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• Birth	1 Jun 1728	Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Christened	14 Nov 1736	1st Church of Stonington,Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Jul 1795	Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Buried	Brown Cemetery,No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Person ID	I34138	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	09 May 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Eleazer BROWN, Jr., b. 4 May 1698, Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Mother	Temperance HOLMES, b. 29 Jan 1706/1707, Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Family ID	F5047	Group Sheet
  Family	Anna GREEN, b. 1735, Hopkinton,Kings Co.,Rhode Island
  Married	16 Oct 1755	Hopkinton,Kings Co.,Rhode Island
  Children	> 1. Eleazer BROWN, b. 4 Jul 1757, Stonington,New London,Connecticut   2. Anne BROWN, b. 6 Feb 1759, Stonington,New London,Connecticut   3. Rebecca BROWN, b. 8 Apr 1761, Stonington,New London,Connecticut   4. John BROWN, b. 31 Jan 1763, Stonington,New London,Connecticut > 5. Benjamin BROWN, b. 20 Feb 1765, Stonington,New London,Connecticut > 6. Luther BROWN, b. 11 Dec 1766, Stonington,New London,Connecticut > 7. Hulda Rhodia BROWN, b. 3 Mar 1769, Stonington,New London,Connecticut > 8. Mary BROWN, b. 28 Feb 1771, Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Family ID	F14511	Group Sheet

• Notes

  THE BROWN GENEALOGY, Boston, The Everett Press Company 1907, by CyrusHenry Brown, page 18. Elder Eleazer Brown(139), son of Eleazer (39) [Eleazer (11),Thomas], was born in Stonington, Conn., June 1, 1728 and died July 11,1795 (tombstone), sisty-eight year of his age and twenty-seventh of hisministry. He married Oct. 16, 1755, Ann Green, of Hopkinton, RI, who wasborn 1735 and died Sept. 15, 1803, sisty-ninth year of her age. THE BROWN GENEALOGY, by Cyrus Herny Brown, Vol. 2, page 267. Elder Brown was the second pastor of the First Baptist Church, ofStonington (Pendleton Hill). This was his only pastorate, extending overa period of twenty-seven years. Elder Brown, it is said, had be littleeducation, but was a man of strong native powers, of vivid thought andconception, and of flowing, rapid delivery. He was rightly esteemed oneof the most eminet preachers of his day. In 1791, towards the close ofhis ministry, there came a great outpouring of the Spirit of God; and theseed faithfully sown began to bear much fruit, and at this revival thechurch received an accession of fifty-two, making the total membershipone hundred and fifty-two. (For a full account, see B.G., pp. 551, 552. Elder Eleazer Brown's house stood a few rods east of the BrownBurying-ground, opposite the present parsonage of the Second Church, inNo. Stonington, where the cellar is still to be seen. This house wasstruck by lightning while Elder Brown was preaching in the near-bychurch. Two young people were killed by lightning, one up stairs and theother down, while shutting windows. The compiler's mother said they wereengaged to be married. Another mother reported that they were John andHulda, but it is not certain about their names. VITAL RECORDS OF STONINGTON, CT, Vol. 3, page 69. GRAVE STONE INSCRIPTIONS OF THE TOWN OF NORTH STONINGTON, NEW LONDON CO.,CT, Copied by Charles R. Hale, 1932, page 64. Brown Cemetery #71. Brown Eleazor, died July 11, 1795, age 67. Source: B.G., v.2, p.267; Congregational Church of North Stonington; Stonington Vitals, Vol. 3, film 1,309,972, It. 2, and film 1,309,871,Item 2, page 69; Barbour's CT vitals, film 2,897; No. Stoning Church records,5,080, It. 1. BG: Born 1 June 1728. M. Anne Green of Hopkinton, RI. He was thesecond pastor of the First Baptist Church of (North) Stonington. His house oncewas struck by lightening while he was preaching in the nearby church. Twoyoung people were killed while shutting windows. Critical comment on sermon? BG: Names a last child Mary, who is not listed in Stonington vitals. Descendants of Elder Brown moved to Brookfield, Herkimer Co., NY,about three miles from West Winfield, where Elder Brown's younger brother,Peleg, and Peleg's son, Eleazer III, farmed. Church: Baptized 14 Nov. 1736 with siblings Jeremiah, Rebecca, Maryand Temperance. Stonington vitals, both films, and Barbour: Born 1 June 1728.Stonington records, v3, p69.