Census: 1860 Lima Township, Rock Co., Wisconsin: age 55
Census: 1870 Lima Township, Rock Co., Wisconsin: age 63

Clarissa (Babcock) (Babcock) Brown 1806-1880
Categories: 1850's Settlers, Janesville Gazette Obituary, Rev. Elston M. Dunn Officiating, The Sabbath Recorder Obituary
"The Janesville Daily Gazette", Janesville, Wisconsin, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1880, p 3.
Milton - Mrs. Fitch Brown, who had been ill for some months, died Saturday morning. Her death was not an unexpected event, her family having no hope of her recovery for some time past. Her only daughter, Mrs. E. H. Burdick, resides here. The funeral took place Monday afternoon at the Seventh Day Baptist church, Rev. E. M. Dunn officiating, and was largely attended by the friends and neighbors of the deceased. Her husband, who is over eighty years of age, and who was able to be present at the funeral has been confined to his house by sickness. The bereaved relatives have the hearty sympathy of all in the hour of sorrow.

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 36, No 9, p 3, Feb. 26, 1880.
In Milton, Wis., Jan. 24th, 1880, Mrs. Clarissa B. Brown, wife of Fitch Brown, aged 73 years, 9 months, and 11 days. The deceased was a consistent Christian, an affectionate wife and mother. She has gone to her reward. "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord."
E. M. D.

Census: 1850 Lima, Rock Co., Wisconsin: age 53, farmer

Fitch Brown 1796-1881
Categories: 1840's Settlers, Janesville Gazette Obituary, Milton Newspaper Obituary, Rev. Elston M. Dunn Officiating, The Sabbath Recorder Obituary
"The Janesville Daily Gazette", Janesville, Wisconsin, Wednesday, June 22, 1881, p 3.
Brown, Fitch residence-Milton Wisconsin. Death 19 June 1881
Milton - Again it becomes our sad duty to chronicle the death of an aged citizen. On Sunday night, Mr. Fitch Brown, "Uncle" Fitch as we all called him, died after many months of suffering. Some time since he had a cancer removed from his lower lip and ever since he has suffered from it, and while it may not have been the immediate cause of death, hastened it. Deceased was born in Connecticut and came to the county from Indiana in 1811. [1844] He followed the calling of a farmer until his removal to this village, and had the respect and esteem of his neighbors. At the time of his death he was in his eighty sixth year. He leaves the following sons and daughters: Deacon E. Brown and W. W. Brown of this town, A. A. Brown, Mrs. J. F. Davidson (corrected to Mrs J. T. Davis in the next weeks' paper) and Mrs. G. W. Huffman, of Lima, Mrs. George Curtis of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Joel Brown of Dodge Center, Minn, and Dexter Brown of Fairfield Neb. A notice of the funeral will appear in the next issue of this paper.

"The Milton Express", Milton, Wisconsin, Wednesday, June 22, 1881, p 1.
F. Brown, one of the old settlers in this town, died last Saturday night at the advanced age of 85 years. The funeral services were held at the S. D. B. church this morning at 11 o'clock, Rev. E. M. Dunn officiating.

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 37, No 28, p 8, July 14, 1881.
At Milton, Wis., June 19th, 1881, Fitch Brown, aged 85 years, 3 months, and 5 days. A brief notice should be given of one so well known in Wisconsin and elsewhere, on account of his many friends and relatives who hold his memory in precious regard. His father was a sea-captain and was drowned when Uncle Fitch, as we familiarly called him, was one year of age. He lived with his grandfather until he was nine years of age. Then he was apprenticed to one Col. Loomis until he was sixteen. After this he went to Massachusetts and remained a year or two. From Massachusetts he moved Out West as far as Scott, N. Y., and married Ruth Babcock. They had nine children, six sons and three daughters, eight of whom are still living. When about thirty years of age he met with a change of heart and was baptized by Eld. John Green, and united with the Seventh-day Baptist Church at Scott. It was at this time he embraced the observance of the Sabbath, and ever after remained its staunch advocate and observer, though quite tolerant toward those of different faith and practice. Previous to his coming to Wisconsin, he lived nine years in the northern part of Indiana, in Laporte county; here he had no Sabbath privileges - almost a lone Sabbath-keeper - but he was faithful to his convictions and was highly respected for his fidelity to his religious beliefs. He moved to Milton in 1844, and by industry and economy, succeeded in liquidating debts incurred in Indiana, and in acquiring a competency. During his life time he was blessed with two excellent wives. His first wife died in 1852, eight years after he came to Milton. With her he had lived thirty-five years, and there are surviving this union eight children, thirty-nine grandchildren, and fourteen great-grandchildren. He married his second wife in 1854, a sister of the first; she died early last year; with her he had lived about twenty-six years. She died triumphant in the Christian faith; and now the husband, freed from his long sufferings, has gone where "they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but all are as of the sons of God." E. M. D.

Note: In 1873 the Fitch Brown farm is along the west side of section 31 of Lima Township, adjacent to section 36 of Milton Township.