Brinton, Joseph, 1828-1917

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Joseph Brinton, a member of the Society of Friends from southeastern Pennsylvania, was active in the Wilburite schisms in the 1850s and 1860's. Born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, he attended Westtown School and was an assistant teacher there. Brinton moved to Newport, Rhode Island, in 1851; he lived in the household of Thomas B. Gould, a prominent Wilburite minister. Joseph was Clerk of Rhode Island Monthly Meeting (Conservative) in the early 1860's, but returned to Pennsylvania in 1863. Before he moved south, Joseph married Mary Homans Howland in Newport. After Mary's death in 1870, Joseph married her sister, Anna M. Howland. He died in Pennsylvania in 1917 at the age of 89.

From the description of Family papers, 1758-1931. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 53048719

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creatorOf Brinton, Joseph, 1828-1917. Family papers, 1758-1931. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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associatedWith Austin, Ebenezer, d. 1864. person
associatedWith Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Friends (Nottingham : 1854-1868) corporateBody
associatedWith Brinton, Anna H. (Anna Howland), b. 1843. person
associatedWith Brinton, Charles, b. 1876. person
associatedWith Brinton, David, b. 1864. person
associatedWith Brinton, Gulielma, 1794-1879. person
associatedWith Brinton, Mary H., 1833-1870. person
associatedWith Brinton, Susanna, b. 1833. person
associatedWith Brinton, William, b. 1869. person
associatedWith Buffinton, Israel. person
associatedWith Coffin, N. B. (Narcissa Battey), 1817-1892. person
associatedWith Doudna, Louise M., 1818-1898. person
associatedWith General Meeting of Men and Women Primitive Friends of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey. corporateBody
associatedWith Gould, Thomas B., 1813-1856. person
associatedWith Hampton, William, b. 1826. person
associatedWith Harvey, Cassandra B., 1825-1882. person
associatedWith Hazard, Rowland H., b. 1839. person
associatedWith Hopkins, Mary B., b. 1831. person
associatedWith Howland, David P., 1809-1852. person
associatedWith Howland, Joseph W. (Joseph William), b. 1839. person
associatedWith Jones, Peace, b. 1815. person
associatedWith Kite, James, d. 1917. person
associatedWith Kite, John L. (John Letchworth), 1798-1878. person
associatedWith Lamborn, Thomas, 1821-1892. person
associatedWith Maule, Joseph E. person
associatedWith Maule, Joshua, b. 1806. person
associatedWith Meader, William C., 1832-1908. person
associatedWith Otis, James D. (James Davis), 1812-1876. person
associatedWith Sargent, Julia A. (Julia Anne), d. 1902. person
associatedWith Smiley, Rebecca H., b. 1832. person
associatedWith Walton, Joseph, 1817-1898. person
associatedWith Westtown Boarding School. corporateBody
associatedWith Whitson, Thomas H., 1829-1907. person
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Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
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Birth 1828

Death 1917

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