John Brown Famous memorial Veteran

Birth: 9 May 1800
Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death: 2 Dec 1859 (aged 59)
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Burial: John Brown Farm Grounds

North Elba, Essex County, New York, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 44.2519599, Longitude: -73.9711412
Memorial ID: 137 View Source

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Abolitionist, Folk Figure. He led a controversial raid on Harpers Ferry, (West) Virginia in October 1859 with the purpose of freeing enslaved African-Americans and starting a servile insurrection in the South. When the raid failed, he was captured, tried, convicted, and executed. His raid and execution became a turning point in United States history, and remains controversial to the present day.

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Parents

Owen Brown

1771–1856
Ruth Mills Brown

1772–1808

Spouses

Dianthe Lusk Brown

1801–1832 (m. 1820)
Mary Ann Day Brown

1816–1884 (m. 1832)

Siblings

Salmon Brown

1794–1796
Baby Girl Brown

1796–1796
Ruth Anne Brown King

1799–1839
Salmon Brown

1802–1833
Oliver Owen Brown

1804–1858
Fredrick Brown

1807–1877
Sally Brown

1808–1808

Half Siblings

Marian Sally Brown Hand

1811–1894
Watson Hugh Brown

1813–1832
Florella Brown Adair

1816–1865
Jeremiah Root Brown

1819–1874
Edward Brown

1823–1870
Martha Brown

1825–1826
Lucien Lucian Brown

1827–1847
Martha Lucreta Brown Davis

1832–1910

Children

John Brown Jr

1821–1895
Jason Brown

1823–1912
Owen Brown

1824–1889
Frederick Brown

1827–1831
Ruth Brown Thompson

1829–1904
Frederick Brown

1830–1856
Infant Son Brown

1832–1832
Sarah Brown

1834–1843
Watson Brown

1835–1859
Salmon Brown

1836–1919
Charles Brown

1837–1843
Oliver Brown

1839–1859
Peter Brown

1840–1843
Austin Brown

1842–1843
Annie Brown Adams

1843–1926
Amelia Brown

1845–1846
Sarah Brown

1846–1916
Ellen Brown

1848–1849
Ellen Brown Fablinger

1854–1916

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Young girl looking at John Brown's grave at North Elba, New York, with a headstone that includes inscriptions for two other family member
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Owen Brown

Ruth Mills Brown

Dianthe Lusk Brown

Mary Ann Day Brown

Salmon Brown

Baby Girl Brown

Ruth Anne Brown King

Salmon Brown

Oliver Owen Brown

Fredrick Brown

Sally Brown

Marian Sally Brown Hand

Watson Hugh Brown

Florella Brown Adair

Jeremiah Root Brown

Edward Brown

Martha Brown

Lucien Lucian Brown

Martha Lucreta Brown Davis

John Brown Jr

Jason Brown

Owen Brown

Frederick Brown

Ruth Brown Thompson

Frederick Brown

Infant Son Brown

Sarah Brown

Watson Brown

Salmon Brown

Charles Brown

Oliver Brown

Peter Brown

Austin Brown

Annie Brown Adams

Amelia Brown

Sarah Brown

Ellen Brown

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