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Robert Brown (1744 - 1823)

Robert Brown
Born in Weaversville, Allen Township, Northampton, Pennsylvaniamap
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Husband of — married 1789 in Northampton, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 78 in Allen Township, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
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Biography

1776 Project
General Robert Brown served with Northumberland County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Robert Brown is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A015820.
SAR insignia
Robert Brown is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 123002
Rank: Lieutenant

Robert was born in 1744. He was the son of Samuel Brown.

Robert married Catherine Snyder in 1789.[1]

Lieutenant Robert Brown was taken prisoner by the British at the surrender of Fort Washington on 16 Nov 1776.[2][3]

Robert died on 26 February 1823 and was buried in Northampton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States.[4]

Sources

  1. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/393286/?offset=0#page=75&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= The Scotch-Irish of Northampton County, Pennsylvania Vol. 1, p 61
  2. https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/393286/?offset=0#page=172&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q= The Scotch-Irish of Northampton County, Vol 1, p 154-155
  3. Family History or Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
    Volume: 172
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #414192 (accessed 12 January 2023)
    Name: Lieutenant Robert Browe [Robert Brown]; Birth Date: 25 Dec 1744; Birth Place: Near Bath Northampton, PA In East Allen; Death Date: 26 Feb 1823; Death Place: Same; SAR Membership: 34398; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 30 Nov 1920; Father: Samuel Browe; Mother: Jane Boyd; Spouse: Catherine Snyder; Children: William Browe.
  4. Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
    URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #36857577
    Ancestry Record 60525 #15734680 (accessed 12 January 2023)
    Robert Samuel Brown burial (died on 26 Feb 1823) in Northampton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.




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