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• Birth	8 Apr 1740	Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Sep 1824	Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Person ID	I43615	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	09 May 2005 00:00:00
  Father	James BROWN, b. 1 Jul 1696, Lynn,Essex Co.,Massachusetts
  Mother	Elizabeth RANDALL, b. 1 Jun 1696, Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Family ID	F6645	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Joanna ROGERS
  Married	24 Dec 1761	Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Children	> 1. Anna BROWN, b. 9 Jul 1778, Stonington,New London,Connecticut   2. Eunice BROWN, b. 27 Sep 1786, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut   3. Esther BROWN, b. 19 Aug 1789, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut   4. Joshua BROWN, b. Feb 1791, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut   5. Sylvia BROWN, b. 14 Jul 1793, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut   6. Joanna BROWN, b. 18 Feb 1796, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut > 7. Charles BROWN, b. 27 Jan 1799, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut   8. Giles BROWN, b. 8 Feb 1802, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut   9. Dolly BROWN, b. 21 Sep 1804, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut   10. Hosea BROWN, b. 7 May 1804, No. Stonington,New London,Connecticut
  Family ID	F15674	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Lydia HEWITT, b. 4 Nov 1757, Stonington, New London, Connecticut
  Married	14 Dec 1816
  Family ID	F19086	Group Sheet

• Notes

  THE BROWN GENEALOGY, Boston, The Everett Press Company 1907, by CyrusHenry Brown, page 14, 30. His Revolutionary record: Mr. Joshua Brown was a Lieutenant in Capt.Thomas Holmes' Company of the 8th Rebt., Col. Oliver Smith Commanding;Brigadier Gen. Saltinstall's Brigade. He enlisted Sept. 8, 1776;discharged Nov. 17, 1776; in the campaign around New York. Joshua Brown (77) bought his farm of Robert Williams in 1786, andfrom the north part of the town came here to live, with his family. Therewas only a partially built house on the farm. The east half was used fora dwelling; the west part, not completed, sheltered the cattle in coldweather. This part, later, was finished with two stories in front and aslanting roof on the back. Some time later, the rear was built up tocompare with the front, as seen in the picture. In this house lived theirson Randall (289), who married Sally Palmer, and a few years later hisson Randall, Jr. (3937), who married Mary A. Holmes, went to housekeepinghere. The name Randall has come down from one generation to the next fromElizabeth Randall, born July 4, 1696, the mother of Joshua Brown. Thishouse was removed in 1878, and a house with all modern improvementsadorns this beautiful location. On this farm have lived the directdescendants of Joshua and Joannah (Rogers) Brown for one hundred andtwenty years. The present owners and occupants, in 1906, are Jeremiah(Jerry) H. (3846), Fanny Ella (3849), who married Charles B. Palmer, alsothe widow of Frederick H. (3849), Mrs. Amelia (Shaffer) Brown. Joshua Brown and his son Randall had slaves on this farm, and theycleared a piece of land and walled it in for a garden that was given theslaves to cultivate. It is seen at the northeast of the house, somedistance away. THE BROWN GENEALOGY, Vol. II, 1915, by Cyrus Henry Brown, page 242. Joseua Brown lived on the James Brown homestead until the death ofhis mother, in 1786, and his children were all born here. He then removedto a farm in the coutherly part of Stonington, where he built his house,living here until he died, Sept. 26, 1824.