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Brown, Margaretha Witteveen, 1889-1984

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1889 - 1984

Biographical History

Margaretha Witteveen Brown (1889-1984) was a Dutch immigrant in Utah.

Margaretha Witteveen Brown was born on September 21, 1889, in Deventer, Netherlands, to parents Hendrik and Margaretha Vos Witteveen. She immigrated to the United States and married Herbert Alexander Brown (1885-1974) in Coleman, Texas on January 29, 1913. Together they had six children. They lived in Utah.

Brown died on June 26, 1984 in Ogden, Utah.

Citation:
Familysearch.org, via WWW, Oct. 29, 2014 (Margaretha Witteveen; Margaretha Witteveen Brown; b. Sept. 21, 1889, in Deventer, Netherlands; parents, Hendrik and Margaretha Vos Witteveen; immigrated to United States; baptised into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, July 22, 1904; m. Herbert Alexander Brown (1885-1974) in Coleman, Texas on Jan. 29, 1913; lived in Utah; d. June 26, 1984 in Ogden, Utah)

UPB files, Oct. 29, 2014 (six children)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Margaretha Witteveen Brown cookbook

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197235233621]
Identifier: MSS 8592
Content Description

Homemade recipe book, with clipped and handwritten recipes. Dated approximately 1920-1959.

Dates: approximately 1920-1959
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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