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  1. Edith Lovina Brown: Birth: 15 AUG 1896 in Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, United States. Death: 20 FEB 1963 in Ml Hospital, Ticonderoga, Essex, New York, United States

  2. Analita Augusta Brown: Birth: 27 FEB 1899 in Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, United States. Death: 4 JUL 1983 in Oswego, Oswego, New York, United States

  3. Thomas Augustus Brown: Birth: 8 MAY 1902 in Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, United States. Death: 11 APR 1979 in Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, United States

  4. Helen Durand Brown: Birth: 6 MAY 1907 in Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, United States. Death: 29 MAR 2006 in Ticonderoga, Essex, New York, United States

  5. Francis William DeFay: Birth: 5 MAY 1914 in Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, United States. Death: 16 MAY 2002 in Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, United States


Sources
1. Title:   Legacy NFS Source: George Levi Brown -
2. Title:   "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FFR8-6VV : 24 January 2016), George L Brown in entry for Frank Adams Stevens and Analita Augusta Brown, 01 Sep 1921; citing county clerk’s office, Essex, New York, United States; FHL microfilm 1,029,748.
3. Title:   "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSXG-LB2 : 6 March 2015), George L Brown, Elizabethtown Township Elizabethtown village, Essex, New York, United States; citing sheet 11B, family 239, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,035.
4. Title:   "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M5M7-SKX : 29 October 2015), George L Brown, Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 43, sheet 8B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,946.
5. Title:   "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7ZC-6LK : 8 December 2015), George L Brown, 1930.

Notes
a. Note:   Durand family bible: He was born January 12th, 1866 in E'Town,NY George L. Brown
 The Great Editor of the Universe has signed "30," the newspaper man's signal of "The End," and called upon George L. Brown to lay down his pen for all eternity. A
 trenchant pen was that of George Brown. Its weekly message was carried to newspaper readers throughout the county he loved. It made for him a warm corner in the heart and a hearty welcome in hopes for many miles around that
 beautiful village in "Pleasant Valley."
 George Brown was a product of that fine old Anglo-Saxon stock which had done so much for the upbuilding of New England. A descendant of that Thomas Brown who came from England in 1638, and in a direct line of Captain Josiah Brown, who marched at the Lexington Alarm in 1775, arid was later one of those actively engaged in the battle of Bunker Hill. As captain of a company, he was one of those
 who marched to the defense of the Continental Army at Ticonderoga, May 6, 1777, and June 29, 1777.
 Whether he was struck with the same love for his beautiful lake country as so many of his descendants have been, it is certain that more than a century and a quarter ago Captain Josiah Brown bought land in the town of Lewis, Essex county, and ever since some of his descendants have made their home there. He was the great-grandfather of George L. Brown. Levi Brown, a son of Captain Brown and
 grandfather, of George Brown, commanded a company at the Battle of Plattsburg in 1814. His father, Levi DeWitt Brown, was supervisor of the town of Lewis in the Civil War days and was active in raising troops for the Union Army.
 Although a descendant of men who learned the lessons of patriotism at their mothers' knees, George L. Brown was ever a man of peace. He loved the place of his birth with a devotion which almost amounted to a passion. During all the years of his newspaper career his greatest pleasure was writing of the beauties of his adored "Pleasant Valley."
 During all his years as a newspaper man George L. Brown never wrote a line of which he need be ashamed. He was a clean man and he wrote clean copy. Scandal and gossip had no place In his idea of what should go into the columns of a newspaper. He lived as he wrote. He had the history of the families of Essex county at his finger tips and could trace-them and their connections for generations. He was never so happy as when writing of the progress of some of the people of his beloved Elizabethtown. His townspeople were his friends and he was a friend to them all. He rejoiced with them- in their joys and sympathized and comforted
 them in their sorrow. No native of Elizabethtown ever wandered so far from home as to be lost to the memory of George Brown.
 Typical of the country editor of the old school which was founded on personal journalism, George Brown was one of those who always made welcome the "stranger within the gates" of Elizabeth town. Few of, those who have made
 their summer homes in the village in the past, or even the casual visitor, ever left without making the acquaintance of George Browii.' He had a fund of historical lore, a knack of telling a story, a genial disposition coupled with a background
 of sterling worth, rigid honesty and a fine upstanding character which set him apart as a man worth knowing and few left Elizabeth town without knowing him and respecting him.
 Holding many positions of trust, George Brown, kept the faith *to the letter. Whether it was in the schools, the church or the general community affair, he played an .active part. He was more than a citizen in Elizabethtown, he was an institution who could be called upon at any time and. always played his part. He will be sorely missed in the family- circle, in the village and in the Adirondack-
 Rrecord-Post office where he was known and respected at his true worth. Good bye, old friend. Eternal peace be yours.
  DEATH:OBIT In the ELIZABETHTOWN RECORD-POST.
 He died at his camp on the Bouquet river.
 Author of Pleasant Valley, a history of Elizabethtown, Essex,
  1880 Census:
 George BRUM / Brown Household
 Male
  Other Information:
 Birth Year
 Birthplace NEW YORK
 Age 14
 Occupation
 Marital Status S
 Race W
 Head of Household Friend BRUM/Brown
 Relation Brother
 Father's Birthplace NEW YORK
 Mother's Birthplace NEW YORK
  Source Information:
 Census Place Elizabethtown, Essex, New York
 Family History Library Film 1254832
 NA Film Number T9-0832
 Page Number 87B
  From Genealogical and family history of northern New York Lewis Historical Pub. Co., New York, 1910
 Page 340
 George Levi, son of Levi DeWitt Brown, was born at Elizabethtown, Essex county, New York, January 12, 1866. He was educated there in the public schools. He has been editor and manager of the Elizabethtown Post, a weekly newspaper of high standing, since January, 1900. In politics he is a democrat. He was appointed postmaster by President Cleveland in 1893 and served until 1898, the office being raised from fourth to third class during his term of office. He has been a member of the board of education for the past fifteen years, and president for two years. He was instrumental in organizing the Elizabethtown board of trade, and served as a member of the Hudson-Fulton celebration commission in 1909. He is a charter member of the New York State Geographic Society, and one of the thirty general councillors of that organization. He has served as trustee of the Baptist church for fifteen years. He was one of the organizers of the Elizabethtown Terminal Railroad Company. He is the author of a valuable history of Elizabethtown. He married, November 6, 1895, Edith Mary Durand, burn at Elizabethtown, April 29, 1874, daughter of Alembert and Mary (Wilcox) Durand.
  GEORGE L BROWN,
 EIZABOTTOWN,
 Veteran Newspaper Man and
 Historian, Well Known In
 Essex County
 George t,. Brown, one of the best
 known residents of Essex county, died
 ftt his home in Elizabethtown shortly
 'after 10 o'clock Tuesday night, aged
 66 years. Mr. Brown was the oldest
 newspaper man in point of service in
 Northern-. New York, and as a histor-
 ^,lan of Essex county and its people he
 had no equal. Mr. Brawn's" illness had
 extended over a period of several
 weeks,, and while it was at first regarded
 as serious, there was a partial
 recovery and his host of friends
 had hoped that his complete recovery
 would foe speedy and that "Qeorge,"
 as he was known to old and young in
 his native village, would be spared to
 the community in which he was one
 Of the moat prominent figures, but
 there was a relapse, and death speedily
 followed.
 No man knew more of the history of
 Essex comity than did George Brown,
 and a part of this knowledge was incorporated
 in a volume published by
 ; him In 1905, under the tifte of "Pleasant
 Valley."
 George I Lev 1 Brown was born in
 Ellzabethtown January' 12, 1866. He
 was the eon of Levi DeWitt Brown
 who died February 4, 1866, less than
 a month after the date of his son's
 birth.
 As a boy George Brown wrbrked
 on the home farm and attended the
 public schools at Elizabethtown. He
 had gained considerable reputation as
 a writer and in 1900 was made editor
 and manager of the Elizabethtown
 Post conducted by the Livingston estate.
 * Mr. Brown remained in that capacity
 until ipOj when the Post was purchased
 by the Adirondack Record of
 Au Sable Porks and combined with the
 latter paper. Mr. Brown continued as
 the Elizabethtown representative of
 The Recqrd-Post until the time of his
 death. '
 • Always A. Democrat in politics, Mr.
 Brown was appointed (postmaster of
 Elizabethtown by President Cleveland
 in 1893. He held that office until 1898.
 He was a member of the Elizabethtown
 Board of Education for fifteen,
 years and later was made president
 of that body. He was instrumental
 in organizing the Elizabethtown Board
 of Trade and served as a member pf
 the Hudson«F^lton celebration commission
 in 1909. He was a charter member
 of the New York State Geographical
 .Society, and one of the thirty general
 -councillors of that organization.
 Mr. Brown was a' prolific writer and
 his Elizabethtown page in The Record-
 Post was one of tlie naost valuable features
 of this paper.
 He served as trustee of the Baptist
 church for many years and was a,
 faithful attendant at that church. In
 18$5 he married Edith Mary Durand,
 who, with four children, survive him.
 The funeral services for Mr. Brown
 will be held at the Baptist church,
 .Elizabethtown, tomorrow, Friday
 afternoon at 2 o'clock.
  FROM A LIFE.LONG FRIEND
 OF GEORGE L. BROWN
 Washington, N. J., j
 August 31, 1932.
 Editor Record-Post:
 The "last take" has been taken off
 "the hook" by our brother typo-editor;
 the "proof and copy" has been passed
 to the proof readers and returned
 marked "O. Kr" It is the last article
 the "makeup" lifts to its position in
 the column and the "form" is ready
 for the press. Let this be the "winding
 sheet" that wraps the last, earthly
 remains of our beloved and respected
 brother, George Levi Brown. The old
 mountains and valleys and streams
 will not bow their lofty heads to greet
 us as in days past, nor the valleys
 yield their wild-flower fragrance as in
 other days; nor the speckled beauties
 eavort with such enticement again
 forever. The "stick and rule" has
 been put in its accustomed'place on
 the "case" and the day's work is done.
 Our brother has answered to the
 call of "Time" by the Great Foreman
 of the Composing Room, and gone to
 "sit in the Council" with the Just. His
 "string" for type set has been "remeasured"
 and found "correct." Let
 his requiem now be sung.
 My acquaintance with George Levi
 Brown runs back to nearly sixty
 years, in all of which lapse of time
 I have held for him unbounded admiration
 for his loyalty of purpose
 and straightforwardness of principle
 unequalled by few at the present day
 and surpassed by none. Many pleasant
 hours have we spent in reminiscing
 on past happenings of such
 great editors as Greeley, Pana, Bennett
 and some others whose incidents
 in life were to him so interesting. He
 was a promoter of every enterprise
 for the public good. He loved his
 fellowman and those with whom he
 came in daily contact. He possessed
 a consciousness of spirit that came direct
 from the heart. "Do unto others
 as he would have them do by him"
 was a motto that impressed him strenuously
 throughout his daily walks of
 Mfe. His traits of character were miscellaneous
 and conspicuous for their
 quality in ail his understandings and
 dealings with others. He possessed
 a clear vision of right and wrong, and
 invariably choose the former in summing
 up his analysis of important decisions
 in his own mind. Always
 steadfast to true friendship, he hewed
 to the line, let the chips fall where
 they would.
 He was a unique figure in the community
 where he first saw the light
 of day and on until the mantle of
 death enshrouded his vision forever.
 Long will he be remembered by those
 now in the present walks of this life
 and those that will follow after.
 His friendship was a matter to be
 coveted by those in all stations of
 life, and once acquired was as true
 and lasting as .the rockibound bills he
 so dearly loved to let his thoughts mingle. "Oh, for a clasp of the vanished hand.
 And the sound of the voice that is still."
 F. E. MILHOLLAND
  From:
 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hubbard/NNY_index/brown.html
 George Levi, son of Levi DeWitt Brown, was born at Elizabethtown, Essex county, N.Y., Jan. 12, 1866. He was educated there in the public schools. He has been editor and manager of the Elizabethtown Post, a weekly newspaper of high standing, since January, 1900. In politics he is a Democrat. He was appointed postmaster by President Cleveland in 1893 and served until 1898, the office being raised from fourth to third class during his term of office. He has been a member of the board of education for the past fifteen years, and president for two years. He was instrumental in organizing the Elizabethtown board of trade, and served as a member of the Hudson-Fulton celebration commission in 1909. He is a charter member of the New York State Geographic Society, and one of the thirty general councillors of that organization. He has served as trustee of the Baptist church for fifteen years. He was one of the organizers of the Elizabethtown Terminal Railroad Company. He is the author of a valuable history of Elizabethtown. He married, Nov. 6, 1895, Edith Mary Durand, born at Elizabethtown, April 29, 1874, daughter of Alembert and Mary (Wilcox) Durand. Children, born at Elizabethtown: 1. Edith Lovina, born Aug. 15, 1896. 2. Analita Augusta, Feb. 27, 1899. 3. Thomas Augustus, May 8, 1902. 4. Helen Durand, May 6, 1907. [transcriber's note: since this material was published in 1910, any additional children this couple may have had are not listed].
 DEATH:OBIT IN THE ELIZABETHTOWN RECORD-POST. HE DIED AT HIS CAMP ON THE BOUQUET RIVER.
b. Note:   1870 US Census Transcription Print transcription View image Household Members
 First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place
 Friend Brown Male 24 1846 New York Transcription
 Lovinia Brown Female 49 1821 New York Transcription
 John K Brown Male 19 1851 New York Transcription
 Walter Brown Male 16 1854 New York Transcription
 George Brown Male 4 1866 New York Hint Transcription
 Census details
 First name(s) George
 Last name Brown
 Gender Male
 Age 4
 Birth year 1866
 Birth place New York
 Race White
 Residence New York, United States
 City/township Elizabethtown
 County Essex
 State New York
 Record set US Census 1870
 Category Census, Land & Substitutes
 Subcategory Census
 Collections from United States & Canada


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