John
BROWN
(b.
27 January 1736
,
Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
d.
20 September 1803
,
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
)
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John BROWN was born 27 January 1736 in Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
John BROWN was the child of James BROWN and Hope Tillinghast POWERJohn BROWN died 20 September 1803 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
m. Sarah Smith, 27 November 1760 in Providence, Rhode Island
was an American merchant, slave trader, and statesman from Providence, Rhode Island. Together with his brothers Nicholas, Joseph and Moses, John was instrumental in founding Brown University (then known as the College of Rhode Island) and moving it to their family's former land in Providence. familysearch
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1736 Birth 27 January 1736
Providence, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1803 Death 20 September 1803
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 67.
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John is buried at: North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island
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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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