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Adopted daughter of Rev. Erastus Scranton and Mary Elizbeth Prudden. Mary Elizabeth Prudden was the daughter of Newton Prudden.
Mary E P Scranton's biological parents were her uncle Joseph Jonathan Prudden, Mary Elizabeth's brother; and Nancy Strong. One record states that Mary was a "twin daughter."
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Married first and the first wife of Gardner Shepard Brown. They were married September 30, 1838, in Burlington, CT.
Mary and Gardner were the parents of -
Jewett Scranton, husband of Alice Scranton of Madison, CT.
Mary Scranton, b. August 23, 1839, NH.; wife of William E. Hale of Chicago, IL. #79705889
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In 1850, Mary and her daughter Mary were living in Burlington, Connecticut with her parents, Erastus and Mary. Gardner was not on the census. It appears they divorced around this time.
In 1850, Gardner was living in Hartford, CT with the Benjamin and Martha Hale family.
In 1860, Gardner and his daughter Mary were living in Hartford, CT with Ada and Frederick H. Brown, b. abt. 1855/1856.
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Mary E P married second, Philemon Scranton; date unknown.
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Gardner married second-
Ada Merril, b. abt. 1823, New Hampshire
Gardner and Ada were the parents of -
Frederick, b. November 20, 1856, CT; d. July 26, 1881, NH. #111599092
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History of Modern Physics and Astronomy Volume 14
A Biography of George Ellery Hale
"Explorer of the Universe"
HELEN WRIGHT
page 33-34
c1994 by American Institute of Physics
"Mary Hale...was born in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, to Mary Prudden Scranton and Dr. Gardner Browne, a Congregational clergyman who later became a homeopathic physician and an ardent believer in phrenology. When she was small, her father and mother were divorced--an unheard-of thing in those days, especially for a minister. In time both were remarried-her father to Ada Merrill, her mother to Philemon Scranton of Madison, Connecticut. Meanwhile, the little Mary was sent to live with a grandfather she had never seen (in fact, only an adopted grandfather, since he, in turn, had adopted her own mother). This stern individual, Erastus Scranton, also a Congregational minister, lived in Burlington, Connecticut."
Contributor: THStew (47573768)
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Adopted daughter of Rev. Erastus Scranton and Mary Elizbeth Prudden. Mary Elizabeth Prudden was the daughter of Newton Prudden.
Mary E P Scranton's biological parents were her uncle Joseph Jonathan Prudden, Mary Elizabeth's brother; and Nancy Strong. One record states that Mary was a "twin daughter."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Married first and the first wife of Gardner Shepard Brown. They were married September 30, 1838, in Burlington, CT.
Mary and Gardner were the parents of -
Jewett Scranton, husband of Alice Scranton of Madison, CT.
Mary Scranton, b. August 23, 1839, NH.; wife of William E. Hale of Chicago, IL. #79705889
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In 1850, Mary and her daughter Mary were living in Burlington, Connecticut with her parents, Erastus and Mary. Gardner was not on the census. It appears they divorced around this time.
In 1850, Gardner was living in Hartford, CT with the Benjamin and Martha Hale family.
In 1860, Gardner and his daughter Mary were living in Hartford, CT with Ada and Frederick H. Brown, b. abt. 1855/1856.
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Mary E P married second, Philemon Scranton; date unknown.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gardner married second-
Ada Merril, b. abt. 1823, New Hampshire
Gardner and Ada were the parents of -
Frederick, b. November 20, 1856, CT; d. July 26, 1881, NH. #111599092
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
History of Modern Physics and Astronomy Volume 14
A Biography of George Ellery Hale
"Explorer of the Universe"
HELEN WRIGHT
page 33-34
c1994 by American Institute of Physics
"Mary Hale...was born in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, to Mary Prudden Scranton and Dr. Gardner Browne, a Congregational clergyman who later became a homeopathic physician and an ardent believer in phrenology. When she was small, her father and mother were divorced--an unheard-of thing in those days, especially for a minister. In time both were remarried-her father to Ada Merrill, her mother to Philemon Scranton of Madison, Connecticut. Meanwhile, the little Mary was sent to live with a grandfather she had never seen (in fact, only an adopted grandfather, since he, in turn, had adopted her own mother). This stern individual, Erastus Scranton, also a Congregational minister, lived in Burlington, Connecticut."
Contributor: THStew (47573768)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Adopted daughter of Rev. Erastus Scranton and Mary Elizbeth Prudden. Mary Elizabeth Prudden was the daughter of Newton Prudden.
Mary E P Scranton's biological parents were her uncle Joseph Jonathan Prudden, Mary Elizabeth's brother; and Nancy Strong. One record states that Mary was a "twin daughter."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Married first and the first wife of Gardner Shepard Brown. They were married September 30, 1838, in Burlington, CT.
Mary and Gardner were the parents of -
Jewett Scranton, husband of Alice Scranton of Madison, CT.
Mary Scranton, b. August 23, 1839, NH.; wife of William E. Hale of Chicago, IL. #79705889
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In 1850, Mary and her daughter Mary were living in Burlington, Connecticut with her parents, Erastus and Mary. Gardner was not on the census. It appears they divorced around this time.
In 1850, Gardner was living in Hartford, CT with the Benjamin and Martha Hale family.
In 1860, Gardner and his daughter Mary were living in Hartford, CT with Ada and Frederick H. Brown, b. abt. 1855/1856.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mary E P married second, Philemon Scranton; date unknown.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gardner married second-
Ada Merril, b. abt. 1823, New Hampshire
Gardner and Ada were the parents of -
Frederick, b. November 20, 1856, CT; d. July 26, 1881, NH. #111599092
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
History of Modern Physics and Astronomy Volume 14
A Biography of George Ellery Hale
"Explorer of the Universe"
HELEN WRIGHT
page 33-34
c1994 by American Institute of Physics
"Mary Hale...was born in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, to Mary Prudden Scranton and Dr. Gardner Browne, a Congregational clergyman who later became a homeopathic physician and an ardent believer in phrenology. When she was small, her father and mother were divorced--an unheard-of thing in those days, especially for a minister. In time both were remarried-her father to Ada Merrill, her mother to Philemon Scranton of Madison, Connecticut. Meanwhile, the little Mary was sent to live with a grandfather she had never seen (in fact, only an adopted grandfather, since he, in turn, had adopted her own mother). This stern individual, Erastus Scranton, also a Congregational minister, lived in Burlington, Connecticut."
Contributor: THStew (47573768)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Adopted daughter of Rev. Erastus Scranton and Mary Elizbeth Prudden. Mary Elizabeth Prudden was the daughter of Newton Prudden.
Mary E P Scranton's biological parents were her uncle Joseph Jonathan Prudden, Mary Elizabeth's brother; and Nancy Strong. One record states that Mary was a "twin daughter."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Married first and the first wife of Gardner Shepard Brown. They were married September 30, 1838, in Burlington, CT.
Mary and Gardner were the parents of -
Jewett Scranton, husband of Alice Scranton of Madison, CT.
Mary Scranton, b. August 23, 1839, NH.; wife of William E. Hale of Chicago, IL. #79705889
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In 1850, Mary and her daughter Mary were living in Burlington, Connecticut with her parents, Erastus and Mary. Gardner was not on the census. It appears they divorced around this time.
In 1850, Gardner was living in Hartford, CT with the Benjamin and Martha Hale family.
In 1860, Gardner and his daughter Mary were living in Hartford, CT with Ada and Frederick H. Brown, b. abt. 1855/1856.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mary E P married second, Philemon Scranton; date unknown.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gardner married second-
Ada Merril, b. abt. 1823, New Hampshire
Gardner and Ada were the parents of -
Frederick, b. November 20, 1856, CT; d. July 26, 1881, NH. #111599092
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
History of Modern Physics and Astronomy Volume 14
A Biography of George Ellery Hale
"Explorer of the Universe"
HELEN WRIGHT
page 33-34
c1994 by American Institute of Physics
"Mary Hale...was born in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, to Mary Prudden Scranton and Dr. Gardner Browne, a Congregational clergyman who later became a homeopathic physician and an ardent believer in phrenology. When she was small, her father and mother were divorced--an unheard-of thing in those days, especially for a minister. In time both were remarried-her father to Ada Merrill, her mother to Philemon Scranton of Madison, Connecticut. Meanwhile, the little Mary was sent to live with a grandfather she had never seen (in fact, only an adopted grandfather, since he, in turn, had adopted her own mother). This stern individual, Erastus Scranton, also a Congregational minister, lived in Burlington, Connecticut."
Contributor: THStew (47573768)
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