Codman Burials - Lucy Brown

Lucy Brown was the widow of James Brown when on 28 November 1848 her daughter, Achsah L. Brown, married Henry Atwood, Jr. in Wellfleet, MA. All were apparently residents of, and born in, Wellfleet. Lucy Brown was about 56 years old at this time, so born around 1792.

In the 1860 Census Lucy Brown is 66 years old and living with her daughter Achsah's family in Dorchester. Achsah's first husband has died and she is now married to Isaac Learned, an oysterman born in Maine. The family is listed as living on Adams Street and on Winter Street around this time. Achsah Learned died in 1866 and is buried at Codman.

In the 1870 census Lucy is 78 years old and living the family of Hannah Rich, the 57 year old widow of Sylvanus Rich a lobsterman who had died in 1865 and is buried at Codman. A son and son-in-law living in the household are fish dealers. They are listed as living in "Boston Highlands", Ward14; I'm not sure where this location is. I have no indication of Lucy Brown's connection to this family other than the seafood business and the Rich family burials at Codman. (I have since found the death record for Hannah Rich which indicates that her maiden name was Brown and she was born in Wellfleet, around 15 April 1813 to Lucy and James Brown. It also states that Lucy Brown was born in Charlestown which I would judge to be more accurate than the marriage information for her daughter Achsah which indicated that all were born in Wellfleet.)

When Lucy Brown dies on 4 December 1871 she is shown as living at 5 Shawmut Place. ( In 1884 this became Sterling Street in the vicinity of Shawmut Ave. and Washington Street.)