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Marriage: Children:
  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: Edith Mary Durand - Individual or family possessions: death: 20 February 1966; Tupper Lake, Franklin, New York, United States
Text:   Individual or family possessions: death: 20 February 1966; Tupper Lake, Franklin, New York, United States
2. Title:   "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FFR8-6VK : 24 January 2016), Edith Durand 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-LBL : 6 March 2015), Edith M Brown in household of 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, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X7ZC-6L2 : 8 December 2015), Edith M Brown in entry for George L Brown, 1930.
5. Title:   "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M5M7-SKF : 29 October 2015), Edith M D Brown in household of 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.
6. Title:   "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZ83-3FH : 15 July 2016), Edith M Durand in household of Alembert J Durand, Elizabethtown, Essex, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 45, sheet 90C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0832; FHL microfilm 1,254,832.

Notes
a. Note:   Durand family bible: She was born April 29th, 1874 in E'Town,NY. sources: family records
 She was always BAMI to all of us.
 1880 census
 Edith M DURAND Household
 Female
  Other Information:
 Birth Year
 Birthplace NEW YORK
 Age 6
 Occupation
 Marital Status S
 Race W
 Head of Household Alembert J. DURAND
 Relation Dau
 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 90C
  Elizabethtown was saddened by the news of the death, in the Sisters of Mercy Hospital in Tupper Lake, on Sunday evening, February
 20, 1966, after an illness of more than three years, of Mrs. Edith M. D. Brown, widow of he late George Levi Brown, wellknown editor, historian and writer who passed away August 6, 1932. Mrs. Brown was a descendant »f Joseph Francis Durand, who was one of the earliest settlers Pleasant Valley. She was the only daughter, and eldest child of Alembert James and Mary Wilcox Durand. She was born in Elizabethtown, April 29, 1874. She lived her entire life in this community. She was graduated from the Elizabethtown Union Free School, where she taught during her last year of school, then entered Plattsburgh Normal School, where she completed one year of study. She taught district chool in the Steele district in Lewis and in the district school at Port Douglas. On November 6, 1695, she was umited in marriage to George Levi Brown of Elizabethtown, and to them were born four children : Edith ({Mrs. Claude Saunders, now deceased, of Ticonderoga), Analita (-Mrs. Frank A. Stevens of Elazabethtown), Thomas A. Brown of Bronxville and Elizaibethtown and Helen (Mrs.George M. Young) of Elizabethtown. Mr. and Mrs. Brown lived the first winter in the home on Park Street now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. James Pierce, In May, 1896, they moved into their new home, Fairview, which Clinton H. Samonds had built for them.
 Here all of their chaldiren were born. She was a sincere and devout Christian, who practised her religeon in her everyday life.
 She was a member, and deacon, of the First Baptist Church. For years she was a teacher the Sunday School and had
 served as superintendent of the Sunday School. She was actve in all phases of religious work throughout her life. For many
 years she taught religious training in the local school. As a citizen, She possessed a great amount of civic pride -and
 was deeply interested in all matters pertaining to a better community. She was a member of the W. C. T. U., a member of
 the Elizabethtown Civic League, one of the original promoters of the Elizabethtown Community Hospital and a member of the
 first Board of Managers. She was the first woman ever to serve on the Board of Education of the Elizabethtown High
 School. During the First World War she was active in (Red Cross work, being chairman of the committee to look after Servicemens'
 families, etc. Both Mr, and Mrs. Brown were active for woman Sufferage. On the death of her husband, August 16, 1532, Mrs. Brown took over the work as Elizabethtown representative of the Adirondack Record - Elizaibethtown Post, which she carried on until ithe infirmities of old age compelled her to relinquish it to her daughter. She was a wonderful homemaker, a wife and the best of mothers. She spent unlimited time and effort instilling her sterling qualities and righteous rules of life into the minds o% her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Brown was a helpful neighbor, being ever ready to extend a hand in illness or other emergency in the community. She is survived by her son and two daughters, eleven grandchildren,
 twenty-two great grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services, preceded by prayer at the Marvin Funeral Home, were held in the United Congregations Church at 3:00 ?-clock, Wednesday, February 23, Rev. Douglas W. Passage, officiating. The remains were placed in the Kellogg Memorial Vault, pending interment in Riverside
 Cemetery. Bearers were: Oliver P. Ezro, John E. Deming, John James, Carl Huttig, Onley Kilburn and (Lew Egglefield. Honory bearers were Lee M. Norton and Frank McCafoe. sources: family records She was always BAMI to all of us.


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