Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-11-09
THE OLDEST PERSON IN TOWN.
Death of Mrs. Addison Brown, so, at
Her Home OH Grove st. Yesterday.

Brattleboro : oldest resident, Mrs
Addison Brown, 90 years, . months
and l9 DAYS, died at her home ON Grove
street shortly before clock Wednes'
day evening, She was born Aug, 70
1907. in Boston aud was the daughter
of Abiiah and Betsey Wilder Wether'
bee. Her grandfather, Paul Wether
bee, WIS Minute man of the Revoln-
ton, and her great'great grandfather,
Joseph Wilder. on her mothers side,
was n Judge of the Massachusetts
courts, In her early childhood the
Wetherbce and Wilder families moved
TO New Ipswich, n. H., where they and
their descendants built up the neigh
horhoud known ms Wilder village. Mrs.
Brown grew up in New Ipswich, re-
ceiving her education in the district
school, attending afterward New Fps
witch academy and private schools IN
Keene, y. H., and Groton, Mass, She
taught in Il private school in Fitchburg,
Mass. and in the common schools in
New Ipswich.
Mrs Brown 5 husband was the Rev,
Addison Brown, a native of New lps-
wich. born in 1899, aud the first pastor
of the Unitarian church in this yillogc,
which was organized in June, ls32.
Her marriage to Mr.. Brown took place
at her fathers house in New Ipswich
December 10. 1882, and was solemnized
by Rev. Abiel Abbott of Peterboro, one
of the early ministers of the Unitarian
denomination. The next day they
drove 10 Brattleboro by way of Keenc
and Chesterfield and il is a record Of
the time that the weather was then
mild and pleasant and there was no
snow on the ground. Mr. Browns pas
toratc over the Unitarian church con
tinued until 1915, and he remained a
resident of this village until his death,
which took place in May, 1872. After
retiring from active pastoral work Mr.,
Brown devoted himself to educational
interests. acting as superintendent of
the schools of Windham county and af'
terward as superintendent OF the Brat
tleboro schools. He also taught a pri-
waite school in this village, in the work
of which Mrs Brown gave him efficient
assistance. In 1869 Mr.. Brown be
came the editor and one of the owners
of the Vermont Phoenix and continued
in that position until failing health
compelled his retirement in 1871. In
| his editorial work, also, Mrs. Brown
rave her husband valuable aid after
/ i'll health disabled him.
/ Five children were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown,-Francis Allen, Ann Eliz
abeth. who became the wife of Chris
/ tian +. Schustcr, Addison, ir., who
died in 1865 as soldier of the Civil
war, Charles Wetherbeo. and Mary
Hannah. the wife of Col A. T. Dunton
1 OF these children Charles Wctherbet
Brown of Rockford, H., and Mrs. Dun
ton with whom Mrs Brown s home had
been for a long term Of years, are the
survivors. Seven grandchildren are liv'
/ ing-Paul +. Schuster of Rockford, H.
and. Mrs. Lizzie Schuster Twitchell OF
/ Dorchester. Mass, the surviving chill
dren of the second daughter, Melanc'
thon S. Brown, Mrs. S. F. Needham
Mrs. II. W. Williams, and Miss Alice
| Brown of Rockford, H., children OF
Charles W. Brown, and Mrs. Ovington
Ross of sheboygan, Wis, daughter OF
Colonel and Mrs. A. r. Dunton. There
are - great-grandchildren.
| Mrs. Brown was woman of very