Dea. Cyrus W. Brown, Jr. (253), son of Cyrus W. Brown (231) [Roswell
(171), Jedediah (79), Jedediah (34), John (8), Thomas] and Theda
Brown (208) [Nathan (60), Daniel (24), Thomas (2), Thomas], b. No.
Stonington, Conn., Mar. 11, 1806; d. Nov. 30, 1875; m. No. Stonington, Dec. 12, 1826, Elizabeth Stewart Babcock [49 Babcock Record], b., No.
Stonington, Dec. 28, 1806; d., No. Stonington, Sept. 22, 1886. She was
an affectionate mother and a most estimable woman, and was loved by all
who had her acquaintance.
Dea. Brown spent his whole life in his native town, and was a farmer and
tradesman, dealer in poultry and wool. The townspeople found in him an
honest, trustworthy man from whom to purchase their products. His business
also took him beyond the limits of the town, thus he was universally
known in adjacent towns. In 1857 and i860 he was chosen to represent the
town in the General Assembly of the State. He was also on the Board of
Selectmen of the town; deacon of the Second Baptist Church of his native
town, and a zealous Christian worker; a man of strong character, high ideals,
and unwavering devotion to duty, generous and charitable. Among the
last acts of his public duties were to assist in putting in the bank wall and
hanging the gates in front of the Union Cemetery, which is the place of interment
of many of the descendants of the three Brown brothers.