Joseph Brown
| Region | Occupation | Born | Died |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America, New England | Businessman | 1733 | 1785 |
Second of four sons of James Brown (1700-1739) and the only one not to have a sea apprenticeship; early promoter of the family's involvement in iron manufacturing. Briefly engaged in slavetrading in 1760s, but later opposed his brother John's continued involvement into the 1780s.
Sources
Robert A. McCaughey Browns of Providence Plantations; Colonial Years (1952)Related People
Obadiah BrownNicholas Brown
Moses Brown
James Brown
John Brown
Related Ships
Wheel of Fortune (1759)Sally (1764)
External Additional Sources
http://cds.library.brown.edu/projects/sally/Compiler
Peter Richards