Age 77.
In his letter of June 14, 1887, Alexander Graham Bell describes his visit to the cemetery in Lower Horton to find the grave of Nathaniel Brown. He also visited with Brown descendants, gathering genealogical information. One of the descendants he mentions is Dr. Geo. H. DeWolf. Source: "Letter from Alexander Graham Bell to Mabel Hubbard Bell, June 21, 1887." Alexander Graham Bell family papers, 1834-1974. Library of Congress (Digital ID: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/magbell.03700409).
Thomas (a.k.a Nathaniel) Brown purchased The Three Cranes tavern (Charlestown, Massachusetts) in 1746. It was destroyed by fire during the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775). Source: The Charlestown Historical Society website: "1746 Nathaniel Brown purchases the Three Cranes tavern and operates it until its destruction during the Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775."
A royalist, he left Boston for Pownalborough, Maine, and eventually settled in Horton, Nova Scotia.
"He...came to Horton to reside near his brother, Jacob Brown, one of the settlers of Horton in 1760. In 1781 he was of Pownalborough, Me., but probably soon after that he came to Horton. With him and his family came several slaves, 'descendants of whom lived in Wolfville and vicinity until a few years ago.' His place in Horton was at Grand Pre, on the hill back of the station, almost opposite the Presbyterian Church. There he died, in 1797 or '98, his burial place being the burying ground back of the Methodist church. At his grave, the tombstone to his memory still stands. His wife Mary died in Horton in 1804, and was buried beside him."
He was married twice, first to Abigail Colesworthy. They were married by the Rev. Peter Thacher on 12 Dec 1738. He petitioned for a divorce from Abigail on 07 Jun 1748. His second wife was Mary Fox of Woburn, who is also buried in Lower Horton.
"Nathaniel Brown was a Charlestown innkeeper calling his inn "The Three Cranes Tavern." He petitioned for a divorce from his wife Abigail, on June 7, 1748, his complaint implicating Richard Butler, and perhaps Nathaniel married second Mary Fox of Woburn.
Nathaniel Brown, the father-in-law of Captain Abiel Lovejoy, was often identified with the latter. Probably Nathaniel put up some or all of the money to help Captain Lovejoy get his start in business in Maine, and it is also probable that Nathaniel's Tory sympathies were in part to blame for Captain Lovejoy's difficulties with a small minority of his neighbors in Sidney and Vassalboro late in the Revolution. However, it is also said that Nathaniel Brown's house was the first fired by the British when they burned Charlestown, but, again almost in contradiction, it is said Nathaniel was obliged to move from Charlestown when his public house was boycotted and stoned by the mobs calling themselves patriots.
Nathaniel Brown was in Charlestown, Mass as early as 1738, the same year he married Abigail Colesworthy in Boston. Nathaniel was a resident of Boston in 1773 and carried on trade with Horton, Nova Scotia. His house in Charleston was destroyed in the battle of Bunker Hill by British guns but a claim for loss to the British authorities in 1775 was not honored. In 1781 he was in Pownalborough, Maine, but soon afterward came to Horton to reside near his brother, Jacob Brown, one of the settlers of Horton in 1760. He brought with him his family and several slaves. His place in Horton was at Grand Pré, on the hill back of the station, almost opposite the Presbyterian Church. There he died in 1797/1798, his burial place being the burying ground of the Methodist Church."
Source: Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton, "The history of Kings County, Nova Scotia, heart of the Acadian land: giving a sketch of the French and their expulsion: and a history of the New England planters who came in their stead, with many genealogies, 1604-1910: (Salem, MA: The Salem Press Company, 1910), 587
In his letter of June 14, 1887, Alexander Graham Bell describes his visit to the cemetery in Lower Horton to find the grave of Nathaniel Brown. He also visited with Brown descendants, gathering genealogical information. One of the descendants he mentions is Dr. Geo. H. DeWolf. Source: "Letter from Alexander Graham Bell to Mabel Hubbard Bell, June 21, 1887." Alexander Graham Bell family papers, 1834-1974. Library of Congress (Digital ID: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/magbell.03700409).
Thomas (a.k.a Nathaniel) Brown purchased The Three Cranes tavern (Charlestown, Massachusetts) in 1746. It was destroyed by fire during the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775). Source: The Charlestown Historical Society website: "1746 Nathaniel Brown purchases the Three Cranes tavern and operates it until its destruction during the Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775."
A royalist, he left Boston for Pownalborough, Maine, and eventually settled in Horton, Nova Scotia.
"He...came to Horton to reside near his brother, Jacob Brown, one of the settlers of Horton in 1760. In 1781 he was of Pownalborough, Me., but probably soon after that he came to Horton. With him and his family came several slaves, 'descendants of whom lived in Wolfville and vicinity until a few years ago.' His place in Horton was at Grand Pre, on the hill back of the station, almost opposite the Presbyterian Church. There he died, in 1797 or '98, his burial place being the burying ground back of the Methodist church. At his grave, the tombstone to his memory still stands. His wife Mary died in Horton in 1804, and was buried beside him."
He was married twice, first to Abigail Colesworthy. They were married by the Rev. Peter Thacher on 12 Dec 1738. He petitioned for a divorce from Abigail on 07 Jun 1748. His second wife was Mary Fox of Woburn, who is also buried in Lower Horton.
"Nathaniel Brown was a Charlestown innkeeper calling his inn "The Three Cranes Tavern." He petitioned for a divorce from his wife Abigail, on June 7, 1748, his complaint implicating Richard Butler, and perhaps Nathaniel married second Mary Fox of Woburn.
Nathaniel Brown, the father-in-law of Captain Abiel Lovejoy, was often identified with the latter. Probably Nathaniel put up some or all of the money to help Captain Lovejoy get his start in business in Maine, and it is also probable that Nathaniel's Tory sympathies were in part to blame for Captain Lovejoy's difficulties with a small minority of his neighbors in Sidney and Vassalboro late in the Revolution. However, it is also said that Nathaniel Brown's house was the first fired by the British when they burned Charlestown, but, again almost in contradiction, it is said Nathaniel was obliged to move from Charlestown when his public house was boycotted and stoned by the mobs calling themselves patriots.
Nathaniel Brown was in Charlestown, Mass as early as 1738, the same year he married Abigail Colesworthy in Boston. Nathaniel was a resident of Boston in 1773 and carried on trade with Horton, Nova Scotia. His house in Charleston was destroyed in the battle of Bunker Hill by British guns but a claim for loss to the British authorities in 1775 was not honored. In 1781 he was in Pownalborough, Maine, but soon afterward came to Horton to reside near his brother, Jacob Brown, one of the settlers of Horton in 1760. He brought with him his family and several slaves. His place in Horton was at Grand Pré, on the hill back of the station, almost opposite the Presbyterian Church. There he died in 1797/1798, his burial place being the burying ground of the Methodist Church."
Source: Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton, "The history of Kings County, Nova Scotia, heart of the Acadian land: giving a sketch of the French and their expulsion: and a history of the New England planters who came in their stead, with many genealogies, 1604-1910: (Salem, MA: The Salem Press Company, 1910), 587
Age 77.
In his letter of June 14, 1887, Alexander Graham Bell describes his visit to the cemetery in Lower Horton to find the grave of Nathaniel Brown. He also visited with Brown descendants, gathering genealogical information. One of the descendants he mentions is Dr. Geo. H. DeWolf. Source: "Letter from Alexander Graham Bell to Mabel Hubbard Bell, June 21, 1887." Alexander Graham Bell family papers, 1834-1974. Library of Congress (Digital ID: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/magbell.03700409).
Thomas (a.k.a Nathaniel) Brown purchased The Three Cranes tavern (Charlestown, Massachusetts) in 1746. It was destroyed by fire during the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775). Source: The Charlestown Historical Society website: "1746 Nathaniel Brown purchases the Three Cranes tavern and operates it until its destruction during the Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775."
A royalist, he left Boston for Pownalborough, Maine, and eventually settled in Horton, Nova Scotia.
"He...came to Horton to reside near his brother, Jacob Brown, one of the settlers of Horton in 1760. In 1781 he was of Pownalborough, Me., but probably soon after that he came to Horton. With him and his family came several slaves, 'descendants of whom lived in Wolfville and vicinity until a few years ago.' His place in Horton was at Grand Pre, on the hill back of the station, almost opposite the Presbyterian Church. There he died, in 1797 or '98, his burial place being the burying ground back of the Methodist church. At his grave, the tombstone to his memory still stands. His wife Mary died in Horton in 1804, and was buried beside him."
He was married twice, first to Abigail Colesworthy. They were married by the Rev. Peter Thacher on 12 Dec 1738. He petitioned for a divorce from Abigail on 07 Jun 1748. His second wife was Mary Fox of Woburn, who is also buried in Lower Horton.
"Nathaniel Brown was a Charlestown innkeeper calling his inn "The Three Cranes Tavern." He petitioned for a divorce from his wife Abigail, on June 7, 1748, his complaint implicating Richard Butler, and perhaps Nathaniel married second Mary Fox of Woburn.
Nathaniel Brown, the father-in-law of Captain Abiel Lovejoy, was often identified with the latter. Probably Nathaniel put up some or all of the money to help Captain Lovejoy get his start in business in Maine, and it is also probable that Nathaniel's Tory sympathies were in part to blame for Captain Lovejoy's difficulties with a small minority of his neighbors in Sidney and Vassalboro late in the Revolution. However, it is also said that Nathaniel Brown's house was the first fired by the British when they burned Charlestown, but, again almost in contradiction, it is said Nathaniel was obliged to move from Charlestown when his public house was boycotted and stoned by the mobs calling themselves patriots.
Nathaniel Brown was in Charlestown, Mass as early as 1738, the same year he married Abigail Colesworthy in Boston. Nathaniel was a resident of Boston in 1773 and carried on trade with Horton, Nova Scotia. His house in Charleston was destroyed in the battle of Bunker Hill by British guns but a claim for loss to the British authorities in 1775 was not honored. In 1781 he was in Pownalborough, Maine, but soon afterward came to Horton to reside near his brother, Jacob Brown, one of the settlers of Horton in 1760. He brought with him his family and several slaves. His place in Horton was at Grand Pré, on the hill back of the station, almost opposite the Presbyterian Church. There he died in 1797/1798, his burial place being the burying ground of the Methodist Church."
Source: Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton, "The history of Kings County, Nova Scotia, heart of the Acadian land: giving a sketch of the French and their expulsion: and a history of the New England planters who came in their stead, with many genealogies, 1604-1910: (Salem, MA: The Salem Press Company, 1910), 587
In his letter of June 14, 1887, Alexander Graham Bell describes his visit to the cemetery in Lower Horton to find the grave of Nathaniel Brown. He also visited with Brown descendants, gathering genealogical information. One of the descendants he mentions is Dr. Geo. H. DeWolf. Source: "Letter from Alexander Graham Bell to Mabel Hubbard Bell, June 21, 1887." Alexander Graham Bell family papers, 1834-1974. Library of Congress (Digital ID: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/magbell.03700409).
Thomas (a.k.a Nathaniel) Brown purchased The Three Cranes tavern (Charlestown, Massachusetts) in 1746. It was destroyed by fire during the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775). Source: The Charlestown Historical Society website: "1746 Nathaniel Brown purchases the Three Cranes tavern and operates it until its destruction during the Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775."
A royalist, he left Boston for Pownalborough, Maine, and eventually settled in Horton, Nova Scotia.
"He...came to Horton to reside near his brother, Jacob Brown, one of the settlers of Horton in 1760. In 1781 he was of Pownalborough, Me., but probably soon after that he came to Horton. With him and his family came several slaves, 'descendants of whom lived in Wolfville and vicinity until a few years ago.' His place in Horton was at Grand Pre, on the hill back of the station, almost opposite the Presbyterian Church. There he died, in 1797 or '98, his burial place being the burying ground back of the Methodist church. At his grave, the tombstone to his memory still stands. His wife Mary died in Horton in 1804, and was buried beside him."
He was married twice, first to Abigail Colesworthy. They were married by the Rev. Peter Thacher on 12 Dec 1738. He petitioned for a divorce from Abigail on 07 Jun 1748. His second wife was Mary Fox of Woburn, who is also buried in Lower Horton.
"Nathaniel Brown was a Charlestown innkeeper calling his inn "The Three Cranes Tavern." He petitioned for a divorce from his wife Abigail, on June 7, 1748, his complaint implicating Richard Butler, and perhaps Nathaniel married second Mary Fox of Woburn.
Nathaniel Brown, the father-in-law of Captain Abiel Lovejoy, was often identified with the latter. Probably Nathaniel put up some or all of the money to help Captain Lovejoy get his start in business in Maine, and it is also probable that Nathaniel's Tory sympathies were in part to blame for Captain Lovejoy's difficulties with a small minority of his neighbors in Sidney and Vassalboro late in the Revolution. However, it is also said that Nathaniel Brown's house was the first fired by the British when they burned Charlestown, but, again almost in contradiction, it is said Nathaniel was obliged to move from Charlestown when his public house was boycotted and stoned by the mobs calling themselves patriots.
Nathaniel Brown was in Charlestown, Mass as early as 1738, the same year he married Abigail Colesworthy in Boston. Nathaniel was a resident of Boston in 1773 and carried on trade with Horton, Nova Scotia. His house in Charleston was destroyed in the battle of Bunker Hill by British guns but a claim for loss to the British authorities in 1775 was not honored. In 1781 he was in Pownalborough, Maine, but soon afterward came to Horton to reside near his brother, Jacob Brown, one of the settlers of Horton in 1760. He brought with him his family and several slaves. His place in Horton was at Grand Pré, on the hill back of the station, almost opposite the Presbyterian Church. There he died in 1797/1798, his burial place being the burying ground of the Methodist Church."
Source: Arthur Wentworth Hamilton Eaton, "The history of Kings County, Nova Scotia, heart of the Acadian land: giving a sketch of the French and their expulsion: and a history of the New England planters who came in their stead, with many genealogies, 1604-1910: (Salem, MA: The Salem Press Company, 1910), 587
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"Sacred To the Memory of Nathaniel Brown Who Departed this Life May 14 1797 in the 77 Year of this Age."
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