Lucy Hinsdale

Married first to Hermon Hinsdale, then to Owen Brown, father of John Brown the abolitionist

1840 Census, Hudson Twp, Summit, Ohio
Hinesdale [sic]

1841 Apr 16 marriage license Summit Co, Ohio
Samuel Wilson made application for
Owen Brown and Lucy Hinsdale of township of Hudson

1841 Apr 19 marriage Summit Co
Owen Brown and Lucy Hinsdale

1850 Census, Hudson, Summit, Ohio
Brown, Owen, 79, b. Conn
-, Lucy, 54, b. Conn
-, James, 13
-, Julia, 15

1860 Cenus Hudson Twp, Summit, Ohio
Brown, Jeremiah, 39, b. Ohio
-, Abi C., 38
-, Laura A., 19
-, Frances C., 16
-, Lucy E., 9
-, Lucy H., 64, b. Conn

1870 Census, Hudson, Summit, Ohio
Brown, Lucy H., 74, keeping house, $1000, b. Conn

on Billion Graves
Name Lucy H Hinsdale
Maiden Name Brown
Event Type Burial
Event Place Hudson, Summit, Ohio, United States
Cemetery Markillie Cemetery
Latitude 41.249722
Longitude -81.446114
Birth Date 18 Apr 1796
Death Date 17 Sep 1876
Affiliate Create Date 2014-04-01 02:08:43
Affiliate Image Identifier 7337231
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From website "Underground Railroad Sites in Hudson"

"Whedon-Hinsdale House
2727 Hudson-Aurora Road
When Owen Brown married the widow Lucy Hinsdale in 1841, he moved from his nearby farm to this house and called it his favorite. Brown was one of the principle anti-slavery figures in Hudson and was the town's "stationmaster" on the Underground Railroad."

"Spring Hill Farm
2827 Hudson-Aurora Road
Owen Brown lived here from 1835 until moving next door in 1841. Brown was heavily involved in the Underground Railroad and passed his hatred of slavery on to his son, John."

"Jeremiah Root Brown House
204 Streetsboro Street
John Brown's brother, Jeremiah, ran a station at his farmhouse. He stored weapons for his brother on this site. Local tradition says that the dry cistern in the building was often used to hide fugitives."

"OWEN BROWN born February 16, 1771 in West Simsbury (now Canton Center) Connecticut (Simsbury Vital Records, TM4, p. 277); died May 8, 1856 in Hudson, Summit County, Ohio and is buried in the Old Hudson Township Burying Ground;
married (1) Ruth Mills in February 1793; she was born January 26, 1772, the daughter of Gideon Mills Jr. & Ruth Humphrey Mills; she died December 10, 1808 in Hudson, Ohio and is buried in the Old Hudson Township Burying Ground;
he married (2) Sarah (Sally) Root on November 8, 1809 in Hudson, Ohio; she was born February 1, 1789 and died Aug. 11, 1840 in Hudson, Ohio, buried in the Old Hudson Township Burying Ground;
he married (3) Lucy Drake Hinsdale, widow of Hermon Hinsdale, in April of 1841; she was born April 18, 1796 in Torrington, Connecticut and died Sept. 17, 1876 in Hudson. She is buried in Markillie Cemetery, Hudson."

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