Ancestry of
John Brown
American Abolitionist
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- 1st Generation
- Ahnentafel No:
- 1
- Father:
- Owen Brown
- Mother:
- Ruth Mills
- Birth Date:
- 9 May 1800
- Birth Location:
- Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut
- Christening Date:
- Christening Location:
- Death Date:
- 2 Dec 1859
- Death Location:
- Charles Town, Jefferson, Virginia (now West Virginia)
- Burial Date:
- Burial Location:
- John Brown Farm Grounds, North Elba, Essex, New York
- Notes:
American Abolitionist
John Brown was executed by hanging after an unsuccessful raid on the federal armory at Harper's Ferry that resulted in his capture.
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Marriages for John Brown
- Spouse:
- Diantha Lusk
- Marriage Date:
- 21 Jun 1820
- Marriage Location:
- Portage County, Ohio
- Spouse:
- Mary Ann Day
- Marriage Date:
- 11 Jul 1833
- Marriage Location:
- Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania
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Sources for John Brown
- 1 Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870, Torrington, p. 10, Birth record for John Brown.
- 2 Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A015553.
- 3 Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 04/01/2015).
- 4 New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952, Death and burial record for John Brown.
- 5 Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993, Marriage record for John Brown and Diantha Lusk.
- 6 The American Genealogist, 1959, Vol. 35, p. 19.
- 7 Johnson, Mary Coffin, The Higleys and their Ancestry: An Old Colonial Family, New York: D. Appleton and Company (1896), 100, 442.
- 8 Loomis, Elisha S., Descendants of Joseph Loomis in America: And His Antecedents in the Old World, Berea, Ohio: unknown (1909), 129.
- 9 Roberts, Gary Boyd, "#58 Royal Descents, Notable Kin, and Printed Sources: Elizabeth Boyd Roberts: A Genealogical Tribute with 50 New . . .", (accessed 07/08/2017).
- 10 Wikipedia, "John Brown (abolitionist)", (accessed 04/01/2015).