THOMPSON SKINNER BROWN, son of No. 55, 28,27, 3, 1.
Born at Brownville, New York, December 8, 1806; married
Ann Scott Mann, at Newport, Rhode Island, April 21, 1829;
died at Naples, Italy, June 30, 1855.
Cadet at U. S. M. A., 1821-1825; 2nd Lieutenant, Engineer
Corps, U. S. Army, July 1, 1825; served as the assistant Professor
of Mathematics at the academy to December, 1825; Assist21
ant Engineer in the construction of Fort Adams, Rhode Island;
Aid-de-Camp to his uncle Major General Jacob Brown, December,
1826 to February, 1828; Supervising Engineer of the
Arkansas River, 1833; of the Cumberland Railroad in Illinois,
1833-34; improvements on the fortifications at Charleston
Harbor, South Corolina, 1834-35; improvements on Lake Erie
and Light Houses, 1835-36; 1st Lieutenant, May 15, 1835;
resigned October 31, 1836; appointed Civil Engineer, U. S.
Army, 1836; Chief Engineer New York and Lake Erie Railroad,
1836-38; Chief Engineer in the service of the United
States superintending improvements on Lake Erie, 1836-46.
Commissioned by the Czar of Russia as Consulting
Engineer, and built the railroad from St. Petersburg to
Moscow, 1849-54.
Issue:
They had four children: Mary A., Jacob, Annie Mann, and John Preston
Born at Brownville, New York, December 8, 1806; married
Ann Scott Mann, at Newport, Rhode Island, April 21, 1829;
died at Naples, Italy, June 30, 1855.
Cadet at U. S. M. A., 1821-1825; 2nd Lieutenant, Engineer
Corps, U. S. Army, July 1, 1825; served as the assistant Professor
of Mathematics at the academy to December, 1825; Assist21
ant Engineer in the construction of Fort Adams, Rhode Island;
Aid-de-Camp to his uncle Major General Jacob Brown, December,
1826 to February, 1828; Supervising Engineer of the
Arkansas River, 1833; of the Cumberland Railroad in Illinois,
1833-34; improvements on the fortifications at Charleston
Harbor, South Corolina, 1834-35; improvements on Lake Erie
and Light Houses, 1835-36; 1st Lieutenant, May 15, 1835;
resigned October 31, 1836; appointed Civil Engineer, U. S.
Army, 1836; Chief Engineer New York and Lake Erie Railroad,
1836-38; Chief Engineer in the service of the United
States superintending improvements on Lake Erie, 1836-46.
Commissioned by the Czar of Russia as Consulting
Engineer, and built the railroad from St. Petersburg to
Moscow, 1849-54.
Issue:
They had four children: Mary A., Jacob, Annie Mann, and John Preston
THOMPSON SKINNER BROWN, son of No. 55, 28,27, 3, 1.
Born at Brownville, New York, December 8, 1806; married
Ann Scott Mann, at Newport, Rhode Island, April 21, 1829;
died at Naples, Italy, June 30, 1855.
Cadet at U. S. M. A., 1821-1825; 2nd Lieutenant, Engineer
Corps, U. S. Army, July 1, 1825; served as the assistant Professor
of Mathematics at the academy to December, 1825; Assist21
ant Engineer in the construction of Fort Adams, Rhode Island;
Aid-de-Camp to his uncle Major General Jacob Brown, December,
1826 to February, 1828; Supervising Engineer of the
Arkansas River, 1833; of the Cumberland Railroad in Illinois,
1833-34; improvements on the fortifications at Charleston
Harbor, South Corolina, 1834-35; improvements on Lake Erie
and Light Houses, 1835-36; 1st Lieutenant, May 15, 1835;
resigned October 31, 1836; appointed Civil Engineer, U. S.
Army, 1836; Chief Engineer New York and Lake Erie Railroad,
1836-38; Chief Engineer in the service of the United
States superintending improvements on Lake Erie, 1836-46.
Commissioned by the Czar of Russia as Consulting
Engineer, and built the railroad from St. Petersburg to
Moscow, 1849-54.
Issue:
They had four children: Mary A., Jacob, Annie Mann, and John Preston
Born at Brownville, New York, December 8, 1806; married
Ann Scott Mann, at Newport, Rhode Island, April 21, 1829;
died at Naples, Italy, June 30, 1855.
Cadet at U. S. M. A., 1821-1825; 2nd Lieutenant, Engineer
Corps, U. S. Army, July 1, 1825; served as the assistant Professor
of Mathematics at the academy to December, 1825; Assist21
ant Engineer in the construction of Fort Adams, Rhode Island;
Aid-de-Camp to his uncle Major General Jacob Brown, December,
1826 to February, 1828; Supervising Engineer of the
Arkansas River, 1833; of the Cumberland Railroad in Illinois,
1833-34; improvements on the fortifications at Charleston
Harbor, South Corolina, 1834-35; improvements on Lake Erie
and Light Houses, 1835-36; 1st Lieutenant, May 15, 1835;
resigned October 31, 1836; appointed Civil Engineer, U. S.
Army, 1836; Chief Engineer New York and Lake Erie Railroad,
1836-38; Chief Engineer in the service of the United
States superintending improvements on Lake Erie, 1836-46.
Commissioned by the Czar of Russia as Consulting
Engineer, and built the railroad from St. Petersburg to
Moscow, 1849-54.
Issue:
They had four children: Mary A., Jacob, Annie Mann, and John Preston
Gravesite Details
from his wifes monument "ANNIE SCOTT, NIECE AND ADOPTED DAUGHTER OF J. PRESTON MANN, M.D, ESQ., OF NEWPORT, R.I., AND WIDOW OF MAJOR T.S.B. BROWN, U.S.A., OF NEW YORK
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