Francis Brown was born 1801 in Ridgeway, Orleans County, New York, United States and died October 1838 De Witt, Carroll County, Missouri, United States of unspecified causes. He married Abigail Edmunds (1800-1823) 1818 . He married Mary Ann Quade (1806-1882) 1826 in Ridgeway, Orleans County, New York, United States.
His first child, John Brown (1819-1887) was born 24 August 1819, the oldest son of two. He was about four when his mother died. His father remarried Mary Ann Quade (1806-1882), fathering seven more children. It is uncertain when the family joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but likely in Canada before traveling to Missouri by 1838 where his father signed a petition for relief from the persecutions.
His stepmother stated that a body of armed men came to their home and ordered the family to leave the next morning. She stated further that her husband was sick at the time and died in the fall of 1838 while traveling into the adjoining county to the east.
Descendants
Several sons joined the Mormon Battalion in 1846 in Iowa.
- John Brown (1819-1887) - Company A
- Daniel Brown (1822-1899) - Company E - with his 16 YO wife and her father.
- Francis Brown (1827-1872) - Company B
Eventually arriving in Nauvoo, the Brown Family was active in temple work. Leaving Nauvoo with the exiled Saints, some of his family traveled to Council Bluffs in 1846 where he enlisted in the Mormon Battalion. The Brigham Young return (Church roster), it notes his family was in the care of Peter Haws, the father of another Battalion member in Company D, Alpheus Peter Haws. Several battalion members listed Peter as caring for their family. At Fort Leavenworth, John sent $10 back to his stepmother, Mary, stating her location as Iowa.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Brown (1819-1887) | 24 August 1819 Quebec, Canada | 11 June 1887 Leeds, Washington County, Utah, United States | Eleanor Male (1828-1904) |
| Daniel Brown (1822-1899) | 2 October 1822 Saltfleet Township, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada | 21 October 1899 Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California, United States | Harriet St. John (1829-1920) |
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Francis Brown (1827-1872) | 2 November 1827 Ridgeway, Orleans County, New York, United States | 26 December 1872 Cottonwood, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | Magell Mancheeta (1835-1857) Elizabeth Ann Birch (1823-1899) |
| Mary Ann Brown (1829-) | |||
| Samuel Brown (1830-1831) | |||
| Eunice Brown (1832-1889) | |||
| Israel Brown (1833-1901) | |||
| Susan Brown (1835-) | |||
| Joseph Brown (1837-1873) | |||
Siblings
Residences
See Also
- Francis Brown
- Brown Family
- Brown in Carroll County, Missouri
- Isabella McPherson, FamilySearch.org, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L6CX-7R4, retrieved 01 Feb 2025