This is a description of a Brown family Bible passed down from 1797 including photographs of the pages described. Its purpose is to memorialize the Bible, to make it more widely available, and to minimize handling of this precious artifact.
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pschmehl Joined: Jun-23-2021 |
Linda Schmehl is a direct descendant of the purchaser of this Bible, Joel Brown, who was born in Chesterfield, Virginia in 1771 and died in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1848