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."
↑ "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.
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