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Johann Michael Braun (Brown), Jr.

Also Known As: "John Braun", "John Brown"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: East Hanover Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
Death: May 20, 1820 (68)
Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Johan Michael Braun and Anna Juliana Braun (Karger)
Husband of Maria Christina Copenhaver; Christinia Brown and Maria Catherine Brown
Father of John Robert Brown; Henry Brown; John Robert Brown; Anna Catherine Musser; Jacob Brown and 7 others
Brother of Katherine Bickle (Braun); Christopher Brown, Sr.; Andreas Brown; Anna Margaret Cassell; Maria Magdalene Leonard and 15 others

Managed by: Kim Weir
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About Johann Michael Braun, Jr.

Johann Michael Braun (Brown), Jr.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48877002/johann-michael-braun

Johann 'John' Michael Braun (Brown), Jr. was born on the 22nd of October 1751 in East Hanover Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Johann Michael Brown, Jr. was the son of Johann Michael Braun, Sr. 1724-1785 and his wife, Anna Julianna Karger 1728-1785.

Children of Johann Michael Braun, Sr. and his wife, Anna:

(1) Catarina Catrina Katarina Marie Braun 1747–1830
(2) Christopher Christoph Brown/Braun 1750-1816
(3) Johann Michael Braun, Jr. 1751-1820
(4) Andreas "Andrew Sr." Braun 1753–1830
(5) Anna Margaretha Braun 1755–1807
(6) Maria Magdalena Braun 1757–1829
(7) Eva Margaretha Braun 1759–1804
(8) Anna Maria "Mollie" Braun/Brown Leonard 1762–1855
(9) Anna Maria "Elizabetha" Braun 1764–
(10) Dorothea Braun 1767–
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In 1778 Johann Michael Brown/Braun, Jr. 1751-1820 married Christina Poffenherrer 1761-1849 (German for Copenhaver) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Old German Forms of Copenhaver: Poffenheffer, Koppenhaver, Kopenhauer, Koppenheffer et al are other variations to be found in older generations. The roots of the German surname Copenhaver lie in the former royal duchy of Swabia, now the modern state of Baden-Wurrtem burg. The name is derived from the German words "kapaun," meaning "capon," a rooster, and "hof," meaning "farm."

Johann Michael and Christina Brown were the Parents of:

(1) Anna Catherine Brown Musser 1784–1850
(2) John Robert Brown 1789–1853
(3) Jacob Brown 1790–
(4) Henry Brown 1791–1865
(5) Michael Brown, III 1794–
(6) Christina Brown Repass 1795–1867
(7) Mary Ann Braun Held 1800–1870
(8) Elizabeth Brown Harkrader 1801–1881

SOURCE: BIRTH:
Bk: Parish Register of the Hill Evangelical Church Children of Michael & Anna Braun: 1751 October 22 a son Johann Michael Sponsors: as above (Christoph Meyer & wife) Baptized: 1751 October 27

SOURCE: BAPTISM:
P26 Img174 27 October 1751 N. Annville Township, PA & NJ Church & Town Records 17 August 1985 Hill Evangelical Lutheran: CH of Michael Braun Brown & wife Anna: (1) Catarina 1747 December 31 baptized 1750 (2) Christoph 1750 June 17 baptized July 8, 1751 (3) Johann Michael 1751 Oct 22 baptized October 27 1751 + more

RESIDENCE:
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
Name: Michael Brown Birth: 1750 Birthplace: PA Volume: 20 Pg: 227 Ref: Heads of Families. 1st U.S. Census PA By U.S. Bureau of Census http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll

MARRIAGE:
US & Intl Marriage Records 1560-1900 Name: Michael Brown Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Christina Copenhaver
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?

BURIAL:
Name Johann Michael Braun, Jr.
Birth 22 October 1751
Birth Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death 20 May 1820 in Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia, United States
Cemetery St Johns Lutheran (Sauers)
Burial Place Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia United States


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Johann Michael Braun, Jr.'s Timeline

1751
October 22, 1751
East Hanover Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
October 27, 1751
No Annville Twp, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
October 27, 1751
North Annville Township, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States
1784
January 14, 1784
Lebanon, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
1788
1788
Wythe County, Virginia
1789
1789
Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia
1789
Wythville, Wythe County Virginia
1789
Wythe, Virginia