Harry Brown (of Peabody)
Name: Harry Brown
Hometown: Peabody, Massachusetts, USA
Birthplace: Laconia, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 1946-00-00 (Age:44)
Height: 157cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Harry Brown, as an amateur American boxer of the early 1920s, fought a young Fidel LaBarba--future World Flyweight Champion--April 9, 1923 at Boston.
According to the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963 database on Ancestry.com, one John Brown was born in New Hampshire on October 15, 1902 and died after a bout with tuberculosis in the Philadelphia General Hospital in Philadelphia on January 12, 1947. He was a "leather worker." The maiden name of his wife was Elizabeth O'Rourke (?, maiden last name almost illegible). His parents were "Charles" Brown, a native of Wales, and Anna ? (her maiden last name was illegible). He was buried in "St. Mary's," which is located in Salem County (?), Massachusetts. Note- There is a St. Mary Cemetery in the city of Salem, Massachusetts. There isn't a Salem County in the state.
According to the U.S. Census Records database on Ancestry.com, one John H. Brown, an 8-year-old native of New Hampshire, was living with his English-born father, George; Canadian-born mother, Annie F.; a 12-year-old sister, Elizabeth and a 10-year-old brother, Charles A. in Peabody, Massachusetts during 1910. George worked as a "Carpenter" in the "House" industry and owned his home.
According to the U.S. Census Records database on Ancestry.com, one Harry Brown, an 18-year-old native of New Hampshire, was living with a sister, Elizabeth, and a brother, Charles, in Peabody, Massachusetts during 1920. While his listed occupation was illegible, he did work in a "Leather factory."
According to the U.S. Census Records database on Ancestry.com, one John H. Brown, a 28-year-old native of New Hampshire, was living with his wife, Elizabeth; 6-year-old son, John H.; and 5-year-old daughter, Betty M. in a rented home located in Peabody, Massachusetts during 1930. He worked as a "tacker" in the "Leather" industry.