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Brown, Edward J.

Male 1859 - 1938  (79 years)


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  • Name Brown, Edward J.  [1
    Born 18 Apr 1859  , , Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    1910 U.S. Census 15 Apr 1910  Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Deed 7 Dec 1914  , Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    1920 U.S. Census 1 Jan 1920  Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    1930 U.S. Census 1 Apr 1930  Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    resided Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Madison Ave. 
    _UID 3B08F1F74FF54F1AB61D4309B7C7FC8F000E 
    Died 5 Jun 1938  Scranton, Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • listed in 1930 census, wife listed as widow in 1940 census
    Buried 8 Jun 1938  Pittston, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I64  Molly Brown
    Last Modified 13 Sep 2016 

    Father Brown, John,   b. 1819, , , , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1875, Pittston, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Palmer, Cecilia,   b. 1827, , , , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1865, Pittston, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gibbons, Mary,   b. May 1865, , , Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1 Apr 1940  (Age ~ 74 years) 
    Married 1898  [3
    Children 
     1. Brown, James,   b. Abt 1899, , , Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Brown, Mary,   b. Abt 1902, , , Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Brown, Anna,   b. Abt 1903, , , Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2013 
    Family ID F45  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • According to a letter written by J.J. Brown, Edward was blind. [7]

  • Sources 
    1. [S99] J. J. Brown to Mr. Martin J. Mulhall letter 2 Nov 1914, (J. J. Brown (Tucson, Ariz.) to Mr. Martin J. Mulhall (attorney-at-law, 724 Second National Bank Building, Wilkesbarre, Pa), letter, 2 Nov 1914, Brown Family Papers 1899-1955, MSS no. 84, box no. 4, file folder no. C1, Colorado Historical Society, Denver.).

    2. [S230] Brown, Edward J. death certificate (1938), (Pennsylvania Department of Health, death certificate no. 55428 (1938), Edward J. Brown, Bureau of Vital Statistics, New Castle, Pennsylvania; digital image, e-mail from Ruth Ann Greene to Julie Miller, 19 January 2015.).

    3. [S102] Brown, Edward 1910 U.S. Census, (Edward Brown household, 1910 U.S. Census, Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Scranton City, E.D. 87, sheet 7B, dwelling 138, family 147, line 85; National Archives microfilm T624, roll 1359.).

    4. [S224] Brown to Cavanaugh, deed, (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, deeds, Book 518: 234, James J. Brown, et al to Helen Cavanaugh, 7 December 1914, recorded 20 September 1917; Recorder of Deeds, Wilkes-Barre.).

    5. [S103] Brown, Edward J. 1920 U.S. Census, (Edward J. Brown household, 1920 U.S. Census, Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Scranton city, E.D. 139, sheet 4B, dwelling 78, family 85, line 76; National Archives microfilm T625, roll 1579.).

    6. [S104] Brown, Edward J. 1930 U.S. Census, (Edward J. Brown household, 1930 U.S. Census, Lackawanna Co., Pennsylvania, population schedule, Scranton, E.D. 35-39, sheet 15A, dwelling 223, family 224, line 41; National Archives microfilm T626, roll 2052.).

    7. [S100] J. J. Brown to Martin J. Mulhall letter 11 Dec 1914, (J. J. Brown (Box 336, Tucson, Ariz.) to Mr. Martin J. Mulhall (attorney-at-law, 724 Second National Bank Building, Wilkesbarre, Pa.), letter, 11 Dec 1914, Brown Family Papers 1899-1955, MSS no. 84, box no. 4, file folder no. C1, Colorado Historical Society, Denver.).

    8. [S187] Brown James J. newspaper article (1977), (Charles A. McCarthy, "Unsinkable Molly's Husband Had Ties Here," «i»Sunday Independent«/i» (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania), 10 April 1977, page E-7.).