Arabell Brown Broken But Not Forgotten

Death of Young Arabell Brown

 On the trip from Delaware to New York, there were many cemeteries along the way that caught my attention and this one is one of them. Some might say a neck breaker because you passed it before you knew it. Consequently, causing you to spin your head around to have a peek. Union Cemetery is located in Orange County, New York upon a hill in Wawayanda, slightly overgrown in some areas it’s hard to see. This tombstone caught my attention not only because of it being broken but also the touching design around the name. I shared some of the other tombstones and families in the past posts; Phebe Sproat Quick and Canfield Family of Orange County, New York.

Arabell Brown Tombstone

ARABELL

Eldest Daughter of

DORASTUS & LOUESA M.

BROWN

DIED

Sept. 21, 172

aged 15 years & 15 days

Census Records

[1]1860 United States Federal Census

1860 United States Federal Census in the town of Wawayanda the County of Orange in the state of New York shows Dorastus Brown head of household, male, white, born in New York. Real estate value 3100, personal estate value 2000. Occupation farmer, age 39.   Louisa M in household, female, white, born in New York. No occupation, age 32. William L. in household, male, white, born in New York. Attending school, unable to read and write, no occupation, age 8. Millard F. in household, male, white, born in New York. Attending school, unable to read and write, no occupation, age 6.  Arabell in household, female, white, born in New York. No occupation, age 2. Edwin in household, male, white, born in New York. No occupation, age 8 months. Mary A Devis in household, female, white, born in New Jersey. Occupation domestic, age 22.      

 

[2]1870 United States Federal Census

1870 United States Federal Census in the town of Wawayanda the County of Orange in the state of New York shows Dorastus Brown head of household, male, white, born in New York. Real estate value 4500, personal estate value 1500. Occupation farmer, age 49. Louisa in household, female, white, born in New York. No occupation, age 41. William S. in household, male, white, born in New York. No occupation, age 18. Millard F. in household, female, white, born in New York. No occupation, age 16. Arabell in household, female, white, born in New York, age 12. Edwin F.P. in household, male, white, born in New York. No occupation, age 10. Sarah S. in household, female, white, born in New York, age 8. Mary H. in household, female, white, born in New York. No occupation, age 5. James E. in household, male, white, born in New York, age 2.  

Review

**Note between the 1860 and 1870 Census it shows Mary A. Devis, the domestic is no longer living with the family. It also shows that the Brown family increased with the addition of two girls and one boy.

 

Due to the short life span of Arabell, the information I’m sharing is quite small in comparison to many others that I’ve blogged about. But with that being said I strongly believe she was well-loved and missed by many.

[1]1860 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed July 2017) Provo,UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Operations, Inc., 2009. Wawayanda, Orange, New York; Roll: M653_835; Page: 337; Family History Library Film: 803835.

[2]1870 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed July 2017) Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Wawayanda, Orange, New York; Roll: M593_1070; Page: 693A; Image: 262077; Family History Library Film: 552569.