Watson Brown (abolitionist)
Watson Brown | |
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| Born | October 7, 1835 |
| Died | October 19, 1859 (aged 24) |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Known for | Killed during John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry; mummified and made into museum exhibit by Confederates |
Watson Brown (October 7, 1835 – October 19, 1859) was a son of the abolitionist John Brown and his second wife Mary Day Brown, born in Franklin Mills, Ohio (today Kent, Ohio). He was married to Isabell "Belle" Thompson Brown, and they had a son Frederick W., who died of diphtheria at age 4, and is buried at what is now the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in North Elba, New York.