Thomas Adam "Adam" Brown

1811 - 1855  (44 years)

• Name	Thomas Adam "Adam" Brown
  Born	1811	, Germany   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Adam Braun
  Name	Adam Brown  [2]
  Occupation	1852	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	shoemaker
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-30852
  Died	1855
  Person ID	I30852	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Anton Braun,   b. Abt 1780, of, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Susanna Fischer,   b. Abt 1780, of, Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F43435	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Thomasing,   b. 1818, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	31 Dec 1839	St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Mary Ann Braun,   b. 16 Sep 1840, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Mar 1900, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)   2. Fredericka Braun,   b. 1841, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Frederick Braun,   b. 1843, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Catherine Braun,   b. 1845, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Caroline Braun,   b. 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. John Brown,   b. 26 Oct 1850, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jun 1909, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F8093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A-1-68 Adam Braun: Letters of Administration granted to the Estate of Adam Braun, late of the Village of Bridgeport, in the Township of Waterloo, Shoemaker, deceased, granted to his widow, Margaret Braun, on her giving proof that her said husband died intestate on or about the eleventh day of April, One thousand eight hundred and fifty five, and on her giving Bond and security for her due Administration to said Estate, herself and two sureties. - Error[sic] Probate of Will granted by Wm Judge, Esquire of this Court, on the nineteenth day of April 1855, to the Last Will of Adam Braun, formerly of the Village of Bridgeport…on the prayer of his widow Margaret Braun on her giving proof that her said husband hath departed life on or about the eleventh day of the same month, and the Will being proven by Philip Diefenbacher, one of the Witnesses, to be the true Will of the said deceased, the same being written in the German language, the certified Translation reading as follows: Last Will and Testament of Adam Braun of Bridgeport. Bridgeport the 2 March 1851. Whereas I am as yet in health and good understanding, so shall this be my last Will. In the name of God, my wife a born Thomasing, born Brown[sic] shall, after my death be sole Executrix as long as she is my widow. She buy and sell in accordance as I do my property shall be taken up in case something remains over after that my children are educated then they shall equally divide one have as much as the other. Executors shall be Charles H. Ahrens, Justice of the Peace for my children. In case my wife intermarries again she shall be dealt with according to law and my children have the right to live in my dwelling until they are on maturity and it suits them to move away. In particular shall care be taken that they are well educated and receive good learning. This I wish in the name of God. Witnessed by Philip Diefenbacher and David S. Shoemaker Will dated 2 March 1851 Proven 19 April 1855 Inventory amount $259.50 or £64/17/6 Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber

  
  

• Sources

  [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 105. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Ann Mary Brown b. Rheine, Bavaria res: Bridgeport Age: 16 born abt 1842 father: Adam mother: Marg Tamasing married James Bruter Age:: 26 born abt 1832 Born: Preston Spouse res: New Germany father: Phillip mother: Theresa Meier married 12 Jul 1858 county: Waterloo [S91] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Maryhill - St. Boniface Roman Catholic [found cited on various sources on the internet and family histories], Rev. Peter Schneider. 31 Dec 1839 Adam Braun s/o Anton Braun & Susanna Fischer married Margareta Thomassing d/o Michael Thomassing & Maria Baum, witnesses: John Thomassing & Theobald Waechter

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1811 - , Germany Married - 31 Dec 1839 - St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - shoemaker - 1852 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth