Joseph Brown b. Sep 9 1786 Andover, NH Joseph was married twice (1) Sarah Colby (2) Betsey Giles Joseph had the following children: 1.. Oscar Brown b: 7 MAY 1827 in Chelsea, VT 2.. Elizabeth Brown b: 21 JUL 1828 in Chelsea, VT 3.. Orlando Brown b: 11 MAR 1830 in Washington, VT 4.. Orrin Brown b: 18 DEC 1832 in Washington, VT 5.. Benjamin Brown b: 21 SEP 1834 in Barre, VT 6.. Caroline Brown b: 22 JUN 1836 in Barre, VT 7.. Martha Brown b: 12 JUN 1839 in Chelsea, VT 8.. John Brown b: 1 JUL 1842 in Franklin, NH Two questions: Who is Sarah Colby? Who is the mother of the children? IGI has Sarah Colby as the mother, worldconnect has Betsey Giles as the mother. Joseph died 19 May 1848 Franklin, NH 1850 census for Franklin has Betsey Brown 43 Martha J Brown 11 John Brown 8 The History of Andover doesn't say who the mother of the children was. any help would be greatly appreciated. Ronald Colby [email protected] Kearns, Utah 801-680-1317 I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart. COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam COLBY'S BOOKS: http://trinity.psnw.com/~rmcolby/index.htm