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Joseph Brown

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony
Death: May 15, 1731 (73)
Attleboro, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts
Place of Burial: S. Attleborough, Bristol, MA
Immediate Family:

Son of Ens. John Browne and Anne Browne
Husband of Hannah Brown
Father of Mary Capron and Capt. John Brown
Brother of Capt. John Brown; Lydia Brown and Anna Willett
Half brother of Nathaniel Brown, Sr.

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Immediate Family

About Joseph Brown

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fitch-538

Joseph Browne, second son of John Browne, Jr., removed to Attleboro in 1699, became prominent in town affairs, was captain of the Attleboro Military Company, was elected Representative to the General Court several years, was moderator and selectman several years and died May 5, 1731; his wife Hannah died October 14, 1739, and both were buried in what is now known as Knowles Cemetery. [1]

Records

Births of Children:

  1. Joseph of Joseph and Hannah, Nov. 21, 1681
  2. Hanah, Nov. 21, 1681
  3. Jabesh, Dec. 30, 1683
  4. John, March 13, 1685
  5. Joseph, Aug. 28, 1688
  6. Lidiah, Dec. 5, 1691
  7. Benjamin, April 13, 1694
  8. Mary, June 28, 1696
  9. Christopher, June 17, 1699
  10. Jeremiah, Oct. 7 , 1702[2]

Death: BROWN, Hannah, wid. Capt. Joseph, Oct. 14, 1739, in her 77th y.[3]

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Joseph Brown's Timeline

1658
April 9, 1658
Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony
1731
May 15, 1731
Age 73
Attleboro, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts
1753
November 12, 1753
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1928
August 14, 1928
Age 73
September 26, 1928
Age 73
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S. Attleborough, Bristol, MA