History of Litchfield and an Account of Its Centennial Celebrations 1895


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ... Sophronia, b. December 8, 1811, married Luke Wiley. Died in New Harmony, Ind. George W., b. April 20, 1813. Died in 1847, unmarried. Hannah, married Augustus Neeld, and lived in Georgia. Maurice, married Sarah Hay. Maria, b. 1825, married William Barrett. Lives in Stewartsville, Ind. Ellen, married Paul Boyce. Lives in New Harmony, Ind. James Brown, son of John, lived on a portion of his father's farm. He died June 14, 1862. Lavina, his wife, died February 24, 1870, aged 71 years, 8 months. Children of James and Lavina (Lemont) Brown: Alvin, b. January 21, 1823. Died March 19, 1826. Edward, b. October, 1824, married 1st, Eliza C. Berg; 2d, Margaret Brown. Sarah, b. February 20, 1826, married Benjamin P. Eaton; she died January 23, 1863. Mary, b. April 14, 1829, married Henry Boardman. Died December 22, 1860, in Boston. Ellen, b. April 7, 1837. Died March 20, 1857. Edward Brown, son of James, now lives at Mt. Vernon, Ind., to which state he emigrated, 1851. He has taken great interest in furnishing facts for the history of the earlier settlers of Litchfield. Jefferson Brown, son of John, lived on a portion of his father's farm. He died August 15, 1865. Mary, his wife, died August 4, 1869. Children of Jefferson and Mary M. (Robinson) Brown: Amelia, b. December 24, 1837. Lives in Greene. Harriet, b. July 31, 1839, married Wm. Sprague. Lives in Greene. Wm. Brown. William Brown, son of Samuel, and brother of John, lived in Litchfield; after line of town was changed in 1817, his farm was located in Richmond. He was a tanner by trade. He married Isabella Bliffin. Wm. died November, 1854, aged 89 years, 3 months. Isabella, his wife, died September, 1854, aged 91 years. 5 months. Their children: James Davidson, b. August 16, 1803, married...