Mary Jane's family moved to Michigan from Ohio in 1864 when she was 16 years old. She married Ambrose Washington Brown on 11 November 1869 in North Star, Gratiot County, MI. They lived in a house built by Mary Jane's father. They raised 7 children: 5 boys and 2 girls.
Mary Jane was a tiny woman of about 4' 10" and less than 100 lbs. She had dark eyes, hair and complexion. She spent most of her childhood on a farm where she learned to smoke a corncob pipe, a lifetime habit.
Mary Jane was a tiny woman of about 4' 10" and less than 100 lbs. She had dark eyes, hair and complexion. She spent most of her childhood on a farm where she learned to smoke a corncob pipe, a lifetime habit.
Mary Jane's family moved to Michigan from Ohio in 1864 when she was 16 years old. She married Ambrose Washington Brown on 11 November 1869 in North Star, Gratiot County, MI. They lived in a house built by Mary Jane's father. They raised 7 children: 5 boys and 2 girls.
Mary Jane was a tiny woman of about 4' 10" and less than 100 lbs. She had dark eyes, hair and complexion. She spent most of her childhood on a farm where she learned to smoke a corncob pipe, a lifetime habit.
Mary Jane was a tiny woman of about 4' 10" and less than 100 lbs. She had dark eyes, hair and complexion. She spent most of her childhood on a farm where she learned to smoke a corncob pipe, a lifetime habit.
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MARY J
wife of Ambrose W. Brown
Born Jan 22, 1848
Died Mar. 2, 1906
