Marvin E. Brown

1840 - 1908  (68 years)

• Name	Marvin E. Brown
  Birth	9 May 1840	, Clinton County, New York, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Dick Dole  [2]
  _UID	6C46DE1BA7B84001A29710F0C64783B4C88A
  Death	2 Jul 1908	Ellenburg Center, Clinton County, New York, USA   [3]
  Burial	Ellenburg Center, Clinton County, New York, USA, Riverside Cemetery   [3]
  Person ID	I13649	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2017

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Brown,   b. 20 Jan 1816, West Chazy, Clinton County, New York, USA d. 20 Apr 1893, Ogdensburgh, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Louisa Goodspeed,   b. 26 Jul 1819, , Clinton County, New York, USA d. 24 Dec 1879, , , New York, USA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1839  [4]
  Family ID	F3010	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Melissa Watson,   b. 6 Apr 1840, , , New York, USA d. 26 Dec 1896, , , New York, USA (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	1863  [5]
  Children	1. Edmond A. Brown,   b. May 1864   d. 26 Aug 1868 (Age ~ 4 years)   2. Agnes M. Brown,   b. Jun 1866   d. 24 Aug 1868 (Age ~ 2 years)   3. Mable L. Brown,   b. 1874, Ellenburg, Clinton County, New York, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4951	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

  Family 2	Bessie Hickok,   b. Aug 1841, Wilmington, Essex County, New York, USA d. 14 Dec 1916, Alburg, Franklin County, Vermont, USA (Age ~ 75 years)
  Marriage	18 Apr 1899  [6]
  Family ID	F4950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jul 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 May 1840 - , Clinton County, New York, USA Death - 2 Jul 1908 - Ellenburg Center, Clinton County, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  M.E. Brown, known for thirty six years and over as "Dick Dole" in newspaper correspondence, died Thursday, July 2nd, after a long and painful illness. The funeral was held in the M. E. church, a large concourse of people attending. Rev E.L. Ferris, an old friend of deceased assisted Rev. Lewis in the services. Mr. Brown moved to town previous to '49. In '63 he married Melissa Watson; they lived with his people until they went West. They had a son and daughter, who died while very young, both buried in one grave. After thirty-three years of wedded life Mrs. Brown died. Here are a few words from The Sentinel Editor about this time or later: "M. E. Brown, 'Dick Dole' for many years the Sentinels valued contributor from Ellenburgh Center, lately of North Hero leaves this week for California where he will make his future home. The Sentinel in acknowledging his services wishes for its old correspondent a safe journey and a happy and prosperous life on the Pacific slope" September 7, 1907. Mr. Brown was 68 years old when he died. After returning to Center he married the widow of Charles Gale with whom he lived at the time of his death. He was a faithful member of the M. E. church. He was buried in Riverside cemetery. CARD OF THANKS. Mrs. M. E. Brown wishes to extend her thanks to friends and neighbors, who so kindly assisted during the long and painful illness & death of her husband. MRS. M. E. BROWN. [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S466] Web Page is maintained by Joyce M. Ranieri, New York, Tombstone Transcription Project, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~frgen/clinton/clintonindex.htm), 26 Feb 2017 (Reliability: 3). [S385] Plattsburg Sentinel, (Extracted from Northern NY Newspaper link on Internet http://news.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/search.html), Obituary of Marvin E. Brown, 17 July, 1908, p. 1 (Reliability: 3). Name that Marvin used as correspondent to Plattsburgh Sentinel [S385] Plattsburg Sentinel, (Extracted from Northern NY Newspaper link on Internet http://news.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/search.html), 26 Feb 2017, Obituary, 17 July, 1908, p. 1 (Reliability: 3). [S313] S. B. Gregg, Obituary, Jonathan Brown, (The Plattsburg Sentinel, Plattsburg, NY, April 28, 1893, p. 8.), 30 Oct 2006 (Reliability: 3). [S385] Plattsburg Sentinel, (Extracted from Northern NY Newspaper link on Internet http://news.nnyln.net/plattsburgh-sentinel/search.html), Obituary of Marvin E. Brown, 17 July, 1908, p. 1 (Reliability: 3). [S127] Findagrave.com, (\i Findagrave.com\i0 . http://www.findagrave.com.), 26 Feb 2017, (http://www.findagrave.com). (Reliability: 3).