My search began 23 years ago. I have compiled a huge amount of documentation from census, legal documents, land records,family bible, pictures and letters. Everything in my family tree has been verified. Should you disagree, please contact me!
Main Lines
BROWN, KITCHEN, DRUMMOND, STICKLE, WILSON, SHEARING, GRAY, HUNTER, MATHER, OGDEN, PARKER, MERRITT, VAN WART, VAN WERT, KENNEDY, HODGKINSON, OAKLEY
As of January 2010, I have been able to trace my father’s side (Brown) back to 1802. The family story passed from generation to generation is that we are from Dublin, Ireland but I have not found any proof of that. The last document I found was the death certificate of my gggrandfather, who was John Ebenezer Brown. It showed that his father was John Brown & his mother Ann Andrews. Quite a coincidence that father and son were John Brown plus John E Brown’s 2nd wife was Anna Andrews. I believe this is a human error as the 1870 census lists his mother as, Lydia Longbottom, living with her son. She was born 1802 in Vermont.
John’s first wife Abigail maiden name unknown is my line. My main aim right now is the Brown side and finding information on Abigail. Secondly, I want to find the burial plot of my greatgrandmother Elizabeth Jane Ogden. She died in 1897 two days after giving birth to my grandmother whom I never met in Amigari, Bertie Township now known as part of Fort Erie Ontario, I have been successful with many other lines of mine and my husband’s.
My youngest brother, James Brown, submitted his DNA for the Brown DNA project. To date, we have over 320 unrelated biologically separate Brown/Browne/Braun family lines and a match rate of about 67%. We really need more Brown families from the upper USA States, Canada and abroad so if you are interested please contact the following!
DNAforBrowns@aol.com
http://brownsociety.org
I believe, that if we share, we will all meet our goal to find our original roots. My goal is to find the exact country & town or village, my ancestors and my husband’s came from. Feel free to contact me as I am willing to share. I have more information not listed, documents and quite a few pictures of different lines.
Carol Brown Parker
& Alden R. Parker
PLEASE CONTACT ME – I have alot more information and pictures to share!
42 Sunnyside Drive
GrandBay-Westfield, New Brunswick E5K 3M4
Canada
1-506-757-2266
parkerar@nbnet.nb.ca
Hello
I have just discovered that Wilbur Leslie Ogden was my great grandfather. Suffice to say that it has been a long search and the answer to a family mystery. Wilbur died in 1928 in Buffalo, New York. Do you have any other info. regarding his life or death? I do know he was a fireman in 1901 in Ontario. Anything else would be gratefully received.
Thank You!
Hi John,
Hope you don’t mind I am posting part of our e-mails. If you find anything new please let me know. Keep in touch.
Carol
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Hello Carol
Thank you for responding with all that great information about Wilbur. My Grandmother, Gladys Irene Huxtable was Wilbur’s daughter. She was born on July 03 1904 in Oshawa, Ontario. She just passed away last year at the age of 104. Her mother was Florence Erridge of Oshawa. Florence married in 1908 to Orville MacInally.
John