His tombstone in Slawson Cemetery in Darien indicates that he died on October 31, 1851, aged 92 years, 7 months, and 13 days. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14987923/thaddeus-bell BERRIAN, Nicholas Nicholas Berrian's tombstone in Berrian Cemetery in Bronx, New York, indicated that he died on March 3, 1844, aged 76 years, 6 months and 8 days (WCHS Book #80, p.38). The tombstone no longer exists, as the remains in the Berrian Cemetery were moved to Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York.
The McDonald Interviews: Interviewees BROWN, David John Macdonald indicated that David Brown was 86 years at the time of his interview on December 5, 1848. He is listed as an 89-year-old farmer in the Town of Harrison, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. His tombstone in Greenwood Union Cemetery in Rye, New York, indicates that he was born on February 8, 1762, and died on September 7, 1850 (WCHS Book #15, p.31; #33, p.22). BROWN, Major Major was not a military rank, but rather the first name of interviewee Major Brown. His tombstone in the North Greenwich Congregational Church Cemetery in Greenwich, Connecticut, indicates that he died on September 8, 1847, aged 88 years and 10 months. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21508647/major-brown BROWN, Merritt Merritt Brown was the brother of interviewee Nehemiah Brown.
He told John Macdonald that he was born in 1768. He is listed as an 82-year-old resident of the Town of Rye, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. His tombstone in King Street Baptist Cemetery in Greenwich, Connecticut, indicates that he died on October 12, 1851, aged 83 years, 8 months, and 16 days. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163068335/merritt-brown BROWN, Nehemiah Two men named Nehemiah Brown were residing in Rye, New York, when John Macdonald was conducting his interviews: Nehemiah Brown (1766-1847), a son of Samuel Brown and Amy Merritt, and Nehemiah Brown (1775-1855), a son of Nathaniel Brown.