Jeanie Gordon BrownAge: 731886–1960
- Name
- Jeanie Gordon Brown
- Given names
- Jeanie Gordon
- Surname
- Brown
- Also known as
- Sister Theresa Joseph
Birth | September 7, 1886 34 37 Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 28 Text: The first daughter born to John and Nony was Jeanie Gordon Brown, on September 7, 1886. |
Birth of a sister | Eleanor “Nony” Brown September 3, 1889 (Age 2) Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 28 |
Death of a mother | Nony Johnston September 11, 1889 (Age 3) Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 30 |
Christening of a sister | Eleanor “Nony” Brown February 13, 1892 (Age 5) Source: FamilySearch.org Text: Eleanor Brown
parent John Brown, Eleanor |
Marriage of a parent | John Brown — Isabel Creighton Beaty — View family 1901 (Age 14) Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 61 Text: John Brown, Esq., of Colton, Dunfermline, and of Hypoluxo, Florida, married a second time in the summer of 1901. |
Residence | 1901 (Age 14) Source: 1901 census England |
Immigration | September 1902 (Age 15) Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 61 |
Education | attended boarding school June 20, 1903 (Age 16)School or college: St. Joseph's Academy for Young Ladies Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 67 Text: They spent Christmas vacation together at the convent in 1903. |
Death of a sister | Eleanor “Nony” Brown 1905 (Age 18) Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 67 Text: When death came it was recorded in the school's periodical: "Our deepest sympathy is offered to Miss Jean Brown who lost her sister, Miss Nony, on March 7th. Two years ago Miss Nony was for a short time a pupil at St. Joseph's. We loved her then for her patience in suffering, and grieve now for her early death." |
Marriage of a parent | John Brown — Mrs. Roba Northrop — View family December 2, 1915 (Age 29) Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 156 Text: i give devise and bequeath to my wife Roba Northrop Brown, in accordance with a marriage contract or settlement ...eighteenth day of December, A. D. 1915. Source: FamilySearch.org Citation details: Florida marriages, 1837-1974 Text: John Brown
Roba Northorp [sic]
2 Dec 1915 |
Death of a father | John Brown 1919 (Age 32) |
Residence | 1920 (Age 33) Address: St. Joseph's Academy Source: Edinburgh Gazette Citation details: July 30, 1920, p.1757-1758 Text: ...and Miss Jeanie Gordon Brown, whose only known address is Sister Theresa Joseph, St. Joseph's Academy, Jacksonville, Florida ... |
Occupation | school principal between 1952 and 1958 (Age 65)Employer: Gesu Parish School Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. |
Death | 1960 (Age 73) Cause of death: colon cancer |
Family with parents - View family |
father |
John Brown Birth: April 23, 1852 49 39 — Colton House, Dunfermline, Scotland Death: 1919 — Palm Beach County, FL |
mother |
Nony Johnston Birth: November 13, 1848 33 23 — Ponte d'Uchoa, Pernambuco, Brazil Death: September 11, 1889 — Colton House, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
Marriage: August 8, 1878 — Christ's Church, Higher Bebingrton, Cheshire, England |
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10 months elder brother |
Walter Brown Birth: June 21, 1879 27 30 — Colton House, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Death: April 4, 1884 — Colton, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
21 months elder brother |
Gordon Brown Birth: March 18, 1881 28 32 — Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
19 months elder brother |
James Murray Brown Birth: October 7, 1882 30 33 — Colton House, Dunfermline, Scotland Death: April 11, 1971 — Palm Beach or Boynton Beach, Florida |
4 years |
Jeanie Gordon Brown Birth: September 7, 1886 34 37 — Scotland Death: 1960 — |
3 years younger sister |
Eleanor “Nony” Brown Birth: September 3, 1889 37 40 — Colton House, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Death: 1905 — United States |
Father’s family with Isabel Creighton Beaty - View family |
father |
John Brown Birth: April 23, 1852 49 39 — Colton House, Dunfermline, Scotland Death: 1919 — Palm Beach County, FL |
step-mother |
Isabel Creighton Beaty Birth: 1874 — Scotland |
Marriage: 1901 — |
Father’s family with Mrs. Roba Northrop - View family |
father |
John Brown Birth: April 23, 1852 49 39 — Colton House, Dunfermline, Scotland Death: 1919 — Palm Beach County, FL |
step-mother | |
Marriage: December 2, 1915 — Florida |
Birth | Story of a Nun: Jeanie Gordon Brown Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 28 Text: The first daughter born to John and Nony was Jeanie Gordon Brown, on September 7, 1886. |
Residence | 1901 census England |
Immigration | Story of a Nun: Jeanie Gordon Brown Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 61 |
Education | Story of a Nun: Jeanie Gordon Brown Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. Citation details: p. 67 Text: They spent Christmas vacation together at the convent in 1903. |
Residence | Edinburgh Gazette Citation details: July 30, 1920, p.1757-1758 Text: ...and Miss Jeanie Gordon Brown, whose only known address is Sister Theresa Joseph, St. Joseph's Academy, Jacksonville, Florida ... |
Occupation | Story of a Nun: Jeanie Gordon Brown Publication: St. Augustine, FLorida: Villa Flora Press, 1978. |
Note | was a Mother Superior in a convent, according to recollection of Fred Wakefield. |