Levi Brown^[1]

1848 - 1934  (85 years)

• Name	Levi Brown
  Born	23 Aug 1848	Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244341946
  Occupation	1874	Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	engineer
  Occupation	1875	Howard, Kent Co., Ontario
  	brick maker
  Occupation	1881	Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	labourer
  Eby ID Number	00023-1687.1
  Died	28 May 1934	St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim, Harwich Twp., Kent Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I17552	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Richard Brown,   b. Abt 1820, Of, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Catherine,   b. Abt 1820, Of, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	3 Nov 1874	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F7840	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catharine Clemens,   b. 7 Apr 1851, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jul 1929, Leamington, Mersea Twp., Essex Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	3 Nov 1874	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. William Albert Brown,   b. 14 Sep 1875, Howard, Kent Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Harry A. Brown,   b. 2 Jan 1880, Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F4572	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Levi Brown ST. THOMAS, May 29. - Levi Brown, an employe eof the city gas department for a number of years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs Dora Brown, 2 Balfour street, in his 89th year. He was born in Chatham and farmed near Chatham till he came to this city 38 years ago. In Kent County he was one of the first in the threshing industry, starting with the horse-power machinery. Surviving are one son. Harry. 57 Balaclava street; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. William Brown, 2 Balfour street; four grandchildren and 11 great-grand- children, His wife predeceased him in 1929. The funeral will be held from the Sifton funeral home on Sunday, at 1 p.m. to Evergreen Cemetery, Blenheim. Rev. L. W. Reid, of St. Andrew's United Church, will have charge.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 406. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9702-74. Levi BROWN, 25, engineer, Chatham, same, s/o Richard & Catherine, married Catherine CLEMANS, 23, Waterloo twp., same, d/o Moses & Catherine, witn: John MARACLE & Rebecca CLEMANS, both of Fishers Mills, 3 Nov 1874 at Waterloo twp [S454] Census - ON, Kent, Chatham - 1881, Division 3 Page Number 20 Household Number 99.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Aug 1848 - Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - engineer - 1874 - Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 3 Nov 1874 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - brick maker - 1875 - Howard, Kent Co., Ontario Occupation - labourer - 1881 - Chatham, Kent Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 28 May 1934 - St. Thomas, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth