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Jane Elizabeth (Drury) Brown (1844 - 1913)

Jane Elizabeth (Jennie) Brown formerly Drury
Born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 20 Oct 1869 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 68 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Jane was born 1844 at Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Gardner and Abigail Drury.

1850 United States Census at Boston, ward 11, Suffolk, Massachusetts.[1]

  • Head: Gardner P Drury, 48, b. Massachusetts, Locomotive Works;
  • Wife: Abby Drury, 39, b. Massachusetts;
  • Daughter: Adaline Drury, 14, b. Massachusetts;
  • Daughter: Jane Drury, 6, b. Massachusetts;
  • Daughter: Mary Drury, 3, b. Massachusetts.

1855 Massachusetts State Census at Ward 11, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts:[2]

  • Head: Gardner P Drury, 50, b. Massachusetts, Merchant;
  • Wife: Abby Drury, 42, b. Massachusetts;
  • Daughter: Adeline Drury, 18, b. Massachusetts;
  • Daughter: Jane Drury, 10, b. Massachusetts;
  • Daughter: Mary Drury, 7, b. Massachusetts.

1860 United States Census at Boston, 11th Ward Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.[3]

  • Head: Gardner P Drury, 57, b. Massachusetts, Machine Builder;
  • Wife: Abigail Drury, 49, b. Massachusetts;
  • Daughter: Adelina Drury, 23, b. Massachusetts;
  • Daughter: Jane Drury, 16, b. Massachusetts;
  • Daughter: Mary E Drury, 12, b. Massachusetts.

1865 Massachusetts State Census at Ward 11, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts:[4]

  • Head: Gardner P Drury, 62, b. Massachusetts, Merchant;
  • Wife: Abigail Drury, 54, b. Massachusetts;
  • Daughter: Jane Drury, 20, b. Massachusetts;
  • Daughter: Mary Drury, 18, b. Massachusetts.

Jane 'Jennie' Elizabeth Drury married Samuel H Brown on 20 Oct 1869 at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Samuel's parents are listed as Samuel H and Rachael H Brown. Jane's as Gardner P and Abigail Drury.[5] Samuel came into the marriage with two children from his previous marriage, Annie S and Samuel Brown.

1870 United States Census at Washington, Dutchess, New York:[6]

  • Head: Samuel Brown, 76, b. New York, Financial Broker;
  • Wife: Rachael Brown, 70, b. Pennsylvania;
  • Son: Samuel Brown, 28, b. New York.
  • Daughter-in-Law: Jane E Brown, 25, b. New York;
  • Granddaughter: Annie S Brown, 6, b. New York
  • Grandson: Samuel Brown, 4, b. New York.

Samuel and Jane had one child together: Gardner D. Brown, in late 1870. Gardner died in 30 May 1872 at 18 months old of hydrocephalus.[7]

Jane's husband, Samuel H Brown, Sr., age 29, died 5 April 1872 at Brooklyn, New York City. He is buried at Friends Quaker Cemetery.[8]

1900 United States Census at Borough of Manhattan, Election District 2 New York City Ward 18, ED 421, New York County, New York:[9]

  • Boarder: Jane E Brown, 56, b. Massachusetts, Widow.

1905 New York State Census at household of Amelia Collender, Manhattan, A.D. 18, E.D. 02, New York, New York:[10]

  • Boarder: Jane E Brown, 60.

1910 United States Census at Brookline, 1089, Norfolk, Massachusetts:[11]

  • Head: Jane E Brown, 65, b. Massachusetts, Widow.

Jane, age 68, widowed, b. 2 Sep 1844, passed away at Brookline, Massachusetts 29 Apr 1913.[12]

Research Notes

Per Alexandra Collard, 9 Apr 2024: (Samuel Hopper Brown, Sr.'s first wife) Sibella died in childbirth with my grandfather Samuel Hopper Brown, Jr.. He was raised by Jane Drury (who was from a wealthy Boston family). She is often cited as his mother. She was his mother in every way but biological. My grandfather lost all his wealth when he married a dance hall girl in Colorado. She and a con man took all his money. He went to the Alaska gold rush to try and regain his money, but never did."

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDSX-WT2 : Sun Mar 10 13:10:41 UTC 2024), Entry for Gardner P Drury and Abby Drury, 1850.
  2. "Massachusetts State Census, 1855", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXKP-F98 : Sun Mar 10 03:23:43 UTC 2024), Entry for Gardner P Drury and Abby Drury, 1855.
  3. "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZC9-YR2 : Thu Mar 07 23:37:45 UTC 2024), Entry for Gardner P Drury and Abigiel Drury, 1860.
  4. "Massachusetts State Census, 1865", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQHZ-KSP : Sun Mar 10 16:41:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Gardner P Drury and Abigail Drury, 1865.
  5. "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC7T-D1D : 28 December 2022), Samuel H. Brown, 1869.
  6. "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8FP-2JW : Tue Mar 05 04:40:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Samuel Brown and Rachael Brown, 1870.
  7. "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7TX-KBS : 14 December 2022), Samuel H. in entry for Gardner D. Brown, 1872.
  8. "Find a Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DM9B-JDMM : 11 August 2023), Samuel Hopper Brown, ; Burial, Brooklyn, Kings Brooklyn, New York, United States of America, Friends Quaker Cemetery; citing record ID 211000429, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
  9. "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSVG-KNV : Thu Apr 11 19:52:57 UTC 2024), Entry for Alice L Griffen and Phebe A Russell, 1900.
  10. "New York State Census, 1905," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPFM-GJY : 8 March 2021), Jane E Brown in household of Amelia M Collender, Manhattan, A.D. 18, E.D. 02, New York, New York; citing p. , line 31, various county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 1,433,093.
  11. "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2KS-Q54 : Fri Mar 08 15:28:27 UTC 2024), Entry for Jane E Brown and Mary A B Hackett, 1910.
  12. "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4W9-63V : 17 November 2022), Samuel H in entry for Jane E Brown, 1913.




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