William E. BROWN^[1]

1825 - 1886  (61 years)

• Name	William E. BROWN
  Birth	12 Jan 1825	Hollis, Hillsborough Co, NH   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  CWSV	1861  [3]
  	William's grave stone inscription notes that he was a Civil War veteran, serving as a Sergeant in Company E, 8th Regiment of the New Hampshire Volunteers.
  Occupation	Before 1886  [1]
  	He made his living as a carpenter.
  Death	29 Oct 1886	Merrimack, Hillsborough Co, NH   [1]
  	William died in Merrimack, New Hampshire on 29 October 1886. He was 61 years old. Cause of death was noted as "disease of the liver and spleen".
  Burial	Amherst, Hillsborough Co, NH   [4]
  	His remains were interred at Meadow View Cemetery in Amherst, New Hampshire.
  Person ID	I2315	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel BROWN,   b. Hollis, Hillsborough Co, NH
  Mother	Mary FLANDERS,   b. Salisbury, Essex Co, MA
  Family ID	F7445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth G. CRAGIN,   b. 4 Feb 1825, Camden Co, NC d. 26 Feb 1897, Merrimack, Hillsborough Co, NH (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	17 Apr 1851	Norfolk Co, VA   [2]
  	The couple was married in Norfolk County, Virginia on 17 April 1851.
  Children	1. Alice Ann BROWN,   b. 3 Jan 1853   d. 7 Jun 1896, Goffstown, Hillsborough Co, NC (Age 43 years)   2. Frances Elizabeth BROWN,   b. 25 Sep 1855, Amherst, Hillsborough Co, NH d. 14 Mar 1933, Nashua, Hillsborough Co, NH (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S3427] William E. Brown, New Hampshire death record (1886). . [S105] L. June Cragin Godley, compiler, Godley, The Cragin Story 1634-1964: Descendants, Who Bore Family Name, of John Cragin of Scotland and Massachusetts, ((Little Falls, NJ: by the compiler, 1964)). p. 47. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). William E. Brown, transcription of gravestone inscription, Meadow View Cemetery, Amherst, NH; downloaded 2 February 2014. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). William E. Brown, interment, Meadow View Cemetery, Amherst, NH; downloaded 2 February 2014.