Joseph Arthur Brown Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: Betsy Webber - betsy@megalink.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 1115

     JOSEPH ARTHUR BROWN, who operates a farm of 60 acres, sit-
uated on the street car line in the town of Rye, has resided an his life in this
town, having been born here, March 30, 1856, son of Charles J. and Mary
L. ( Drake) Brown. His paternal grandparents were Joseph W. and Emily
(Parsons) Brown. His mother was a daughter of Cotton W. and Martha
(Parsons) Drake. All, as well as our subject's great grandparents, were
natives of Rye. Charles J. Brown, the father, was a school teacher and a
very prominent citizen of Rye for a number of years. He and his wife were
affiliated with the Congregational church. They had four children: Emily,
wife of Charles M. Remick; Abbie, wife of Dr. Fred D. Parsons; Agnes,
who is unmarried, and Joseph Arthur.
     Joseph Arthur Brown was educated in the common schools and at Hamp-
ton Academy. He then took up farm work in which he has since been en-
gaged. Industrious and enterprising, he has been successful and is now one
of the substantial and respected citizens of the town. A democrat in politics,
he has served as selectman, town treasurer and as a member of the school
board, showing ability in handling public business.
     Mr. Brown married Olive A. Goos, a native 0£ Rye and a daughter of
Otis and Ann (Locke) Goos, a granddaughter of General Goos. She has a
sister, Isabella, now living, another sister, Elzada, being deceased. Mr. and
Mrs. Brown are the parents of five children, namely: Carroll W., Bessie
Marion, Edna 0., Arthur Lawrence and William Goos. Carroll W., who
is a graduate of the Institute of Technology, married Harriett Hoskins of
Cleveland, 0., in which city he is engaged in business as a civil engineer. He
and his wife have two children, William H. and Mary Drake. Bessie Marion
resides at home with her parents. She is a graduate of Simmons College
and from Johns Hopkins University, and is a teacher of chemistry at Sim-
mons College. Edna 0., residing at home, is a graduate of the New Hamp-
shire College of Agriculture and is also a florist. Arthur Lawrence is assist-
ant instructor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Boston, of
which institution he is a graduate, and where his brother, William Goos, is
now a student. The family are affiliated religiously with the Congregational
church.

************************************************************************  
USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in  
any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons.  
Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the  
written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the  
submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent.
************************************************************************