Dr. John Henry Brown

1843 - 1905  (62 years)

• Name	John Henry Brown
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	1843	Waterdown, East Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1870	Waterdown, East Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario   [1]
  	doctor
  Residence	1870	Waterdown, East Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario   [1]
  Occupation	1873	Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Doctor
  Residence	1892	Clayton, Lanark Co., Ontario
  Died	16 Jan 1905	Ramsay Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario
  Occupation	1906	Clayton, Lanark Co., Ontario
  	Doctor
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-169779
  Buried	Clayton, Lanark Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I169779	Generations
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Frances Amanda Holder,   b. 24 Jan 1849, Burford Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Jun 1884, , Lanark Co, Ontario, Canada  (Age 35 years)
  Married	25 May 1870	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2026
  Family ID	F64021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Among the most notorious patent medicines was Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. Eventually labelled a "baby killer" by the American Medical Association, the product's main ingredient was morphine sulphate. Charlotte N. Winslow was credited with coming up with the formula in the 1840s as a way to help mothers calm teething infants. But overdoses were common and in some cases, ingestion of the morphine-laced liquid resulted in death. Baden physician Dr. John H. Brown treated one such case in August of 1873 when the mother of 20-month-old George Light Read found him unresponsive after giving him a dose of Mrs. Winslow's. Unfortunately he never regained consciousness and the cause of death was listed as an overdose. New Hamburg Independent Heritage Edition 2015 __________________________ BROWN, JOHN HENRY was in Baden in September 1873, according to a newspaper account of a threshing accident, and the Registry of Births lists his name for the early 1870's. The Berliner Journal of October 5, 1904 mentions a visit he made to Baden, from Ottawa, and says he had practised there over thirty years ago. He received his degree in 1869 from Buchanan's Diploma Mill - the Eclectic Medical College of Pennsylvania. Despite this he was certified by the Eclectic Medical Board in the same year. He was listed in Waterdown, but all later directories indicate that he was located in Clayton, Lanark County, as late as 1906. Doctors in Waterloo County 1852-1925 by Alexander D. Campbell ____________ ALMONTE Special to The Evening Journal. Almonte, Jan. 19. The funeral of Dr. Brown, of Clayton, whose death ocurred recently, was held yesterday afternoon, from his late residence, to the Clayton cemetery. Deceased has been in poor health for some time and was obliged to give up his professional work about a year ago. He was 61 years of age and was well known and highly respected in the township of Ramsay. The Ottawa Journal Thu, Jan 19, 1905 Page 2 __________ Word has just reached town that Dr. J. H. Brown. of the village of Clayton, died on Monday, aged 61 years, and will be buried today in the Clayton cemetery. Service will be held at the Presbyterian church at 2 p.m. The Lanark Era Wed, Jan 18, 1905 Page 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. John Henry Brown, 26, res: Waterdown, b. Waterdown, Occ: Doctor of Medicine. s/o John Brown and Sardina Brown married Frances Amanda Holder, 20, res. Blenheim, b. Burford, s/o George William Holder and Ruth Abigail Holder married 25 May 1870 Blenheim

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 25 May 1870 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Doctor - 1873 - Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1892 - Clayton, Lanark Co., Ontario Died - 16 Jan 1905 - Ramsay Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario Occupation - Doctor - 1906 - Clayton, Lanark Co., Ontario Buried - - Clayton, Lanark Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth