Artemas Brownell, son of Gideon and Phoebe Brown Brownell, born 1781; died at sea (1822); married 1802-3, Sarah Grinnell, daughter of Zebedee and Abigail Brenton Grinnell, born June 29, 1779; died August 28, 1849, and had nine children. He was a seagoing man and captain of a ship when lost at sea.