Mr. Amanda M. Brown

Son of Arnold DeForest and Amanda M. (Horton) Brown, was born in Rehoboth, Nov. 6, 1861.
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Mr. Brown was married in 1883 to Martha T., daughter of Edward D. Jones, Jr. of Newport.
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Mr. Brown was a member of Capital Lodge, I.O.O.F., of Providence, having passed through all the chairs.He was a member of the New England Order of Protection and several other fraternal organizations; also a member of the Washington Park M.E. Church of Providence.He possessed in a high degree those sterling qualities which insure success - business sagacity, power of mental concentration, a sound moral character, and unfailing coutesy.On Dec. 9, 1910, the community was shocked to learn that early in the morning while duck-hunting, he had been drowned in the icy waters of Bristol harbor.Funeral services were held in the church of his native village attended by a large circle of friends and he was buried in the family lot beside his father, an honored veteran of the Civil War.