Richard Anson Brown

1919 - 1957  (38 years)

Roy Proctor Brown

1886 -

Birth	1 Nov 1886	Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Mother	Effie M Brown,   b. Abt 1869, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Family	Effie May Sherwin,   b. 16 Feb 1885, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Married	25 Jan 1906	Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Children	1. Roy E Brown,   b. 18 Apr 1906, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA   2. Living   3. Living   4. Richard Anson Brown,   b. 13 Jan 1919, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Esmeralda Adams

Birth	Canada
Family	George Anson Sherwin,   b. Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Married	22 Dec 1877	Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Children	+ 1. Effie May Sherwin,   b. 16 Feb 1885, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Roy Proctor Brown

1886 -

Birth	1 Nov 1886	Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Mother	Effie M Brown,   b. Abt 1869, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Family	Effie May Sherwin,   b. 16 Feb 1885, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Married	25 Jan 1906	Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Children	1. Roy E Brown,   b. 18 Apr 1906, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA   2. Living   3. Living   4. Richard Anson Brown,   b. 13 Jan 1919, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Effie May Sherwin

1885 - 1939  (54 years)

Birth	16 Feb 1885	Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Died	4 Jul 1939	Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Buried	6 Jul 1939	Hillside Cemetery, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massaschusetts, USA
Father	George Anson Sherwin,   b. Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Mother	Esmeralda Adams,   b. Canada
Married	22 Dec 1877	Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Family	Roy Proctor Brown,   b. 1 Nov 1886, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Married	25 Jan 1906	Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Children	1. Roy E Brown,   b. 18 Apr 1906, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA   2. Living   3. Living   4. Richard Anson Brown,   b. 13 Jan 1919, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Lydia Lena Nadeau

1920 - 1989  (68 years)

Birth	20 Oct 1920	Eagle Lake, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
Baptized	24 Oct 1920	St Mary, Eagle Lake, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
Died	9 Jun 1989	Winterville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
Buried	12 Jun 1989	Eagle Lake, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
Father	Ernest Nadeau,   b. 23 Jan 1895, Winterville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
Mother	Mamie Mabel Soucy,   b. 16 Jan 1901, Winterville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
Married	11 Sep 1916	Eagle Lake, Aroostook County, Maine, USA
Family	Richard Anson Brown,   b. 13 Jan 1919, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Married	1 Dec 1945	Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

• Name	Richard Anson Brown
  Relationship	with Therese Nadeau
  Birth	13 Jan 1919	Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920 (0 years)	Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
  Census	1930 (10 years)	Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 98 288 Roy P Brown Head Male White 1887 43 Married Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts 99 288 Effie M Brown Wife Female White 1886 44 Married Massachusetts Massachusetts New Hampshire 100 288 Earl G Brown Son Male White 1911 19 Single Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts 1 288 Virginia L Brown Daughter Female White 1913 17 Single Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts 2 288 Richard A Brown Son Male White 1919 11 Single Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts   Transcript ID is  dbid=6224&iid=4607666_00195
  Graduation	23 Jun 1938 (19 years)	Townsend High School, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
  Military Service	From 4 Mar 1941 to 27 Sep 1945 (22 years)  [3]
  World War II, he served as a Private First Class with Americal Division
  	Brown, Richard - World War II military Service ribbons The rack of Richard Brown's World War II military service ribbons was created using the Ultimate Rack
  Military Service	From 23 Jan 1942 to 11 Apr 1944 (23 years)	Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
  World War II served 26 months in the South Pacific theatre. Medic at Guadalcanal and Fiji Islands
  	Guadalcanal Campaign, August 1942 - February 1943 (External Link) In the six months between August 1942 and February 1943, the United States and its Pacific Allies fought a brutally hard air-sea-land campaign against the Japanese for possession of the previously-obscure island of Guadalcanal.
  	Guadalcanal 7 August 1942-21 February 1943 Uncle Dick served on Guadalcanal and Fiji. Was he with the 182nd Infantry, the Americal Division?
  Military Service	1943/1945 (25 years)	Fiji Islands
  World War II served 26 months in the South Pacific theatre. Medic at Guadalcanal and Fiji Islands
  Death	1 Aug 1957	Leominster Hospital, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA   [4]
  Burial	Hillside Cemetery, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA   [5]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Roy Proctor Brown,   b. 1 Nov 1886, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA   (Father) Esmeralda Adams,   b. Canada   (Grandmother)
  Notes	!VETERAN: Dick is a veteran of World War II serving as a medic in Guadacanal and the Fiji Islands. Army Serial # 31 005 573 he enlisted in Worcester, Massachusetts and served from 4 Mar 1941 to 27 Sep 1945, including overseas service from 23 Jan 1942 to 11 Apr 1944. He served as a PFC with the Americal Division at Guadalcanal and the Fiji Islands. His last assignment was at the Lovell General Hospital, Detachment Medical Department. ~DEATH: Uncle Dick died as the result of a car accident in Nashua, NH.
  Person ID	I87	Antoine_Roy
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Roy Proctor Brown,   b. 1 Nov 1886, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
  Mother	Effie May Sherwin,   b. 16 Feb 1885, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 Jul 1939, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1906	Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA   [6, 7, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 2 months - She : 20 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F88	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Lydia Lena Nadeau,   b. 20 Oct 1920, Eagle Lake, Aroostook County, Maine, USA d. 9 Jun 1989, Winterville, Aroostook County, Maine, USA (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1945	Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA   [10]
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years and 11 months - She : 25 years and 2 months.
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Birth - 13 Jan 1919 - Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1920 - Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1930 - Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Graduation - 23 Jun 1938 - Townsend High School, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Military Service - World War II served 26 months in the South Pacific theatre. Medic at Guadalcanal and Fiji Islands - From 23 Jan 1942 to 11 Apr 1944 - Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Military Service - World War II served 26 months in the South Pacific theatre. Medic at Guadalcanal and Fiji Islands - 1943/1945 - Fiji Islands Marriage - 1 Dec 1945 - Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA Death - 1 Aug 1957 - Leominster Hospital, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Burial - - Hillside Cemetery, Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  WWII Enlistments

  Brown, Richard A - World War II enlistment Richard A Brown's World War II enlistment in National Archives

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] 1920 U.S. Census, Massachusetts, Townsend, line 78, dwelling 23, family 25, [Image Source: Year: 1920; Census Place: Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_716; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 472; Image: 235]. [S77] 1930 U.S. Census, Massachusetts, NARA Pub T626 > Roll 930 > Page 12A > Middlesex > Townsend > FHL #2340665. [S8] Obituary, Leominster 1 Aug 1957. [S10] SSDI (Family Search), [shows birth as 13 Jan 1919 and death as Aug 1957]. [S12] Personal information, [Burial location from memorial contract from Leominster Granite & Marble Works dated 29 Aug, 1957]. [S343] 1910 U.S. Census, Massachusetts, Townsend, Middlesex; Series: T624; Roll: 606; Page: 77A; E D 1030; Part: 1; Line: 13, [indicates they were married 5 years.]. [S254] Massachussetts Marriage Records 1840-1915, up through 1910 > 1905 > image 1133, [shows father's name as blank and mother's name as Effie Brown.]. [S456] Massachusetts Archives (V, Vol. 555, page 725, [shows her parents as Geo. A. Sherwin and Esmerelda Adams]. [S33] Newspaper Article, Fitchburg Sentinel, 22 Feb 1906 page 3, [marriage announcement indicates they were married on 25 Jan 1906, so corrected marriage date to this data]. [S33] Newspaper Article, [scan of Newspaper announcement found in Ancestry.com saved in genealogy/documents/scans as Brown_Nadeau_wedding_Fitchburg_Sentential.jpg. Virginia L. Brown and Earle G. Brown, sister and brother of the bridegroom were witnesses.].