Second Immigrant Generation
Descendents of Andrew Grey (ca 1785-94 – after 1861)
and 1. Mary Watson (unknown– aboard D'arcy summer, 1836)
and 2. Sarah Burgess ( ca 1810 – 11 Nov 1896)
First immigrant Generation
Descendents of George W. Brown (Apr 1836 - 23 Dec 1898)
and Alice Eleanor Messer (18 Feb 1841 - 25 Nov 1928)
Table of Contents
Pre-emigrant Generation
01 A
First Immigrant Generation
01
Second immigranT Generation
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Third immigranT Generation
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PARENTS OF GEORGE BROWN (APR 1836 - 23 DEC 1898)
Pre-emigrant Generation
1A. Thomas Brown
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Son of Thomas Brown and Jane. born ca 1800, Southmoor, Berkshire ca 1800 (from 1851 Census). Christened 1800. Died after 1851.
He married Sophia Hissey of Southmoor at Longworth on 20 July 1820 (North Berks Marriage Index - Husbands). Sophia was the daughter of John Hissey and Mary Dewe. Sophia was baptized on 25 June 1797 at Longworth Parish Church, Berkshire (Longworth Berks. Parish Registers Baptisms and Marriages, p. 59).
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Thomas and Sophia had at least 11 children. Most christened at Shifford Chapel (Goadby, 1970), a structure that was razed in 1861 due to structural problems and then rebuilt in 1861-1862 (see illustrations below). In recognition of their mother Sophia's maiden name their seventh child John Hissey Brown was named for Sophia's father John Hissey. Thomas was one of a long line Thomas's and thus their eldest son was named Thomas as well.
Beginning with the birth of their oldest child Thomas the residence of Thomas and Sophia is listed as Brighthampton with Thomas's profession listed as farmer. The Browns had long been a prominent Yeoman family in the area and in addition to being substantial farmers were also malters. Thomas Brown, at least initially, followed this tradition as they lived on Malthouse Farm, which had been in their family since an an earlier George Brown (d. 1761) had received copyhold for the property and built a malthouse in 1740 (Baggs et al., 1996).
An 1850 map of Brighthampton showing localities of various farms in the community including Malthouse Farm where Thomas Brown and wife Sophia Hissey lived.
Source: Bagg et al. (1996)
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/
Air photo showing relative position of Malthouse farm within Brighthampton. Source: Google Maps.
Map of communities in northern Berkshire and just across the Thames in southern Oxfordshire where the families of Thomas Brown and wife Sophia Shifford lived for several generations.
Source: Google Maps.
Airphoto at same scale as the map to left of communities in northern Berkshire and just across the Thames in southern Oxfordshire where the families of Thomas Brown and wife Sophia Shifford lived for several generations. Source: Google Maps.
Air photo showing relative position of Malthouse Farm and the Shifford Church (see images below) where all of the children of Thomas Brown and Sophia Hissey were christened as well as the burial place of several generationsof the Brown family.
Source: Google Maps.
In the 1841 census the Thomas Brown residence is identified as Bampton Hundred, Brighthampton. This is not a specific reference to their farm but to an ancient division of land covering some 48,500 acres on the west side of Oxfordshire, the eastern boundary of which ran through the western part of Brighthampton. Further confirmation that Thomas was a landowner at Malthouse Farm is provided in the 1851 census where he is listed as a "Landed Proprietor". In the Oxfordshire context this generally meant that not only did one own land but indicated that at least part of the property was rented out to earn an income. It is unknown at present though as to how large the land holdings of Thomas Brown were. In the time of an earlier Thomas Brown (d. 1764) the family also owned Manor Farm in adjacent Standlake. It is not known whether this property or others were still in the family.
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For unknown reasons Thomas Brown let the malthouse at Malthouse Farm fall into disrepair and it had partly fallen down before 1855 (Baggs et al., 1996) and was demolished completely by 1857 (Ackerman, 1857, 1860) resulting in the discovery of an ancient Anglo-Saxon burial ground under the foundations (see below).
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Sophia Hissey died on 9 Feb 1843 and was buried in the Shifford Parish Church graveyard on 24 Feb 1843.
From the list of Memorials in Shifford Church & Churchyard (from Giles's History of Bampton dated 1847) as recompiled in Goadby (1970, p. 55). 1843 was not a good year for the family as their eldest son Thomas also died that year on 1 May 1843 at the age of 21.
From the list of Memorials in Shifford Church & Churchyard (from Giles’s History of Bampton dated 1847) as recompiled in Goadby (1994), p. 55:
BROWNE, Sophia wife of Thomas of Brighthampton, d. 19 Feb 1843, age 45.
They had the following Children (see supplemental information below for baptismal records):
2A i Thomas Brown
3A ii Sophia Brown
4A iii Alfred Brown
5A iv Louisa Brown
6A v Henry Brown
7A vi Sarah Ann Brown
8Avii John Hissey Brown
9A viii Stephen Brown
10A (1) ix George Walter Brown
11A ix Charles Brown.
12A x Sarah Ann Brown
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Thomas Brown and Sophia Hissey chidren baptismal records
2A i: Thomas Brown
Baptized 9 Sep 1821 at Shifford Parish Church (Church of England), Oxfordshire. Son of Thomas (farmer) and Sophia Brown of Brighthampton, p. 7. d. 1 May, 1843, aged 21.
3A ii: Sophia Brown
Baptized 26 Dec 1823 at Shifford Parish Church (Church of England), Oxfordshire. Son of Thomas (farmer) and Sophia Brown of Brighthampton, p. 7.
4A iii: Alfred Brown
Baptized 9 Jul 1826 at Shifford Parish Church (Church of England), Oxfordshire. Son of Thomas (farmer) and Sophia Brown of Brighthampton, p. 8.
5A iv: Louisa Brown
Baptized 20 Jul 1828 at Shifford Parish Church (Church of England), Oxfordshire. Son of Thomas (farmer) and Sophia Brown of Brighthampton, p. 8. buried, 9 Nov 1848, aged 22.
6A v: Henry Brown
b. ca 1830 (from 1841 census).
7A vi: Sarah Ann Brown
Baptized 30 Nov 1831 at Shifford Parish Church (Church of England), Oxfordshire. Son of Thomas (farmer) and Sophia Brown of Brighthampton, p. 8. d. 2 Oct 1835, aged 4.
8A vii: John Hissey Brown
Baptized 26 Apr 1833 at Shifford Parish Church (Church of England), Oxfordshire. Son of Thomas (farmer) and Sophia Brown of Brighthampton. Shifford Parish Register p. 8.
9A viii Stephen Brown
Baptized 5 Apr 1835 at Shifford Parish Church (Church of England), Oxfordshire. Son of Thomas (farmer) and Sophia Brown of Brighthampton. Shifford Parish Register p. 9.
10A (1) ix: George Walter Brown
Baptized 24 Mar 1837 at Shifford Parish Church (Church of England), Oxfordshire. Son of Thomas (farmer) and Sophia Brown of Brighthampton. Shifford Parish Register p. 9.
11A ix Charles Brown
Baptized 8 Mar 1839 at Shifford Parish Church (Church of England), Oxfordshire. Son of Thomas (farmer) and Sophia Brown of Brighthampton. Shifford Parish Register p. 9.
12A x Sarah Ann Brown
b. ca 1842 (from 1851 census)
Shifford Church
Sketch of Shifford Chapel, circa 1850. A chapel has existed on this site since ca AD 1230. The chapel was periodically modified although the position of the church on the flood plain of the Thames contributed to the deterioration of the structure. This difficulty was noted in the early 18th century when it was stipulated that prayers and a sermon would occur at Shifford 'when the weather and floods permit'. By the late 18th century the structure was periodically left derelict. By 1787 repairs had been made and by the early 19th century ~30 persons attended services regularly, a number which increased to ~50 by 1851. This was the state of affairs when Thomas Brown and Sophia Hissey attended services here with their children, most of whom were christened here. Due to its age and periodic flood damage the building was in need of almost constant repair. It was decided that it would be best to raze the structure and rebuild on the same foundation. Following demolition of the old chapel in 1861 the current St. Mary's Church illustrated below was immediately built in 1861-1862 and still is in occassional use. Source: History of the County of Oxford, vol 13. For more detailed information see:
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=15957
Left: AD 1887 view of St Mary's Church, Shifford, Oxfordshire from the northwest. The small church designed by J. Clarke was built in 1863 to replace an earlier Georgian chapel illustrated above. Nothing remains of its medieval predecessor except a rehung, possibly 13th-century bell, and the base of an apparently medieval cross in the churchyard. Of interest to Brown descendants is the presence of a grave stone reset against the inside west wall commemorating Thomas Brown (d. 1799) and his wife Mary. This Thomas Brown was the great grandfather of the George Brown who emigrated to New Brunswick. Source: Photographer Henry W. Taunt (1887). Reference no: CC73/00030 Archive Holder: English Heritage, Right: Nearly identical view taken in 2007. Source: Tim Patterson, 4 Sep 2007. More images of St. Mary's and a history of the churches on this site may be found at this link.
References:
Akerman, J.Y. 1857 "Researches in a Cemetery of the Anglo-Saxon Period at Brighthampton, Oxon.", Archaeologia 37, 391-398.
Akerman, J.Y. 1860 "A Cemetery of the Anglo-Saxon Period at Brighthampton, Oxon.", Archaeologia 38, 84-97.
Baggs, A.P., Chance, E., Colvin, C., Day, C.J., Selwyn, N., Townley, SC, 1996. 'Shifford: Church', A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 13: Bampton Hundred (Part One) pp. 108-110. In Crossley, A., Currie, CRJ (eds). A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 13.
URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=15957.
Goadby, F.R.L. 1970. Shifford Parish Registers (1721-1969). Oxfordshire Family History Society. 71 p. (available from the Oxfordshire Family History Society as a microfiche). Available here as downloadable pdf file (very large file at 231 MB)
North Berks Marriage Index - Husbands. 2004. Search carried out on 15 Nov 2006 from an index created 29 Oct 2004 using the search services of the Oxfordshire Family History Society).
Supplemental Information:
Selected extracts from Baggs et al. (1996) which refer to Thomas Brown and his family.
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/
from p. 185-195
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=15981&strquery=brighthampton%20brown
There was a malthouse at Malthouse Farm, Brighthampton, by 1740 when George Brown (d. 1761) obtained the copyhold, and both he and his son Thomas (d. 1799) called themselves maltsters as well as being substantial farmers. (fn. 55) Before 1855 a later Thomas Brown allowed part of the malthouse to fall down, and the building was demolished soon after. (fn. 56)
55 St. John's Coll. Mun., ADMIN. I. A.7, pp. 110, 411; ibid. XVII.45; O.R.O., MSS. Wills Oxon. 118/2/52, 119/3/34.
56 St. John's Coll. Mun., XI.22, pp. 66, 73; Archaeologia, xxxvii. 391; cf. C.O.S., PRN 13124.
from p. 171-180
Few later houses are notable, though some solid farmhouses reflect the parish's status as a community of moderately prosperous yeomen, rural tradesmen, and cottagers. Manor Farm (Floreys) at Brighthampton, (fn. 29) a substantial stone-built house with mullioned windows, dripmoulds, and steep-pitched roofs, was built in the early 17th century on a two-room plan, with a rear stair turret and outshut and a symmetrical west front; it was extended southwards soon after, perhaps c. 1659, (fn. 30) and in the 19th century the outshut was continued along the entire length of the back and raised to two storeys. A rough inscription TB 1721 on the door jamb refers perhaps to Thomas Brown (d. 1764), one of a prominent yeoman family which owned the house for much of the 18th century (fn. 31) but who was non-resident in 1754.
29 Above, Bampton, gen. intro.; below, church.
30 O.R.O., Standlake tithe and incl. maps; cf. V.C.H. Oxon. xii. 240, 268.
31 Above, Northmoor, intro.
Between 1801 and 1871 the number of houses rose from 117 to 219, (fn. 36) partly through subdivision (fn. 37) but also through erection of new cottages. Among them were Longwood Cottage Row opposite Standlake High Street, built in stages between c. 1789 and 1847, and nos. 31–7 Rack End, built probably in the 1850s. (fn. 38) The Limes, a tall, three-storeyed house east of Manor Farm on the edge of the former common, with a fanlight and hood over a central doorway, was built evidently before 1841 when it housed a small private school, and from 1877 was occupied by a prominent farmer. (fn. 39) Inclosure prompted little new building, though the outlying Westfield Farm was erected apparently as labourers' accommodation before 1860, (fn. 40) and some dilapidated farmhouses were rebuilt, notably Malthouse Farm in Brighthampton (c. 1888) (fn. 41) and Manor Farm in Standlake (1889). (fn. 42) During the 1890s the Cavendish Land Co. of Westminster (Mdx.) planned a group of riverside holiday chalets in the former common, but the scheme was abandoned leaving only Bankside Lodge and an embanked access road dubbed Manor Avenue. (fn. 43) New institutional buildings were the Baptist chapel on Abingdon road, built in 1832, the parish school, built in 1846, and the Primitive Methodist chapel at the Green, built c. 1865. (fn. 44)
36 Ibid. incl. maps; O.S. Map 6", Oxon. XXXVIII (1883 edn.).
37 D. & C. Exeter, MS. 2865; O.R.O., Standlake tithe map. For rerouting of the Thames at Haul Ham c. 1675, Magd. Coll. Mun., EP 147/7.
38 O.R.O., Standlake tithe map; ibid. incl. map B; below, econ. hist, (agric.).
39 O.R.O., Standlake tithe award (1844); ibid. Brighthampton tithe award (1852); cf. D. & C. Exeter, MSS. 2865, 2867; ibid. MS. 2931, s.v. decima; Oxon. Local Hist. ii (2), 36–7, 42–6.
40 O.R.O., Standlake tithe award (1844); cf. ibid. incl. award, schedule s.v. Brighthampton.
41 P.R.O., PROB 11/283, f. 401; O.S. Map 6", Oxon. XXXVIII (1883 edn.); below, econ. hist, (mills).
42 Grundy, Saxon Oxon. 29–30, which misinterprets the boundary; above, Ducklington, intro.
43 O.R.O., tithe award (1844); below, econ. hist, (agric.).
44 V.C.H. Oxon. i. 405, 414, 423, 425–6; Grundy, Saxon Oxon. 28. The woodland may have been briefly re-attached to Bampton manor: above, Bampton: Bampton and Weald, manors.
Anglo-Saxon cemetery found at Malthouse Farm
Documentation of an early Anglo-Saxon Cemetery found under the Malthouse at Malthouse Farm when it was demolished 1857 provided a precise date for its removal and an indicators of the extensive archaeological habitaiton records that exist in the region. See:
http://www.gla.ac.uk/archaeology/resources/Anglo-Saxon/cemeteries/bright.html
The cemetery at Malthouse Farm, Brighthampton was discovered in 1857 by workmen demolishing the malthouse on the farm (Akerman 1857, 1860). Akerman excavated 54 graves containing 59 individuals and also 10 cremations during 1857. In some cases, graves contained more than one burial, and in two instances hese appear to have been double inhumations. In the remaining cases earlier burials were disturbed by later burials.The cemetery was well documented, not always the case with nineteenth century excavations. The majority of grave descriptions include sex and/or age, some elements of body position, associated artefacts, and in some cases the position of artefacts.
Census Records
Census Records for 1841 and 1851 provide important information on the makeup of the Brown household at Bampton Hundred.
1841 Census Transcript
Search carried out on 13/11/2006 from an Index dated 22/02/2005 using the
Search Services of the Oxfordshire Family History Society
HO107/ 0872/ 005/ 03 Bampton Hundred Brighthampton
Book/Folio Address Head Surname Forename Age Occupation Born In County
05/03 Upend 1 BROWN Thomas 70 independant Y
05/03 BROWN Thomas 40 farmer Y
05/03 BROWN Thomas 15 Y
05/03 BROWN Sophia 40 Y
05/03 BROWN Sophia 15 Y
05/03 BROWN Alfred 14 Y
05/03 BROWN Louisa 12 Y
05/03 BROWN John 9 Y
05/03 BROWN Stephen 7 Y
05/03 BROWN George 5 Y
05/03 BROWN Henry 11 Y
05/03 BROWN Charles 2 Y
By the time of the 1851 census the size of the Brown household was greatly reduced due to deaths and older children moving away. In the 1841 census all claimed to have been born in Brighthampton Oxfordshire County. However, in the 1851 census the Thomas now claimed to have come from Southmoor in Berkshire.
1851 Census Transcript
Search carried out on 13/11/2006 from an Index dated 05/08/2003 using the Search Services of the Oxfordshire Family History Society HO107/ 1731/ 210 Witney Union, Standlake
Fol.Sch. Address Surname Forename Rel Age Occupation Cnty Birthplace
___ 103 BROWN Thomas HD w 52 Landed Proprieter BRK Southmoor
Sophia DA u 27 OXF Brighthampton
George SO 13 OXF Brighthampton
Sarah Ann DA 9 OXF Brighthampton
DESCENDENTS OF GEORGE BROWN (APR 1836 - 23 DEC 1898)
AND ALICE ELEANOR MESSER (18 FEB 1841 - 25 NOV 1928)
First Immigrant Generation
1. George W. Brown
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Born Apr 1836, Brighthampton, Oxfordshire. Son of Thomas Brown and Sophia Hissey. Christened 24 Mar 1837, Shifford Parish Church (Church of England). Died 23 Dec 1898 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer.
George W. Brown was born in Brighthampton, Oxfordshire, England, came to Harvey Settlement in the 1850s. This community is contiguous with Standlake to the immediate east where family lore indicates that he migrated from (listed as "Standlic* near Burford" in Maxwell and Brown, 1999).
George received land grant #75, which was 100 acres in the York Mills area, on what was then called the Grieve road (later Murray Road) for the Grieve family that lived where the road ended near the Magaguadavic River. The road was quite primitive initially suitable only for oxen. With perseverence and hard work George cleared the land and built a primitive home where he and his family lived until he could built a comfortable frame house.
There were three other farms adjoining the Brown farm belonging to Alfred Thomas, Joseph Gass and John Reynolds. These three eventually moved to other areas, selling their farms to the Browns.
George and Alice had twelve children.
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More Information on this family is in a book compiled by the late George Maxwell and the late Ida Brown Swan, "George Walter Brown and Alice Eleanor Messer and Descendants, 1834-1999 although the birth date listed for George Brown of Apr 1834 and the small amount of information on the pre-emigration life of George Brown in Oxfordshire is inaccurate.
He married Alice Eleanor Messer, daughter of William Messer & Alice (Or Alison) Brown, 8 Nov 1859 in Harvey, York Co., NB . Born 18 Feb 1841 in Harvey. Christen 13 Mar 1842 in Harvey By Rev. Daniel McCurdy. Died 25 Nov 1928 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
Baptised by Rev. Daniel McCurdy, in Harvey on 13 Mar 1842, name Alison Eleanor.
From York Co NB Marriage Register C 1850-1866 (PANB): Witnesses to marriage were Thomas Messer and Jane Atkinson.
1861 census stated the following:
George Brown m. head of family age 25, English, farmer, Presbyterian.
Alice Eleanor f. wife, age 20, native.
William m. son, age 1, native.
Lot No 75 – No of hands employed 1 male, 1 female. Acres of land owned or occupied 18 improved. Cash value of farm 40 pounds. value of machinery and implements 1 pound, 1 milch cow, 2 working oxen, 2 sheep, 4 swine, 400 lb. of pork slaughtered, 100 lb. butter, 8 lb. wool, 120 bu. oats – 5 acres, 35 bu buckwheat – 1 1/2 acres, 8 bu. timother, 120 bu. potatoes – 1 acre.
Undated sepia photographic portraits of George Walter Brown and his wife Alice Eleanor Messer. These photographs are interesting in that the crayon composite portrait of this couple below is based on these photographs. It is not known whether the composite was created at the same time as these photographs or at a later date. Source: Carol Brown, April 14, 2007.
Undated large format colorized crayon photographic portrait of George Walter Brown and wife Alice Eleanor Messer. Image on left was rephotographed in black and white in 1984 by Tim Patterson when the image was in the collection of Hazen Patterson of Tweedside. Image had suffered water damage. Image on right was scanned in October 2006 from one of the facscimile prints made in 1984 and the water damage was digitally repaired. The originale image has now gone into the collection of another family. When it can be found and rephotographed a color version will be included here.
Copied from newspaper obituary (1928):
Mrs Alice Brown
York Mills, NB, Dec 3--The community was saddened by the death of Alice, wife of the late Geo Brown, which occurred Sunday, November 25, at the age of 88 years.
Deceased was one of the oldest residents of Harvey and had been in failing health for some time past. She has left a place in the hearts of her children which can never be filled, being a most devoted mother to all.
She is survived by three daughters and five sons: Mrs Patterson, Tweedside; Mrs Marshall Gass, York Mills; Mrs Simpson Burrell, Millinocket, Me.; Thomas, York Mills; Charles, Harvey; Walter, Boston; Sterling, at home; and Stephen, Vancouver, BC; also 36 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren.
All her children except Stephen, of British Columbia, were present at her funeral, which took place Tuesday, November 27, Rev. H. McLean officiating.
They had the following children:
2 i. William Brown
3 ii. Sarah Ann "Annie" Brown
4 iii. Thomas Messer Brown
5 iv. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Brown
6 v. Charles Lister Brown
7 vi. Alice "Ellen" Brown
8 vii. Henry Brown
9 viii. Walter Brown
10 ix. Henry Brown
11 x. George "Sterling" Brown
12 xi. Stephen Brown
13 xii. Ida Isabelle Brown
*In discussions with local people in the Brighthampton-Standlake area in the summer of 2007 it was noted that the general pronunciation in the area was close to 'Standlic' suggesting that scribing of oral history resulted in the mispelling.
DESCENDENTS OF GEORGE BROWN (APR 1836 - 23 DEC 1898)
AND ALICE ELEANOR MESSER (18 FEB 1841 - 25 NOV 1928)
Second Immigrant Generation
2. William Brown
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Son of George W. Brown & Alice Eleanor Messer. Born 28 Jul 1860 in Harvey. Died 17 Oct 1888 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
Died 17 Oct 1888, age 28 years, Inflamation of bowels. (From church records.) No further information.
DESCENDENTS OF GEORGE BROWN (APR 1836 - 23 DEC 1898)
AND ALICE ELEANOR MESSER (18 FEB 1841 - 25 NOV 1928)
Second Immigrant Generation
3. Sarah Ann "Annie" Brown
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Daughter of George W. Brown & Alice Eleanor Messer. Born 20 Apr 1862 in Harvey. Died 24 Aug 1945 in Tweedside. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.
Copied from newspaper obituary: (1945)
Death Aged Woman. Mrs James Patterson, Harvey Station, 82, Had Been Ill Long time.
Harvey Station, N.B., Aug 30 -- Tweedside lost one of its oldest and most respected residents on Thursday, August 24th, when Mrs James Patterson passed away at the home of her son, Hazen Patterson. She was 82 years of age and a life long resident of this place.
Mrs Patterson was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church and was active in the work of the church and community until her health failed. During an illness of several years she was tenderly and devotedly cared for by her family, particularly by her daughter-in-law, Mrs Hazen Patterson. She leaved to mourn, two sons: Hazen and Carl Patterson, Tweedside, one daughter, Mrs Alice Lynch, Portland, Me., two sisters, Mrs Ida Burrell, Millinocket, Me., and Mrs Marshall Gass, York Mills, N.B., five brothers, Walter Brown, Boston, Mass., Stephen Brown, Sterling Brown, York Mills, N.B., Charles Brown, Saint John, N.B., and Thomas Brown of Thomaston, N.B. There are eight grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
She married James Wesley "Jim" Patterson, son of William Patterson & Sarah Ann Jane Dibblee, 22 Jun 1892 in York Co., NB. Born 29 Feb 1844 in Harvey. Died 19 May 1918 in Tweedside. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.
PANB #F15552, p. 565: "James Patterson and Mary Swan on Dec 22, 1864 by Samuel Johnson, witnesses William G. Patterson and Isabella Thompson."
Jim and Mary first lived on Hanwell Road, then moved to Tweedside to the farm later known as the Hazen Patterson farm.
After the death of his first wife, Mary Swan, Jim married Sarah Ann Brown. There were four children from the first marriage, and four children from the second marriage.
Copied from newspaper obituary - 1918:
James Patterson
Harvey Station, May 21 -- James Patterson, a well known and respected farmer of Tweedside, died at his home there on Sunday morning after an illness of more than a year. He was the second son of William Patterson, one of the pioneers of Harvey, and was in the seventy-fifth year of his age.
He is survived by four sons and two daughters and also by his wife. His daughters are Mrs Charles L. Brown, of Manners Sutton and Miss Alice at home. Two of his sons, Hazen and Carrol, reside at Tweedside, William in Boston, and Abner at Rumford Falls, Me.
The funeral took place from his late residence at Tweedside yesterday afternoon and was conducted by Rev. Mr Grant of McAdam, in the absence of the pastor, Rev. J. F. McKay, who has gone to New Glasgow, N.S., to attend the funeral of a relative.
They had the following children:
14 i. George "Hazen" Patterson
15 ii. Carroll McLean Patterson
DESCENDENTS OF GEORGE BROWN (APR 1836 - 23 DEC 1898)
AND ALICE ELEANOR MESSER (18 FEB 1841 - 25 NOV 1928)
Second Immigrant Generation
4. Thomas Messer Brown
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Son of George W. Brown & Alice Eleanor Messer. Born 27 May 1864 in Harvey. Died 16 Jun 1946. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
They lived in Wilmot, and had eight children: George, Lena, Elizabeth, Pearl, Milton Young, Margaret, Mildred and Verden.
He married Isabelle Miller, 6 Jul 1887 in York Co., NB By G. Goodrich Roberts, Anglican. Born 31 Mar 1870 in Parish Of Prince William, York Co., NB. Died 18 May 1936. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
Isabelle was the daughter of Robert Miller and Elizabeth.
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Witnesses to marriage were Wesley Nichol and Maggie Miller.
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They had the following children:
18 i. George B. Brown
19 ii. Lena May Brown
20 iii. Elizabeth Brown
21 iv. Pearl Brown
22 v. Milton Young Brown
23 vi. Margaret B. Brown
24 vii. Mildred Luella Brown
25 viii. Verden Miller Brown
DESCENDENTS OF GEORGE BROWN (APR 1836 - 23 DEC 1898)
AND ALICE ELEANOR MESSER (18 FEB 1841 - 25 NOV 1928)
Second Immigrant Generation
5. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Brown
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Daughter of George W. Brown & Alice Eleanor Messer. Born 6 Jan 1867 in Harvey. Died 6 Dec 1958 in York Mills. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
Elizabeth's first husband, Frederick Nichol died at an early age, and is buried at Pokiok Settlement. She had one daughter from first marriage, and nine children from second marriage.
Died at age 91 yr. 11 mo., at home of her son Alden Gass.
She first married Frederick John Nichol, 30 Jun 1886 in Harvey, York Co., NB By J. A. McLean, Presbyterian . Born 1860 in Parish Of Prince William, York Co., NB. Died 5 Sep 1887. Buried in Pokiok Settlement Cemetery.
Son of William Nichol and Jane Marsh.
Witnesses to marriage were Annie Brown and Edmund Nichol.
Frederick and Elizabeth lived at Pokiok Settlement.
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They had the following children:
26 i. Faye Elta Nichol
She second married Thomas "Marshall" Gass, son of Thomas Gass & Mary Marshall, 26 Dec 1889 in Harvey. Born 26 Apr 1865 in Harvey. Died 10 May 1947. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
They lived at York Mills, NB.
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They had the following children:
27 i. Ernest Hazen Gass
28 ii. Harry William Gass
29 iii. Milford Thomas Gass
30 iv. Norman George Gass
31 v. Hazel Alice Gass
32 vi. Ward Patterson Gass
33 vii. Emma May Gass
34 viii. Alden Brown Gass
35 ix. Oswald Walter Gass
DESCENDENTS OF GEORGE BROWN (APR 1836 - 23 DEC 1898)
AND ALICE ELEANOR MESSER (18 FEB 1841 - 25 NOV 1928)
Second Immigrant Generation
6. Charles Lister Brown
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Son of George W. Brown & Alice Eleanor Messer. Born 6 May 1869 in Harvey. Died 31 Oct 1955 in Lancaster. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer.
Please note that two birth dates are given for Charles: 28 Apr 1869 and 6 May 1869. The church records indicate that Charles was born on 28 Apr 1869 and was baptized on 29 Aug 1869. It is not known which dates are correct.
Charles and Annie lived on a farm on Swan Road in Harvey and had four children. Charles died at the home of his son, G. Colby Brown, Lancaster, N.B.
He married Sarah Ann Jane Dibble "Annie" Patterson, daughter of James Wesley "Jim" Patterson & Mary Swan, 21 Oct 1896 in York Co., NB. Born 23 May 1873 in Tweedside, NB. Died 6 Mar 1931 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
Undated informal photograph of Sarah Ann Jane Dibble "Annie" Patterson (23 May 1873 - 6 Mar 1931). Wife of Charles Lister Brown (above).
Source: Aubrey Moffitt, McAdam, NB. Reproduction scanned by Tim Patterson, 22 Mar 2009.
Undated informal photograph of Charles Lister Borwn (b. 6 May 1869 - d. 31 Oct 1955). Husband of Sarah Ann Jane Dibble "Annie" Patterson (below).
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Source: Aubrey Moffitt, McAdam, NB. Reproduction scanned by Tim Patterson, 22 Mar 2009.
Copied from newspaper obituary, 1931:
Wife of York Co. Farmer Succumbs.
Funeral of Mrs Charles Brown, Harvey Station, Held.
Harvey Station, York Co., March 8 -- Following a short illness, the death of Mrs Annie Brown,wife of Charles Brown, farmer, occurred here Friday. Mrs Brown was 57 years of age and was highly esteemed by many friends.
The funeral was held this afternoon from her home. Rev. J. H. McLean conducted the service, assisted by Rev. J. M. Murchison, of Saint John. The hymns sung by the choir of the United Church were "Asleep in Jesus", "Shall We Gather at the River", "Nearer My God To Thee", and a solo, "Shadows", by Mr Murachison. Among the many beautiful flower tributes was a spray from the W.M.S. of which Mrs Brown was an active member.
Surviving are her husband, two sons, Colby, at home, and James, of Boston, one daughter, Mrs Russell Moffat, and several grandchildren, also William Patterson, of Ipswich, Me., and Abner, of Rumford Falls, Me., are brothers. Mrs Annie Patterson, of Tweedside, step-mother, Hazen and Karl, of Tweedside, half-brothers, and Mrs Elmer Lynch, of Millinocket, Me., half-sister. Interment was made in the Harvey cemetery. Pallbearers were Robert and Alex Coburn, Charles, Harry and Albert Swan, and Matthew Briggs.
They had the following children:
36 i. Amy May Brown
37 ii. George "Colby" Brown
38 iii. James Roscoe Brown
39 iv. Charles "Willard" Brown
Charles and Annie Brown.
Lived in the house presently owned by Willard Wilson.
Charles Lister Brown
Born April 28 1869 died 1955
Son of George Brown and Alice Messer.
Sarah Ann Jane Dibble (Annie) Patterson
Born May 23,1873 died March 6, 1931
Daughter of James Patterson and mary Swan.
Parents of Amy, Colby, Janes and Willard
Undated formal portrait of married couple Sarah Ann Jane ( Annie) Dibble Patterson (23 May 1873 – 6 Mar 1931) and Charles Lister Brown (6 May 1869 – 31 Oct 1955).
DESCENDENTS OF GEORGE BROWN (APR 1836 - 23 DEC 1898)
AND ALICE ELEANOR MESSER (18 FEB 1841 - 25 NOV 1928)
Second Immigrant Generation
7. Alice "Ellen" Brown
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Daughter of George W. Brown & Alice Eleanor Messer. Born 2 Sep 1871 in Harvey. Died 5 Nov 1882. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
DESCENDENTS OF GEORGE BROWN (APR 1836 - 23 DEC 1898)
AND ALICE ELEANOR MESSER (18 FEB 1841 - 25 NOV 1928)
Second Immigrant Generation
8. Henry Brown
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Son of George W. Brown & Alice Eleanor Messer. Born 10 Mar 1874 in Harvey. Died 18 May 1877 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
DESCENDENTS OF GEORGE BROWN (APR 1836 - 23 DEC 1898)
AND ALICE ELEANOR MESSER (18 FEB 1841 - 25 NOV 1928)
Second Immigrant Generation
9. Walter Brown
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Son of George W. Brown & Alice Eleanor Messer. Born 16 Mar 1876 in Harvey. Died 26 Sep 1957 in Gardiner, Maine. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
Walter moved to Boston at an early age, and at retirement was working for the Boston Police Force. They had two children. Walter and Margaret are buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
From funeral home records, died 29 Sep 1957, age 81, at Gardiner, Maine. Remains brought to Sterling Brown's by hearse. Sunday funeral at church.
He married Margaret Milligan, in Boston, MA. Born 1875 in Ireland. Died 22 Sep 1958 in Dresden Mills, Maine. Buried in Harvey Setlement Cemetery.
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Margaret Milligan immigrated to Boston from Glenhay, County Tyron, Ireland.
From funeral home records, died 21 Sep 1958, age 82 yr., at Gardiner, Maine.
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They had the following children:
40 i. George Wilson Brown (Adopted)
41 ii. Charles Frederick Brown
DESCENDENTS OF GEORGE BROWN (APR 1836 - 23 DEC 1898)
AND ALICE ELEANOR MESSER (18 FEB 1841 - 25 NOV 1928)
Second Immigrant Generation
10. Henry Brown
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Son of George W. Brown & Alice Eleanor Messer. Born 10 Sep 1878 in Harvey. Died 2 Aug 1879 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
DESCENDENTS OF GEORGE BROWN (APR 1836 - 23 DEC 1898)
AND ALICE ELEANOR MESSER (18 FEB 1841 - 25 NOV 1928)
Second Immigrant Generation
11. George "Sterling" Brown
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Son of George W. Brown & Alice Eleanor Messer. Born 29 Dec 1880 in Harvey. Died 4 Aug 1969 in Harvey Hospital. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Lumbering And Farming.
Sterling and Mary Milligan were married at the homestead in York Mills, and had five children.
From the Daily Gleaner, 1969:
York Mills -- Funeral Service for G. Sterling Brown, one of York Mills oldest residents, was held at St. Andrews United Church, Harvey Station, following prayers at the home. Rev. William Randall officiated, assisted by Rev. S. R. Jackson. Interment was made in the Harvey community cemetery.
Pallbearers, all nephews of the deceased were: Milton Brown, Stanley Burrell, Roscoe Burrell, Harry Gass, Alden Gass and Hazen Patterson.
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Mr Brown died at the Harvey Community Hospital following a brief illness. He was in his 89th year. He was born at York Mills in 1880, a son of the late George and Alice (Messer) Brown. He was a prominent and well known resident of the area where he was engaged in lumbering and farming for many years.
He is survived by two daughters: Mrs Bert Swan of Harvey Station, Mrs Don Maxwell of McAdam; three sons, Stanley of Oromocto, Woodrow and George of Harvey Station; one sister, Mrs Ida Burrell of Millinocket, Me., one brother, Stephen of North Surrey, BC., 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his wife Mary (Milligan) Brown in 1958.
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He married Mary Anne Milligan, 1 Jul 1908 in York Co., NB. Born 29 Dec 1877 in Clogher, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. Died 17 Jun 1958 in Harvey Hospital. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.
Daughter of James Milligan and Mary Anne. The family came from Clogher, County Tyrone, Ireland.
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They had the following children:
42 i. Ida Jane Brown
43 ii. Stanley Winslow Brown
44 iii. George Walter Brown
45 iv. Woodrow Dougan Brown
46 v. Vernice Evelyn Brown
DESCENDENTS OF GEORGE BROWN (APR 1836 - 23 DEC 1898)
AND ALICE ELEANOR MESSER (18 FEB 1841 - 25 NOV 1928)
Second Immigrant Generation
12. Stephen Brown
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Son of George W. Brown & Alice Eleanor Messer. Born 17 Sep 1885 in York Mills, NB . Died 15 Sep 1978 in BC. Occupation Farmer In Cloverdale, BC.
Stephen moved to Vancouver, BC around 1915. He lived on a farm in Cloverdale, BC, later moved to Surrey where he lived until his death. Stephen and Jessie had two children, Douglas Leslie and Irene Alice.
He married Jessie (Benson) Bruton. Born 21 Jun 1894 in South Wales. Died 10 Aug 1964 in Princeton, BC.
Jessie came from South Wales.
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They had the following children:
47 i. Douglas Leslie Brown
48 ii. Irene Alice Brown
DESCENDENTS OF GEORGE BROWN (APR 1836 - 23 DEC 1898)
AND ALICE ELEANOR MESSER (18 FEB 1841 - 25 NOV 1928)
Second Immigrant Generation
13. Ida Isabelle Brown
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Daughter of George W. Brown & Alice Eleanor Messer. Born 9 Nov 1888 in York Mills, NB . Died 14 Oct 1972 in Lincoln Nursing Home, Maine. Buried in Millinocket Cemetery, Millinocket, Maine.
Newspaper obituary - 1972:
NB Woman Dies in Maine
McAdam -- Relatives in McAdam have received word of the death of Mrs Ida I. Burrell of Millinocket, Me., in a Lincoln Nursing Home after a lingering illness.
Born at York Mills, in 1888, she was a daughter of the late George and Alice (Messer) Brown.
She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Millinocket, the Gold Star Mothers and Loyal Lodge of Orange Ladies. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Donald V. Henry Post, and held life membership in the Onawa Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, and Natomah Rebekah Lodges.
She is survived by three sons: Stanley G. and Roscoe S., both of Millinocket, Donald V. of Portland; two daughters, Mrs. Donald (Nellie) Worchester, Lincoln, Mrs George (Helen) Casey, Millinocket; a brother, Stephen Brown, Surrey, BC, 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
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Funeral service was held from First Baptist Church with interment in the Millinocket Cemetery.
She was predeceased by her husband Robert Simpson Burrell April 19, 1943 and a son Robert, killed in World War II Mar 25, 1944.
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She married Robert Walter "Simpson" Burrell, son of George Piercy Burrell & Isabella "Belle" Coburn, 6 Jul 1910 in York Mills. Born 17 Apr 1881 in Harvey. Died 19 Apr 1943 in Millinocket, Me.
Witnesses to marriage were Annie Burrell and Stephen Brown.
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Simpson and Ida lived in Millinocket, Maine, and had six children, George Stanley, Nellie Alice, Roscoe Sterling, Donald Vincent, Robert Theodore and Helen Evelyn.
They had the following children:
49 i. George "Stanley" Burrell
50 ii. Nellie Alice Burrell
51 iii. Roscoe Sterling "Oscar" Burrell
52 iv. Donald Vincent Burrell
53 v. Robert Theodore Burrell
54 vi. Helen Evelyn Burrell
DESCENDENTS OF GEORGE BROWN (APR 1836 - 23 DEC 1898)
AND ALICE ELEANOR MESSER (18 FEB 1841 - 25 NOV 1928)
Third Immigrant Generation
14. George "Hazen" Patterson
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Son of James Wesley "Jim" Patterson & Sarah Ann "Annie" Brown. Born 2 Aug 1894 in Tweedside. Died 15 Apr 1992 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.
Hazen and Pearle Coburn lived on a farm in Tweedside, and had four children.
From The Daily Gleaner, 16 Apr 1992:
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PATTERSON
At Harvey Community Hospital on Wednesday, April 15, 1992, Hazen George Patterson, of Tweedside, in his 98th year. Predeceased by his wife Pearle in 1972. Survived by four sons Coburn and his wife Ruth of Woodstock, Harold and his wife Mabel of Tweedside, Earle and his wife Selena of Coburn and Paul and his wife Rose Marie of Fredericton, eight grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren.
Resting at his home, Tweedside, until Saturday when prayers will be said at 2:30 pm followed by funeral service in Knox Presbyterian Church at 3 pm, Rev. Dave Dewar officiating. Entombment will follow with burial in Harvey Community Cemetery at a later date. If so desired, donations may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.
He married Elizabeth Etta "Pearle" Coburn, daughter of James "Jim" Coburn & Elizabeth H. "Bessie" Swan, 19 Jun 1918 in Harvey, York Co., NB . Born 26 Apr 1894 in Harvey. Died 20 May 1972 in Harvey Community Hospital. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.
They had the following children:
55 i. Coburn James Patterson
56 ii. Harold Hazen Patterson
57 iii. Earle Abner Patterson
58 iv. Paul William Patterson
DESCENDENTS OF GEORGE BROWN (APR 1836 - 23 DEC 1898)
AND ALICE ELEANOR MESSER (18 FEB 1841 - 25 NOV 1928)
Third Immigrant Generation
15. Carroll McLean Patterson
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Son of James Wesley "Jim" Patterson & Sarah Ann "Annie" Brown. Born 25 Dec 1896 in Tweedside, NB. Died 22 Jan 1985 in Harvey Community Hospital. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer.
1904 school phototraph of Tweedside School. Eight year old Carrol Patterson is second from right in the back row with the dark shirt.
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Source: original image in Hazen Patterson collection: Rephotographed by Tim Patterson summer 1985 and copied image rescanned and digitally enhanced by Tim Patterson November 2006. Caption was dictated to Jean Patterson by then 90 year old Hazen Patterson in 1985. Present location of original image is not known.
Rephotographed by Tim Patterson, July, 2006.
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Front Row: Left to Right:
Celie Messer, Sadie Messer (Rutherford), Sadie Wood, Belle Rutheford, Carrie Swan, Ethel Larner, Lilly Swan, Della James (Martin)
Second Row: Left to Right:
Bessie Burrell, Agnes Bell, Edith Messer, Minnie Messer, Clarence Swan, Alice Messer, Sterling Patterson
Back Row: Left to Right:
Steven Swan, Gilbert Rutherford, Cliff James, Hazen Patterson, Lewis Rutherford, David Rutherford, Carroll Patterson, Norman Messer
Teacher: (tall lady at back):
Grace Goodspeed, native of Burtt's Corner
Carl Patterson was a veteran of World War One, having served overseas as a private (Regimental Number 3260367) with the 13 th Canadian Reserve Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (RG 150 Assession 92-93/166 Box 7636)