Capt. Joseph Brown
Capt. Joseph Brown
1752-1813
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the
War of the Revolution, - Vol. I-XVII (17).
Boston: Wright and Potter Printing Co., 1896
Volume 2 page 655
List of Acton Men who served in the Revolutionary War
as complied by Rev. James T. Woodbury
Headstone
Woodlawn Cemetery
Acton, MA.
Epitaph
In Memory of
Capt. Joseph Brown
1752-1813
A Solider of the Revolution
was wounded at the Battle of
Bunker Hill
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Elizabeth Putnam
his wife 1763-1833
Capt. Joseph Brown
James Brown, was a captain during the war, fought at Bunker Hill and Saratoga, and received a ball at Bunker Hill, which lodged in his body and was afterwards skillfully extracted and Brown shot it back at Saratoga. In June of 1801 he was fined $.04 by Seth, Brooks, Collector for the Social Library in Acton for soiled pages (pg's. 194-195) of the Pilgrim Progress. By May of 1803 the question of a new meeting house was discussed and Colonel Holman of Bolton was hired to survey the town and ascertain the center of the land area. Captain, James Brown with John Edwards, Lt. Simon Tuttle, and George Robbins were chosen as a committee to help decide where to locate the projected house of worship.
Descendants of Joseph Brown
Generation No. 1
1. CAPT. JOSEPH2 BROWN (JOSEPH1) was born 1752, and died August 13, 1813 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.. He married (1) DOROTHY BARKER, daughter of FRANCIS BARKER and DOROTHY WHITE. She was born December 16, 1754 in Acton, Middlesex, MA., and died October 19, 1784 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.. He married (2) ELIZABETH PUTNAM March 18, 1790 in Acton, Middlesex, MA.. She was born 1763 in Stow, Middlesex, MA., and died February 13, 1833 in Acton, Middlesex, MA..
More About CAPT. JOSEPH BROWN:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
Military service: SAR 1775
More About DOROTHY BARKER:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
More About ELIZABETH PUTNAM:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
Marriage Notes for JOSEPH BROWN and ELIZABETH PUTNAM:
Name: Bettey PUTNAM
Spouse: Joseph Brown
Marriage Date: Mar. 18, 1790
Marriage Place: Acton
Source: Vital Records of Acton
More About JOSEPH BROWN and ELIZABETH PUTNAM:
Marriage: March 18, 1790, Acton, Middlesex, MA.
Children of JOSEPH BROWN and DOROTHY BARKER are:
i. JOSEPH3 BROWN, b. October 23, 1776, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. February 21, 1815, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; m. SUSANNA DODGE, September 02, 1802, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; b. Concord, Middlesex, MA..
Notes for JOSEPH BROWN:
Name: Susanna DODGE
Spouse: Joseph Brown
Marriage Date: Sept. 2, 1802
Marriage Place: Acton
Source: Vital Records of Acton
Full Text: DODGE, Susanna and Joseph Brown, both of Concord, Sept. 2, 1802.Intention not Recorded*
More About JOSEPH BROWN and SUSANNA DODGE:
Marriage: September 02, 1802, Acton, Middlesex, MA.
ii. NATHANIEL GREEN BROWN, b. November 15, 1781, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. May 18, 1851, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; m. BETSY GIBSON; b. August 19, 1783; d. March 10, 1861, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
More About NATHANIEL GREEN BROWN:
Baptism: December 29, 1782, Acton, Middlesex, MA.
Census: 1850, Acton, MA.
More About BETSY GIBSON:
Census: 1850, Acton, MA.
iii. DOROTHY BROWN, b. April 08, 1783, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. August 11, 1811, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
iv. ABIGAIL BROWN, b. October 12, 1784, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
Children of JOSEPH BROWN and ELIZABETH PUTNAM are:
v. ABIGAIL3 BROWN, b. November 05, 1790, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. January 03, 1792, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
More About ABIGAIL BROWN:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
vi. SAMUEL PUTNAM BROWN, b. March 18, 1792, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. July 1814.
vii. BETSEY BROWN, b. January 25, 1794, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
More About BETSEY BROWN:
Baptism: October 09, 1803, Acton, Middlesex, MA.
viii. LUKE BROWN, b. March 01, 1796, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
More About LUKE BROWN:
Baptism: October 09, 1803, Acton, Middlesex, MA.
ix. THOMAS BROWN, b. April 18, 1798, Acton, Middlesex, MA.; d. November 08, 1801, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
More About THOMAS BROWN:
Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA.
x. JAMES BROWN, b. May 19, 1800, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
More About JAMES BROWN:
Baptism: October 09, 1803, Acton, Middlesex, MA.
xi. EUNICE BROWN, b. 1803.
More About EUNICE BROWN:
Baptism: October 09, 1803, Acton, Middlesex, MA.
xii. THOMAS BROWN, b. January 10, 1805, Acton, Middlesex, MA..
