Merton Fred Brown

1900 - 1985  (84 years)

• Name	Merton Fred Brown  [1]
  Birth	23 Jun 1900	Washington County, Vermont, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Feb 1985	South Hero, Grand Isle, VT
  Burial	Berlin Corner Cemetery, Berlin Corners, Washington, VT
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  Person ID	I22047	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Erwin Clark Brown,   b. 24 Jun 1868, Calais, Vermont, USA d. 22 Aug 1921, Calais, Vermont, USA (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Minnie Dora Bancroft,   b. 6 Nov 1872, Plainfield, Washington Co., Vermont d. 4 Dec 1950, Hartland, Windsor Co., Vermont (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	29 May 1892	Marshfield, Vermont, USA
  Family ID	F5171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gladys Barron Will,   b. 1898   d. 26 Jun 1982, South Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	27 Sep 1920
  Children	1. Merton Brown, Jr.,   b. 22 Sep 1935, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, USA d. 2016 (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Catherine Pearl Brown,   b. 22 Mar 1921, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA d. 9 Oct 1978, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Irene Lilia Brown,   b. 14 Oct 1925, East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 2022 (Age 96 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. James Erwin Brown,   b. 29 Apr 1927, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. 1999 (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Myrtle Gladys Brown,   b. 15 Aug 1928, Montpelier, Washington, Vermont, USA d. 10 Jul 1931, Montpelier, Washington, Vermont (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6339	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Merton Fred Brown was born to Erwin Clark Brown and Minnie Dora (Bancroft) Brown. His siblings were Lilla, Leon E., Earl F. and Ernest W. Brown. He married Gladys Barron Will on 27 Sept 1920. Merton, a grandfather at the time, enlisted in the US Navy in June 1943 and was a Sea-Bee with Construction Battalions in several locations during WWII. Merton and Gladys were the parents of Catherine, Irene, James, Myrtle, Merton Fred Jr, and Elizabeth.

  
  

• Sources

  [S223] Ancestry.com, Vermont, U.S., Birth Records, 1909-2008, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Vermont State Archives and Records Administration; Montpelier, Vermont; Vermont Birth Records, 1909-2008; User Box Number: PR-01560; Roll Number: S-30675; Archive Number: M-1983930.