At Milton, Wis., June 19th, 1881, Fitch Brown, aged 85 years, 3 months, and 5 days. A brief notice should be given of one so well known in Wisconsin and elsewhere, on account of his many friends and relatives who hold his memory in precious regard. His father was a sea-captain and was drowned when Uncle Fitch, as we familiarly called him, was one year of age. He lived with his grandfather until he was nine years of age. Then he was apprenticed to one Col. Loomis until he was sixteen. After this he went to Massachusetts and remained a year or two. From Massachusetts he moved Out West as far as Scott, N. Y., and married Ruth Babcock. They had nine children, six sons and three daughters, eight of whom are still living. When about thirty years of age he met with a change of heart and was baptized by Eld. John Green, and united with the Seventh-day Baptist Church at Scott. It was at this time he embraced the observance of the Sabbath, and ever after remained its staunch advocate and observer, though quite tolerant toward those of different faith and practice. Previous to his coming to Wisconsin, he lived nine years in the northern part of Indiana, in Laporte county; here he had no Sabbath privileges - almost a lone Sabbath-keeper - but he was faithful to his convictions and was highly respected for his fidelity to his religious beliefs. He moved to Milton in 1844, and by industry and economy, succeeded in liquidating debts incurred in Indiana, and in acquiring a competency. During his life time he was blessed with two excellent wives. His first wife died in 1852, eight years after he came to Milton. With her he had lived thirty-five years, and there are surviving this union eight children, thirty-nine grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren. He married his second wife in 1854, a sister of the first; she died early last year; with her he had lived about twenty-six years. She died triumphant in the Christian faith; and now the husband, freed from his long sufferings, has gone where 'they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but all are as of the sons of God.' E. M. D.
