Illustrated family record (Fraktur) found in Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land-Warrant Application File R10134, for Israel Stevens, Connecticut.

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The image displays a decorative, hand-drawn "Family Record," which is an example of a German-American folk art style known as Fraktur. These documents were popular in the 18th and 19th centuries to document vital family events. 
Transcription
The visible text includes the main title and column headers, along with some handwritten entries.
Main Title: A Family Record
Column Headers (left to right):
Names
Births
Marriages
Deaths
Visible Handwritten Entries (partial):
Under "Names": Israel Stevens, [illegible], [illegible], [illegible], Israel [illegible]
Under "Births": Born may 25, Born [illegible], Born [illegible], Born [illegible], died at [illegible]
Under "Marriages": Married August 15th 1827, Married June 25th 1850, [illegible], married [illegible], Oneida Co
Under "Deaths": died September 12th 1841, June 16th 1841, July 25 1851, March 23 1871, [illegible], Oct 8th 1862 [illegible], Oct 8th 1862, [illegible]
Meaning
The purpose of this document was to serve as a formal, often artistic, record of a family's history, tracking important life milestones across generations. 
Historical Context: Such records were highly valued as a physical testament to family lineage and were often passed down through generations.
Cultural Significance: The decorative style, known as Fraktur, reflects the cultural practices of early German-American communities in America.
Content: The entries provide essential genealogical information, allowing future family members or historians to trace births, deaths, and marriages within the family. The specific entries here relate to the Israel Stevens family



Daniel Brown Born in Litchfield County of Fairfield Connecticut November 13th 1755
Son of Jeremiah Brown, he enlisted in the Army at Litchfield in the State of Connecticut in May 1775.
He was Married in Berkshire County and State as before April 9th 1781.

Names	Births	Marriages	Deaths
Mary Brown	Born October 19, 1782	
Married April 9th 1781	September 18, 1796
Sarah Brown	Born January 2, 1785		August 25, 1821
Daniel Brown	Born November 13, 1787		July 15, 1832
Jeremiah Brown	Born March 7, 1790		April 5, 1834
Jesse Brown	Born May 1, 1795		Dec. 14, 1813

Daniel Brown died at Madison Oneida Co. N.Y. May the 6th 1845.