Jacob Jennings Brown (1775 - 1828)

Born 9 May 1775 in Washington Crossing, Upper Makefield Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania

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Died 24 Feb 1828 at age 52 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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Jacob Brown was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal in the War of 1812.

Biography

General Jacob Brown served for New York in the War of 1812
Service started: Jun 18, 1812
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Service ended: Feb 18, 1815

Jacob Brown is Notable.

Jacob was a Friend (Quaker)

Son of Samuel and Abi (White) Brown, Jacob was raised as a Quaker. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and relocated to upstate New York in 1798.^[1] Brown was initially commissioned in 1807 as a Captain in the 108th regiment of the New York Militia. Due to his distaste for frequent and expensive wastes by the government he was promptly promoted to the rank of Colonel. As the War of 1812 began, Brown was already a Brigadier General in the New York militia. He oversaw the Great Lakes defenses and was transferred to regular Army as Brigadier General after defeating the British at the Battle of Sackett's Harbor.

In the following year, he captured Fort Erie in Ontario and defeated the British again at the Battle of Chippawa. During the Battle of Lundy's Lane, a horrific and costly engagement for both sides, he was twice wounded. His final conquest was at the Siege of Fort Erie in 1814. His astounding successes earned him the Congressional Gold Medal.

Considering the actions above, it is almost unbelievable he was also a family man. He married Pamelia Williams in December of 1802 and they had four sons and five daughters. Gouverneur, Jacob, William, Nathan and Mary, Eliza, Pamela, Margaret, Katherine, were their names.

Legacy

Four states have named counties after Gen. Brown: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin. The towns of Brownville and Pamelia (which was set off from Brownville), New York are named after him and his wife.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Major General Jacob Brown
2. ↑ History of Jefferson County, New York: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. Durant, Samuel W; Peirce, H. B. (Henry B.) 1878 Philadelphia : L.H. Everts & Co.

• Wikipedia:Jacob_Brown

• Bell, William Gardner. Commanding Generals and Chiefs of staff, 1775-1991: Portraits & Biographical Sketches of the United States Army's Senior Officers (Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, Center for Military History, 1992), p. 70.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #4822

• Attached to: General Jacob Jennings Brown (1775–1828) • L7FY-KN6​​

Record Collection: Find A Grave Index

Citing this Record:

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ1-BTCH : 19 June 2020), Jacob Jennings Brown, ; Burial, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States of America, Congressional Cemetery; citing record ID 4822, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.