Son of Richard Brower and Phebe Cornwell; husband of 1. Anna Abrams 2. Jane Ellen Cornell 3.Martha ?
Jacob married Anna Abrams in Christ Church Presbyterian 19 Jan 1822. They had the following children together:
Tredwell (1823-1859)
Elijah (1824-1907)
Richard (1827-1917)
Phebe Ann (1829-1860) m Hewlett Abrams
Cornwell (1834-1891)
Hiram (1936-1891)
Furman (1840-1877)
Jacob also had a daughter named Mary Jane born about 1847, either to his second wife Jane Ellen or to a possible third wife named Martha.
According to William Eardeley's record of cemetery inscriptions that were still visible in 1923, Jacob died either Feb 22 1878 or 1879 at age 81 years 11 m 18 d
A Bible owned by Jacob's son Richard (1827-1917) records that Jacob was born Mar 4 1798, which proves that 1879 was the correct reading on the gravestone
Sources:
William A Eardeley, Charles E Abrams & Andrew Van Wickler, "Inscriptions in Sand Hole Cemetery, Lynbrook NY" (1923) p 19 (Brooklyn Historical Society)
William A Eardeley, "Brower Genealogy, Langdon Genealogy" (Brooklyn 1923) p 44-45, unpublished MS (Queensborough Public Library) which transcribed the data in the family Bible of Phebe's grandson Richard Brower (1827-1917); the relevant pages of this Bible are accessible via the online Brouwer Genealogy Database
1850 US Census Hempstead NY
Jacob married Anna Abrams in Christ Church Presbyterian 19 Jan 1822. They had the following children together:
Tredwell (1823-1859)
Elijah (1824-1907)
Richard (1827-1917)
Phebe Ann (1829-1860) m Hewlett Abrams
Cornwell (1834-1891)
Hiram (1936-1891)
Furman (1840-1877)
Jacob also had a daughter named Mary Jane born about 1847, either to his second wife Jane Ellen or to a possible third wife named Martha.
According to William Eardeley's record of cemetery inscriptions that were still visible in 1923, Jacob died either Feb 22 1878 or 1879 at age 81 years 11 m 18 d
A Bible owned by Jacob's son Richard (1827-1917) records that Jacob was born Mar 4 1798, which proves that 1879 was the correct reading on the gravestone
Sources:
William A Eardeley, Charles E Abrams & Andrew Van Wickler, "Inscriptions in Sand Hole Cemetery, Lynbrook NY" (1923) p 19 (Brooklyn Historical Society)
William A Eardeley, "Brower Genealogy, Langdon Genealogy" (Brooklyn 1923) p 44-45, unpublished MS (Queensborough Public Library) which transcribed the data in the family Bible of Phebe's grandson Richard Brower (1827-1917); the relevant pages of this Bible are accessible via the online Brouwer Genealogy Database
1850 US Census Hempstead NY
Son of Richard Brower and Phebe Cornwell; husband of 1. Anna Abrams 2. Jane Ellen Cornell 3.Martha ?
Jacob married Anna Abrams in Christ Church Presbyterian 19 Jan 1822. They had the following children together:
Tredwell (1823-1859)
Elijah (1824-1907)
Richard (1827-1917)
Phebe Ann (1829-1860) m Hewlett Abrams
Cornwell (1834-1891)
Hiram (1936-1891)
Furman (1840-1877)
Jacob also had a daughter named Mary Jane born about 1847, either to his second wife Jane Ellen or to a possible third wife named Martha.
According to William Eardeley's record of cemetery inscriptions that were still visible in 1923, Jacob died either Feb 22 1878 or 1879 at age 81 years 11 m 18 d
A Bible owned by Jacob's son Richard (1827-1917) records that Jacob was born Mar 4 1798, which proves that 1879 was the correct reading on the gravestone
Sources:
William A Eardeley, Charles E Abrams & Andrew Van Wickler, "Inscriptions in Sand Hole Cemetery, Lynbrook NY" (1923) p 19 (Brooklyn Historical Society)
William A Eardeley, "Brower Genealogy, Langdon Genealogy" (Brooklyn 1923) p 44-45, unpublished MS (Queensborough Public Library) which transcribed the data in the family Bible of Phebe's grandson Richard Brower (1827-1917); the relevant pages of this Bible are accessible via the online Brouwer Genealogy Database
1850 US Census Hempstead NY
Jacob married Anna Abrams in Christ Church Presbyterian 19 Jan 1822. They had the following children together:
Tredwell (1823-1859)
Elijah (1824-1907)
Richard (1827-1917)
Phebe Ann (1829-1860) m Hewlett Abrams
Cornwell (1834-1891)
Hiram (1936-1891)
Furman (1840-1877)
Jacob also had a daughter named Mary Jane born about 1847, either to his second wife Jane Ellen or to a possible third wife named Martha.
According to William Eardeley's record of cemetery inscriptions that were still visible in 1923, Jacob died either Feb 22 1878 or 1879 at age 81 years 11 m 18 d
A Bible owned by Jacob's son Richard (1827-1917) records that Jacob was born Mar 4 1798, which proves that 1879 was the correct reading on the gravestone
Sources:
William A Eardeley, Charles E Abrams & Andrew Van Wickler, "Inscriptions in Sand Hole Cemetery, Lynbrook NY" (1923) p 19 (Brooklyn Historical Society)
William A Eardeley, "Brower Genealogy, Langdon Genealogy" (Brooklyn 1923) p 44-45, unpublished MS (Queensborough Public Library) which transcribed the data in the family Bible of Phebe's grandson Richard Brower (1827-1917); the relevant pages of this Bible are accessible via the online Brouwer Genealogy Database
1850 US Census Hempstead NY
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