Elizabeth Byles (1737-1763) was the daughter of Mather Byles (1707-1788) and Anna Gale nee Noyes Byles. She married Gawen Brown, a Boston clockmaker and Loyalist. Her son was Mather Brown (1761-1831), a portrait painter who studied with Gilbert Stuart and Benjamin West. Mather Brown was raised by his Boston aunts, Mary Byles (1750-1832) and Catherine Byles (1753-1837), following the death of his mother in 1763.
Elizabeth Byles Brown (1737-1763) was the mother of Mather Brown
Portrait above by John Singleton Copley
Elizabeth Byles Brown (1737-1763) was the mother of Mather Brown
Portrait above by John Singleton Copley
Elizabeth Byles (1737-1763) was the daughter of Mather Byles (1707-1788) and Anna Gale nee Noyes Byles. She married Gawen Brown, a Boston clockmaker and Loyalist. Her son was Mather Brown (1761-1831), a portrait painter who studied with Gilbert Stuart and Benjamin West. Mather Brown was raised by his Boston aunts, Mary Byles (1750-1832) and Catherine Byles (1753-1837), following the death of his mother in 1763.
Elizabeth Byles Brown (1737-1763) was the mother of Mather Brown
Portrait above by John Singleton Copley
Elizabeth Byles Brown (1737-1763) was the mother of Mather Brown
Portrait above by John Singleton Copley
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