Richard Anson Brown

Richard Anson Brown

Male 1919 - 1957  (38 years)    Has 11 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Richard Anson Brown 
    Relationshipwith Therese Nadeau
    Birth 13 Jan 1919  Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920 (0 years)  Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930 (10 years)  Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Graduation 23 Jun 1938 (19 years)  Townsend High School, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military Service From 4 Mar 1941 to 27 Sep 1945 (22 years)  [3
    Military Service From 23 Jan 1942 to 11 Apr 1944 (23 years)  Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military Service 1943/1945 (25 years)  Fiji Islands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1 Aug 1957  Leominster Hospital, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial Hillside Cemetery, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Roy Proctor Brown,   b. 1 Nov 1886, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Father)
    Esmeralda Adams,   b. Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Grandmother)
    Siblings 2 brothers and 1 sister 
    Notes 
    • !VETERAN: Dick is a veteran of World War II serving as a medic in Guadacanal and the Fiji Islands. Army Serial # 31 005 573 he enlisted in Worcester, Massachusetts and served from 4 Mar 1941 to 27 Sep 1945, including overseas service from 23 Jan 1942 to 11 Apr 1944. He served as a PFC with the Americal Division at Guadalcanal and the Fiji Islands. His last assignment was at the Lovell General Hospital, Detachment Medical Department.

      ~DEATH: Uncle Dick died as the result of a car accident in Nashua, NH.
    Person ID I87  Antoine_Roy
    Last Modified 15 Aug 2017 

    Father AncestorsRoy Proctor Brown,   b. 1 Nov 1886, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother AncestorsEffie May Sherwin,   b. 16 Feb 1885, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 1939, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 25 Jan 1906  Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8, 9
    Age at Marriage He : 19 years and 2 months - She : 20 years and 11 months. 
    Family ID F88  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife AncestorsLydia Lena Nadeau,   b. 20 Oct 1920, Eagle Lake, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1989, Winterville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 1 Dec 1945  Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Age at Marriage He : 26 years and 11 months - She : 25 years and 2 months. 
    Family ID F33  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 13 Jan 1919 - Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsGraduation - 23 Jun 1938 - Townsend High School, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - World War II served 26 months in the South Pacific theatre. Medic at Guadalcanal and Fiji Islands - From 23 Jan 1942 to 11 Apr 1944 - Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - World War II served 26 months in the South Pacific theatre. Medic at Guadalcanal and Fiji Islands - 1943/1945 - Fiji Islands Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1 Dec 1945 - Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1 Aug 1957 - Leominster Hospital, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hillside Cemetery, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Nadeau Family picking potatoes
    Nadeau Family picking potatoes

    WWII Enlistments
    Brown, Richard A - World War II enlistment
    Brown, Richard A - World War II enlistment
    Richard A Brown's World War II enlistment in National Archives

  • Sources 
    1. [S76] 1920 U.S. Census, Massachusetts, Townsend, line 78, dwelling 23, family 25,
      [Image Source: Year: 1920; Census Place: Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_716; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 472; Image: 235].

    2. [S77] 1930 U.S. Census, Massachusetts, NARA Pub T626 > Roll 930 > Page 12A > Middlesex > Townsend > FHL #2340665.

    3. [S8] Obituary, Leominster 1 Aug 1957.

    4. [S10] SSDI (Family Search), [shows birth as 13 Jan 1919 and death as Aug 1957].

    5. [S12] Personal information, [Burial location from memorial contract from Leominster Granite & Marble Works dated 29 Aug, 1957].

    6. [S343] 1910 U.S. Census, Massachusetts, Townsend, Middlesex; Series: T624; Roll: 606; Page: 77A; E D 1030; Part: 1; Line: 13,
      [indicates they were married 5 years.].

    7. [S254] Massachussetts Marriage Records 1840-1915, up through 1910 > 1905 > image 1133,
      [shows father's name as blank and mother's name as Effie Brown.].

    8. [S456] Massachusetts Archives (V, Vol. 555, page 725,
      [shows her parents as Geo. A. Sherwin and Esmerelda Adams].

    9. [S33] Newspaper Article, Fitchburg Sentinel, 22 Feb 1906 page 3,
      [marriage announcement indicates they were married on 25 Jan 1906, so corrected marriage date to this data].

    10. [S33] Newspaper Article, [scan of Newspaper announcement found in Ancestry.com saved in genealogy/documents/scans as Brown_Nadeau_wedding_Fitchburg_Sentential.jpg. Virginia L. Brown and Earle G. Brown, sister and brother of the bridegroom were witnesses.].