb 1767; citing Griswold, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,096.
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Grave
Pachaug Cemetery
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John is buried at: Pachaug Cemetery
Route 138

Griswold, Connecticut, USA (Jewett City)

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