Born at Acton, Ontario in 1871, he came to Winnipeg in 1903 and worked as proprietor of the Brown Construction Company, constructing building from Thunder Bay (Ontario) to Edson (Alberta) prior to retirement in the mid-1930s.
He was married twice, first on 11 March 1903 to Lena Elizabeth Burkell (1884-1910) at Neepawa and they had two children: Norma Gertrude Brown (1906-1907) and Robert Arthur “Art” Brown (1908-?). On 13 September 1911, he married his widow’s younger sister, Anzonetta Gertrude Burkell (1890-1973) and they had three children: James Orwell Brown (1911-1999, husband of Georgina Potter Reddie), Samuel Eccles “Sam” Brown (1923-1995, husband of Francis ?), and Merrill Brown. The family lived at 791 Preston Avenue from around 1910 to his death.
He died at the Grace Hospital on 4 November 1959 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
1901, 1921, and 1931 Canada census, Ancestry.
Marriage registration [Samuel Brown, Lina Elizabeth Burkell], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registrations [Robert Brown, James Orwell Brown, Samuel Cecles Brown], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Death registrations [Norma Gertrude Brown, Lena C Brown], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [Lena Elizabeth Brown], Winnipeg Tribune, 23 September 1910, page 5.
Henderson’s Winnipeg and Brandon Directories, Henderson Directories Limited, Peel’s Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries.
“S. B. Brown, contractor, to run for school board,” Winnipeg Tribune, 16 October 1934, page 3.
“Building notes [Dominion Post Office Building],” Winnipeg Tribune, 10 August 1935, page 30.
“Delphiniums in background echo color of bride's gown at Brown-Reddie wedding,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 July 1940, page 11.
Canada voter lists - 1935-1980, Ancestry.
Obituary, Winnipeg Tribune, 5 November 1959, page 15.
Obituary [Anzonetta G. Brown], Winnipeg Free Press, 10 December 1973, page 33.
Obituary [Samuel E. Brown], Winnipeg Free Press, 9 December 1995, page 49.
Obituary [James Orwell Brown], Winnipeg Free Press, 2 May 1999, page 131.
Samuel Eccles Brown, FindAGrave.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 3 December 2024
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