1. SIMEON BROWN, (son of NATHANIEL & SARAH (DOTY) BROWN) was born 15 May
1806 in Fairfield, Herkimer County. SIMEON, a shoemaker, and LUCINDA, his
wife, came with their 2 sons George and Greenlief moved to Brownville in 1834
per Greenliefs' own statement in an interview later in life. The family was
not in Herkimer in 1835 which lends evidence to this. The family lived either
in the town of Brownville or on Pillar Point. The evidence suggests Pillar
Point. They had 3 other sons all born in Jefferson Co. He died 16 March 1893
in St Clair, St Clair, MI (questionable).
He married 19 June 1825 in Salisbury, Herkimer, NY
LUCINDA BURLINGAME, who was the daughter of ASAHEL & BARBARA (BRIGGS)
BURLINGAME. She was born 19 September 1804 in Norway, Herkimer, NY. She died
31 January 1895 in Riley, St Clair, MI.
Children, BROWN:
2 i GEORGE BROWN married ELEANOR (---)
3 ii GREENLIEF BROWN married SUSAN R. WOOLSEY
4 iii MALCOM/MALVIN C. BROWN
5 iv HAZEN W. BROWN
6 v ALDEN S. BROWN
2. GREENLIEF BROWN (son of SIMEON & LUCINDA (BURLINGAME) BROWN) was
born 1 May 1826 in Columbus, St. Clair, MI. By 1846 both George and Greenlief
were sailors on the Great Lakes, which eventually led both brothers to resettle
in Pt Huron, St Clair, MI. Greenlief actually settled in Rattle Run, a wide
spot in the road outside of Pt Huron with his wife. He died 1 May 1906 in
Columbus, St. Clair, MI.
He married on Pillar Point on the 8 February 1853
SUSAN R. WOOLSEY, who was the daughter of JAMES LLOYD & ROXELANE
(ACKERMAN) WOOLSEY. She was born on Pillar Point 14 August 1836.
Their children were all born after the move to St. Clair in 1856.
Susan died 29 January 1916 in Columbia Twp, St Clair, MI.
Children, BROWN:
7 i GEORGE S. BROWN
8 ii FRANK J. BROWN
9 iii ORA A. BROWN
10 iv LILLIAN E. BROWN
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