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HELP! Grave has been located flag male ancestor  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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Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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John BROWN married Grave has been locatedAncestor is complete!flag female ancestor 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}"

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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
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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
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
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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 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 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.

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)
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.
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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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John BROWN - Grave
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Pachaug Cemetery
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Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 3/14/2018 9:49:58 AM
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