Husband Hon. Hartford Perry Brown 1 2
Born: 7 Aug 1851 - Raccoon Twp, Beaver Co, PA 1
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Died: Aft 1914
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Father: Oliver Hazard Perry Brown (1820-1892) 1 3
Mother: Mary McCombs (1820-1889) 2 4
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Wife Sue Thurston Cross 5
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Father: Hon. Samuel J. Cross (1828-1875) 5
Mother: Frances E. Wells ( -Aft 1899) 5
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1 M Hartford Perry Brown, Jr. 5
Born: 5 Feb 1875 5
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Died: 1889 5
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
2 F Frances Mary Brown 5
Born: 19 Oct 1876 5
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3 F Emily Edna Brown 5
Born: 11 Nov 1878 5
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4 F Sue Thurston Brown 5
Born: 27 Oct 1880 5
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Died: 1893 5
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
5 F Julia Parthenia Brown 5
Born: 27 Mar 1887 5
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6 M Stanley Quay Brown 5
Born: 17 Feb 1889 5
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General Notes: Husband - Hon. Hartford Perry Brown
He was born in Freedom, Pennsylvania, and received his early mental training in the schools of that town, and at Rochester Academy, and Beaver Seminary. He prepared himself for Yale College under the private instruction of Drs. C. C. Riggs and J. W. Scott-the latter having been president of Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania. In 1872, Mr. Brown accepted a position as bookkeeper in the Second National Bank at Pittsburgh, and was subsequently promoted to be teller; resigning his position in the bank, however, he entered West Point Military Academy as a cadet from that district. He afterward became a partner in the general mercantile business of Hon. Samuel J. Cross-the firm name being known as S. J. Cross & Co. In 1878, Mr. Brown sold his interest therein to John Davis. Then, in company with James Rees and Simpson Homer, he built the steam boat called Carrier, but in 1884, sold his interest in this boat, and embarked in mercantile pursuits alone. In 1886, he was elected to the legislature from this district, and consequently relinquished his store. In 1888, he was re-elected to the legislature; in 1888, and while a member of the House, he introduced the Ship Canal bill, secured its passage and an appropriation of $10,000, with a commission, which made a survey of the Lake Erie and Ohio River Ship Canal, in 1889. In May, 1887, he assisted in the organization of the Rochester Heat & Light Company, of which he was made secretary, and, later, treasurer. The gas of this company was nearly all produced in Beaver County, and during the winter of 1898, a million cubic feet per day was used. Mr. Brown was one of the promoters of the People's Electric Railway, which was opened to the public in August, 1892; the line was four miles in length, extending from the Rochester junction of the Traction Company to Freedom and St. Clair, and running four cars daily. He was elected president of this enterprise, and, July 1, 1897, he was made manager. He was a stockholder in the Beaver Valley Traction Company Railway, and in 1892, was made secretary and general manager, a position which he resigned in 1895, but was re-elected in 1899. He was also a stockholder in the Sharon Bridge Company, the People's Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, and was formerly a stockholder in the J. Conway banking house.