Rev. BROWN Francis, D.D.^{[1, 2]}

1784 - 1820  (36 years)

• Name	BROWN Francis
  Prefix	Rev.
  Suffix	D.D.
  Birth	11 Jan 1784	Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  	(Dartmouth Presidents http://www.dartmouth.edu/~speccoll/pdf/FAQ_Presidents.pdf.)
  Gender	Male
  Graduation	1805	Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States   [3, 6, 7]
  	Address: Dartmouth College
  	(A.B.)
  Church Member	10 Jan 1810	North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States   [9]
  	First Church (No. 555)
  	(From Church in Chester NH. Dismissed to Church in Hanover, NH, 28 Feb 1819.)
  Ordained	11 Jan 1810	North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States   [10]
  _UID	D81284A59563B042BF88F9F9400F8E344776
  Death	27 Jul 1820	Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States   [3, 5, 7, 8]
  	(Ae. 36y.)
  Notes	Fifth Pastor of First Church, ordained 11 Jan 1810. Received at call, at about the same time, to settle in Brattleborough, Vt. and in North Yarmouth. He accepted the latter, on condition that the usages of the church should be so far modified, that the half-way Covenant should no longer be used. His brilliant ministry was destined to be of short duration. In 1815 he was appointed to the Presidency of Dartmouth College, then in a perilous condition in consequence of interference with its concerns by the State authorities of New Hampshire; and September 19 was dismissed with a view to his entering upon the duties of that office. Having lived to carry the College through its embarrassments, Dr. Brown closed his eminently useful life, July 27, 1820, at the early age of 36 years. At one o'clock on the day of his death, the students of the College were seen "walking solitary among the trees, or else, seated in their chambers, they opened a book only to close it again, till at length the dreaded note came in solemn cadence from the College bell: upon every heart it struck, as a voice from eternity."
  Person ID	I78231	Noyes Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2011

  
  

  Family	GILMAN Elizabeth,   b. 18 Jun 1776, North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States d. 5 Sep 1851, Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	2 Feb 1811	North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States   [1, 5, 7, 8, 11]
  Children	1. BROWN Samuel Gilman,   b. 4 Jan 1813, North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Maine, United States d. 4 Nov 1887 (Age 74 years)   2. BROWN Mary   d. Yes, date unknown   3. BROWN Frances   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F30492	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2024

  
  

• Sources

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