George Brown

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To add some color, my notes say
"George Brown was a tanner currier and shoe maker in early life and later a farmer and merchant. In 1837 he went from Oppenheim to Manlius, NY and established a shoe shop and store along the old canal. he lived at Pools (?) Brook about ten years, then returned to Kirksville where he made his home. He has served as Deputy Sheriff for Onondaga County. His wife Maria(of Fort Plain) was a sister of John Crouse of Syracuse and also Daniel and James Crouse." (from Pat Carey pcarey99@nycap.rr.com)

George married Maria Crouse on 21 Mar 1829 in Fort Plain, Herkimer County, New York. Maria was born in 1808; died in 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Martha Zelphia Huntley about 1855. Martha (daughter of Ira Huntly, Jr. and Zilphia Eaton) was born on 18 Aug 1821 in New York; died in 1905 in Manlius, Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Kirkville Cemetery, Manlius, Onondaga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buried:
Dorphas died at sea and was buried at sea although there is a marker with his name in the Kirkville Cemetery. (Pat Carey pcarey99@nycap.rr.com)

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James A. Brown, "Manlius, was born near Evans Mills, Feb. 16, 1835.
George Brown, his father, was born in Dolgeville, Herkimer Co., in
1811. He was a tanner, currier, and shoemaker in early life, and
afterwards a farmer and merchant. In 1837, he came to the town of
Manlius, and established a shoe shop and store on the old canal. He
lived at Pool's Brook about ten years, then returned to Kirkville,
where he has since made his home. He has served as deputy sheriff for
this district, and is still living at the age of 83 years. He married
Maria Crouse, sister of the late John Crouse of Syracuse. They had
eight children, four of whom are now living. James, the second son,
was given a good common school education. He then worked on the canal
for a while, but soon went to work in a canal store for Jacob Crouse,
at $14 per month. At eighteen years of age, he became a partner of the
firm of George Brown & Son; and has ever since followed the mercantile
business, now carrying a stock of over $15,000, with an annual sale of
$50,000. Mr. Brown has held the office of justice of the peace, for
fourteen years, had been justice of sessions, postmaster, and deputy
postmaster for three terms, and notary public for a number of years.
He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, a member of Fayetteville Lodge,
No. 578. He is also a member of Kirkville Lodge I.O.O.F., and a
charter member of Chittenango Lodge A.O.U.W. In 1859 Mr. Brown married
Marian Hoag, daughter of Joseph, a shoemaker and dealer, of Kirkville.
They have one child, Marian E., wife of Major Burton Coe, of
Kirkville." Source: Bruce, Dwight H. (Ed.), Onondaga's Centennial.
Boston History Co., 1896, Vol. II, pp. 170-171

James married Marion E. Hoag in 1859. Marion (daughter of Joseph Hoag and Nancy Sponenburgh) was born about 1837 in Manlius, Onondaga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Jacob Brown, "Manlius, was born in the town of Sullivan, Madison Co., May 3, 1838, third son of George and Maria (Crouse) Brown. He was educated in the common schools. After leaving school he engaged in boating at the age of eighteen, which line he followed for twenty years. He then went to Smith Center, Kansas, and took up a farm of 320 acres, where he remained for five years. On his return he stopped at Buffalo and bought another canal boat and was a captain until Aug., 1885. At that time the family came to Manlius, where he bought a farm of thirty acres and has since made his home. He also has charge of his father's farm of fifty-five acres. In Sept., 1857, Mr. Brown married Samantha Gage of Canandaigua, who died Feb. 18, 1865, leaving one son, Orville G., who was given a good education and after farming it a few years, took up railroading and was killed at Lyons, Feb. 12, 1894, aged 33 year. Mr. Brown was again married April 7, 1865, to Mary E., daughter of Andrew D. and Laura J. (Goodfellow) Collins of Manlius. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have two children: Mary Elldwina, wife of William Raymond, a farmer of Perryville; and William J., a student of the public school, aged 12 years. Mr. Brown is a member of the early family of that name in this town and is one of the heirs to the Crouse estate."
Source: Bruce, Dwight H. (Ed.), Onondaga's Centennial. Boston History Co., 1896, Vol. II, p. 285.

Jacob married Samantha Gage in Sep 1857 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. Samantha (daughter of John Gage and Catherine Staley) was born on 19 Jul 1829 in Johnstown, Fulton County, New York; died on 19 Feb 1865 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Academy Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jacob married Mary E. Collins on 7 Apr 1865 in Manlius, Onondaga County, New York. Mary (daughter of Andrew D. Collins and Laura J. Goodfellow) was born about 1847; died on 9 Mar 1937 in Manlius, Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Fayetteville Cemetery, Manlius, Onondaga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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When Sarah's mother (Maria Crouse) died she was sent to live with her Uncle,
James Crouse, but was too dramatic to enjoy their home. She returned to
live with her father. After he remarried Sarah went to live with her
Mother's sister, Mrs. Simon Donesbask (spelling ???) near Cicero, N. Y.
(now known as Clay, NY.) This is where she met her husband, John C. Hall.
Sarah was about nine when she was sent away. (Pat Carey, Sept2007)

No Children

Family/Spouse: John Hall. John was born est 1840. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Catherine was sent to live with Maria's brother, John Crouse. She was
raised in luxury as a daughter of the family although she was never adopted
legally. In census data she does appear in his family as Catherine Brown.
She was about 11 when she was sent away. (Pat Carey, Sept2007)

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When Helen Elizabeth Brown's mother, Maria Crouse, died she was six years of
age and was given to a Mrs. Snell who lived in Fayettville to raise. Mrs.
Snell was a niece of Maria Crouses. Mrs. Snell did not accept Helen so
Helen returned to her fathers home.
Later in life, after her sister Sarah's death, Helen married her
brother-in-law, John C. Hall. They had no children. (Pat Carey, Sept2007)

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Laura Sylvania Brown was only four years old when her mother, Maria Crouse,
died. She was given to her Uncle, Daniel Crouse, to raise. Mr. Daniel
Crouse lived in Utica, NY. and Laura was raised in relative wealth. (Pat Carey, Sept2007)

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1880 living in Dewitt,Onondaga Co.,NY

Birth:
Aged 1/12 in 1860 census in Kirkville,NY

Martha married Leonard Webb about 1878. Leonard was born about 1857 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Martha married Frederick Stam Hammond about 1920. Frederick was born on 19 Aug 1858 in Gilsum, Cheshire County, New Hampshire; died on 14 Mar 1934 in St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida; was buried in Royal Palm South Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Major Burton Coe. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Did you know that Orville G. Brown (son of Jacob and Samantha Gage) did not live with his parents, he was raised by his grandfather, George. I find this ironic in that George farmed his own daughters out to live with other families. When his first wife Maria Crouse was dying of tuburculosis they sent their four youngest children, Catherine, Sarah, Helen, and Laura out to live with relatives. (Pat Carey, Sept2007)

Orville married Hattie Morgan about 1884. Hattie was born on 08 Apr 1865; died on 15 Sep 1895; was buried in Kirkville Cemetery, Manlius, Onondaga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William Raymond. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Henry Robinson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Howard married Mary Agnes about 1910. Mary was born in 1884; died on 17 Oct 1958 in Fayetteville, Onondaga County, New York; was buried in Kirkville Cemetery, Manlius, Onondaga County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]