Family Life
He was married to Margaretta Mason on February 21, 1799.
They had five children; only two lived to adulthood. Mason Brown (November 10, 1799 – January 27, 1867) was born in Philadelphia. Orlando (September 26, 1801 – July 26, 1867) was born at Liberty Hall. Alfred was born at Liberty Hall on February 23, 1803 and died less than a year later on January 29, 1804. John and Margaretta had another son named Alfred that was born on May 9, 1804 and died on July 30, 1805. Their last child and only daughter named Euphemia Helen was born May 24, 1807 and died from a calomel overdose on October 1, 1814.
Descendants of John and Margaretta Brown include Senator Benjamin Gratz Brown, the 20th Governor of Missouri and Vice Presidential candidate in the 1872 election, and children's author Margaret Wise Brown.
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