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Brown, Bliss L.

Once By Sea, Once By Land : genealogy of Elijah Brown 31 March 1780-30 September 1855 / prepared by Bliss L. Brown.  Amherst, NS. : Cumberland County Genealogical Society, 2018. 3 volumes : illustrations.

Nova Scotia Archives Library - CS90 B88 2018 - Open Shelf

Once By Sea, Once By Land" is a three volume 1100 page collection of genealogy and history based upon the ancestry and descendants of Elijah Brown (31 March 1780 - 30 September 1855). The story begins in England 1635, to Boston, then New Hampshire and Maine before his marriage 1802 in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. The families of Elijah and Henrietta (Cannon) Brown spread across Colchester and Cumberland counties of Nova Scotia, Westmorland County of New Brunswick and Elgin County, Ontario. The wide span of family names include Siddall, Piers, Carter, Welton, Hughes, Fife, Brundage, Jeffers, Skidmore, Kennedy, Tabor, Edwards, Pettigrew, Thompson, Allen, Canning, Harrison, Hoeg, Bird, Atkinson, Cochrane, Bowden, Dowe, Quinn and of course, Brown; and so many more. Pages also include over 300 photographs and numerous obituaries. Authored by Bliss Brown (Elijah's great-great-great-grandson), after more than 40 years of research. Volume 1: Once by Sea. Book 1, Genealogy of Elijah Brown, 31 March 1780 - 30 September 1855. His Ancestors Volume 2: Once by Land. Book 2, Genealogy of Elijah Brown, 31 March 1780 - 30 September 1855. His Descendants Volume 3: Once by Land. Book 2 Continued, Genealogy of Elijah Brown, 31 March 1780 - 30 September 1855. His Descendants.

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Brown, Elijah, — 1780-1855 — Family
Cumberland (N.S. : County) — Genealogy
Colchester (N.S. : County) — Genealogy

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