Watson Brown | |
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| Born | October 7, 1835 |
| Died | October 19, 1859 October 19, 1859 (aged 24) |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Known for | Killed during John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry; mummified and made into museum exhibit by Confederates |
Watson Brown (October 7, 1835 – October 19, 1859) was a son of the abolitionist John Brown and his second wife Mary Day Brown, born in Franklin Mills, Ohio (today Kent, Ohio).[1] He was married to Isabell "Belle" Thompson Brown,[2] and they had a son Frederick W., who died of diphtheria at age 4, and is buried at what is now the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in North Elba, New York.
- ^ Taylor, Stephen J. (October 21, 2015), A Skeleton's Odyssey: The Forensic Mystery of Watson Brown, Hoosier State Chronicles, Indiana State Library, archived from the original on November 1, 2020, retrieved November 16, 2020
- ^ Towne, Ella Thompson (November 24, 1939). "Letters tell story of John Brown's widow's trip across continent". Lake Placid News (Lake Placid, New York). p. 6. Archived from the original on 2022-03-05. Retrieved 2022-03-05 – via NYS Historic Newspapers.