Individual Details

Margaret Denison

(1657 - May 5, 1741)

Margaret Denison was the daughter of George and Ann Borodell Denison. Margaret left her birthplace of Stonington, Connecticut when she married James Brown and they moved to Swansea Massachusetts. Through her husband James Brown's mother Lydia Howland she is part of the Mayflower group.

Events

Birth1657Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
MarriageJune 5, 1678Swansea, British America - James Brown
CivilNovember 20, 1693Father's will
WillFebruary 6, 1733Swansea, British America
DeathMay 5, 1741Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
ProbateMay 18, 1742Swansea, British America
BurialAncient Little Neck Cemetery, East Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Families

SpouseJames Brown (1655 - 1718)
ChildMary Brown (1680 - 1749)
ChildAnn Brown (1684 - 1747)
ChildIsaac Brown (1702 - 1735)
FatherGeorge Denison (1620 - 1694)
MotherAnn Borodell (1615 - 1712)
SiblingJohn Borodell Denison (1646 - 1698)

Notes

Burial

Inscribed on Margaret's tombstone in Ancient Little Neck Cemetery: In memory of Mrs. Margaret Brown Relict of Lieut James Brown, Who died on the 5th Day of May 1741 in ye 85th year of her age

Endnotes

1. (2008). || Volume 1 page 220.

2. (1900). || No page numbers image 82 of 90, Index Part 2 Marriages. .

3. (1847) || Volume 13 1859 January page 73.

4. Society of Mayflower Descendants (Mass.). The Mayflower Descendant. Boston: The Massachusetts Society of Mayflower descendants, 1899, volume 17 page 193 wills of James and Margaret.

5. Society of Mayflower Descendants (Mass.). The Mayflower Descendant. Boston: The Massachusetts Society of Mayflower descendants, 1899, volume 17 page 193 wills of James and Margaret.

6. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .

7. Rhode Island Historic Cemetery Commission, "Rhode Island historic cemetery database," online database, Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries (http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/Default.aspx : accessed ), .