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  1. Mary Ann Day Brown died on February 29, 1884, and was buried in the Madronia Cemetery in Saratoga, California. She had requested to be buried alongside her husband, if it was not too costly or difficult. [1] Her funeral was heavily attended. [34]

  2. 4 days ago · The Brown family, with Brown’s second wife Mary Ann Day who bore him 13 children, moved to North Elba in 1849. They were renters at first and then purchased a 244-acre farm.

  3. emergingcivilwar.com › 2024/03/26 › how-john-brownsEmerging Civil War

    Mar 26, 2024 · Throughout the years of her marriage, Mary, a very devout woman, mostly stayed home – first in Pennsylvania, then Ohio, Massachusetts, and New York. Often pregnant, she took care of the various farms on which the family lived and raised the children, while husband John went off on his adventures, fundraising missions, quests, and raids.

  4. Feb 25, 2023 · Mary Ann Day Brown, the widow of John Brown, lived a long and eventful life, filled with tragedy, hardship, and determination. However, like all good things, her journey eventually came to an end, and on February 29, 1884, she passed away in Saratoga, California.

  5. She was buried near their home in New Richmond, Pennsylvania. Brown hired a new housekeeper and was attracted to her sister, Mary Ann Day. They were married in 1833 when Mary Ann was 17.

  6. Mary was asked by the widowed John Brown to be his second wife while she assisted the household following the death of Dianthe. They married in 1833, when she was seventeen and John Brown was thirty-three. Mary bore thirteen children in the next twenty years, only six of whom survived to adulthood.

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  8. Sep 2, 2022 · She brought his body home for burial in New York (now a state historic site), but Mary and her daughters emigrated to California in a wagon train in 1864. She supported her husband's work to end slavery, and honored his memory until her death in 1884. Two daughters are buried next to her, "Daughters of John Brown."