Individual Details
Joseph Brown
(3 Dec 1733 - 3 Dec 1785)
Patriot in the Revolution and held both town and State offices. Married 30 Sep 1759 Elizabeth Power.
Joseph Brown was an early partner in the family business, but left the firm in 1784. He was born in Providence on December 3, 1733. He married his cousin Elizabeth Power in 1759. Joseph was the most active politically of all the Brown brothers; serving in the Legislature and on the Committee of Inspection, (Revolutionary War). Joseph was a noted architect and is credited with designing the Joseph Brown House, the John Brown House, University Hall at Brown University, and the First Baptist Meeting House built in 1774. Joseph Brown died on December 3, 1785.
Events
| Birth | 3 Dec 1733 | Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island |  | ||
| Death | 3 Dec 1785 | |
Families
| Father | James Brown (1698 - 1739) |
| Mother | Hope Power (1702 - 1792) |
| Sibling | James Brown (1724 - 1750) |
| Sibling | Nicholas Brown (1729 - 1791) |
| Sibling | Mary Brown (1731 - ) |
| Sibling | John Brown (1736 - ) |
| Sibling | Moses Brown (1738 - ) |
Endnotes
1. "John Brown of Providence, RI" Hal Gordon Brown, Editor & Publisher, Brown Family Genealogical Society Newletter, Dec 1996. Online sample. (19 Terrace St., Keene, NH 03431)
2. "John Brown of Providence, RI" Hal Gordon Brown, Editor & Publisher, Brown Family Genealogical Society Newletter, Dec 1996. Online sample. (19 Terrace St., Keene, NH 03431)