Joseph B. Brown Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire From: Cindy Godbout - 5ofClubs@Mediaone.net Surname: BROWN Source: History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 Page 1229 JOSEPH B. BROWN,* one of the selectmen of Hampton, in which office he has served interruptedly since 1886, and who is engaged in business here as market gardener, was born in Hampton, N. H., July 19, 1862, a son of John G. and Mary A. (Johnson) Brown. The father, who was born in Hampton, was a farmer and for forty years had charge of the Ballard estate, which during that time was the pride of this section. He was a man of re- tiring disposition and domestic tastes. His wife was a native of Ireland, but a Protestant, she and her husband attending the Congregational Church. Their children were: John G., Lottie (wife of John Bryant), and Joseph B., the subject of this review. Joseph B. Brown was educated in the common schools and at Hampton Academy. He has resided in Hampton all his life to the present time, working as teamster, gardener and farmer. He belongs to the Odd Fellows Lodge at Hampton and in politics is a democrat. As above stated, he has been select- man a number of times, having served in that office sixteen years in all. His paternal grandfather was Samuel Brown, while his mother was a daughter of William Johnson. Mr. Brown has never married. ********************************************************************** * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files t other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIORto uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * *The USgenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.