Thomas BROWN & Lucretia Hamsley MILTON

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Thomas BROWN
Lucretia Hamsley MILTON

Husband: Thomas BROWN
Birth: 12 Dec 1800, Newburyport, Essex Co., MA
Death: 1 Jun 1867, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA
Disposition: buried 5 Jun 1867, Old Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex Co., MA
Occupation: seaman/mariner; agent
Father: Eliphalet BROWN
Mother: Mary "Polly" DAVIS

Many secondary sources give Thomas middle name, James, but I have yet to see a primary document giving him a middle name.

Marriage: 7 Mar 1835, Newburyport, Essex Co., MA

Wife: Lucretia Hamsley MILTON
Birth: 28 Oct 1810, Newburyport, Essex Co., MA
Death: 4 Jan 1872, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA
Disposition: buried 5 Jan 1872, Methodist Union Cemetery [Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA?]
Re-interment(?): Old Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex Co., MA
Father: Rev. Charles William MILTON (1767-1837) — of London, England, and Newburyport, MA
Mother: Anna __?__ (1771/2-1846) — of England and Newburyport, MA

Children — born in Newburyport, Essex Co., MA:

1. Thomas Allston BROWN, b. 16 Jan 1836
2. George Edwin BROWN, b. 6 Jan 1838
3. John Brickett BROWN, b. 19 Jul 1841; d. 6 Feb 1846, Newburyport, Essex Co., MA
4. William Henry BROWN, b. 17 Oct 1842
5. Anna Salina BROWN, b. 1 Nov 1844
6. John Alexander BROWN, b. 25 Mar 1848
7. Charlotte Maria BROWN, b. 13 Jan 1850; d. 13 Aug 1850, Newburyport, Essex Co., MA

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania

Sources:

1. Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910 (online at familysearch.org):

Name Thomas Brown

Spouse's Name Lucretia H. Milton

Event Date 07 Mar 1835

Event Place Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts

GS Film # 767313 890256

Reference ID p29 p87

2a. Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915 (online at FamilySearch.org):

Name Anna Salina Brown John Alexander Brown Charlotte Maria Brown

Birth Date 01 Nov 1844 25 Mar 1848 13 Jan 1850

Birth Place Newbury,Massachusetts Newburyport, Essex, MA Newburyport, Essex, MA

Father's Name Thomas Brown Thomas Brown Thomas Brown

Mother's Name Sucretia (sic) H. Lucretia Brown Lucretia Brown

GS Film # 1420726 1420728 1420832

Reference ID 134 p 149 196

2b. Vital Records of Newburyport, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Essex Institute, Salem, MA (index online at Ancestry.com):

Given Name Thomas Allstone John Alexander

Surname Brown Brown

Son/Daughter s s

Father's Name, Occupation Thomas Thomas

Mother's Name Lucretia Lucretia

Birth/Baptism Date 16 Jan 1836 25 Mar 1848

3. 1840 U.S. Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #29-30 of 90; official enumeration began 1 Jun 1840; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

1840 MA Essex Co. Newburyport Roll 181 pp. 15B-16A Ln. 16 Thomas Brown 200 100 100 - 000 001 001 0000100

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 4 or under 1835-1840 = George Edwin (b. 1837/8)
= Thomas Allston (b. 1836)

1 male 15-19 1820-1825 = ?

1 male 40-49 1790-1800 = Thomas (b. 1800)

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Lucretia (b. 1810)

1 female 60-69 1770-1780 = mother? mother-in-law?

1 person employed in navagation of the ocean

Thomas is old enough to have a teenage son. Did he have a prior marriage?

4. 1850 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #24 of 229): Hotel, Newburyport, Essex Co., MA, Roll M432_313, p. 257B, 166/199, enumerated 3 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤•

Thomas Brown 49 M innholder Mass

Lucretia H Brown 39 F Mass

Thomas A Brown 14 M Mass

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George E Brown 12 M Mass

William H Brown 7 M Mass

A Selina Brown 5 F Mass

John A Brown 2 M Mass

Charlotte M Brown 4/12 F Mass

"Innholder" means innkeeper. Plus nine guests not extracted.

5. 1860 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #165 of 501): Philadelphia (Ward 3, East Div.), Philadelphia Co., PA, Roll M653_1153, p. 165, PN 165, 1071/1301, enumerated 21 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Thos Brown 48 M M Mariner 500 Mass

Lucretia " 48 F "

Thomas   " 24 M Reporter "

George   " 22 M watch maker "

Wm       " 17 M "

Selina   " 15 F "

John     " 12 M "

6. 1870 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #57 of 158): Philadelphia P.O., Philadelphia (Ward 26, Dist. 85), Philadelphia Co., PA, Roll M593_1413, p. 291A, PN 57, 403/438, enumerated 11 Jun 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Brown Lucretia H 60 F W Keeping house $2500 $500 Massachusetts

_____ George E 32 M W Watch maker Massachusetts

_____ Selina An 25 F W At Home Massachusetts

_____ John A 23 M W Machinest Massachusetts

Smith Edmund W 24 M W Bookeeper Pennsylvania

7. Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915 (online at FamilySearch.org):

Name John Brickett Brown Charlotte Maria Brown

Death Date 06 Feb 1846 05 Feb 1846 13 Aug 1850

Death Place Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts Newburyport, MA

Gender | Age Male | 4 __ | 4 Female | 0

Marital Status Single __ Single

Birthplace Newburyport __ Newburyport

Father's Name Thomas Brown Thomas Brown Thomas Brown

Mother's Name Lucretia K. Brown Lucretia H. Lucretia H. Brown

GS Film # 959808 761362 959813

Reference ID v 20 p 108 pg 25 rn 11 v 48 p 134

8. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915. Philadelphia City Archives (index online at Ancestry.com):

Name Thomas Brown Lucretia H Brown

Birth Date abt 1801 abt 1811

Birth Place Nebuport, Mass Newberryport, Mass

Death Date 1 Jun 1867 4 Jan 1872

Death Place Philadelphia Philadelphia

Age | Gender | Race 66 | Male | White 61 | Female | Whie

Occupation Agent

Street address 313 Cath Street 1524 Ellsworth St

Residence Philadelphia

Cemetery Methodist Union

Burial Date 5 Jun 1867

Burial Place Newbury Port, Mass

Marital Status Married Widowed

FHL Film # 1993488 2021081

9. Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at findagrave.com):

Name Thomas Brown Lucretia Hamsly Milton Brown William Henry Brown

Birth Dec. 12, 1800
Newburyport, Essex Co., MA Oct. 28, 1810
Newburyport, Essex Co., MA Oct. 17, 1842
Newburyport, Essex Co., MA

Death Jun. 1, 1867
Philadelphia, Phil. Co., MA Jan. 6, 1872
Manhattan, New York Co., NY unknown

Burial Old Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex Co., MA

Inscription THOMAS BROWN
[remainder unreadble] LUCRETIA H. BROWN
[remainder unreadble] [unreadble]

Father Charles William Milton (1767-1837) Thomas Brown

Mother Anna Milton (___-1846) Lucretia Hamsly Milton Brown

Spouse Lucretia Hamsly Milton Brown Thomas Brown (1800-1867)

Children William Henry Brown (1842- )

Memorial # 89756241 89754954 89756591

Based on her death certificate, Lucretia died in Philadelphia and may have, at least initially, been buried there.

10. LDS. Family Search: Family Trees (online at familysearch.org).

11. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

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