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Peter Rowe BROWNSON[1]
Male 1929 - 2000


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  • Birth  2 Aug 1929  [1, 2] 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  30 Aug 2000  Clifton Park, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID  I1541  Ward Family Tree
    Last Modified  27 Nov 2005 

    Father  Clemon Dewey BROWNSON,   b. 26 Aug 1899, Brandon, Franklin Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1967, Butler, NJ Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Ruth (Private) MCKAY 
    Family ID  F622  Group Sheet

    Family  Christine VANCE 
    Married  1953  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Lisa C BROWNSON
     2. Peter M BROWNSON
     3. Nancy BROWNSON
    Family ID  F1073  Group Sheet

  • Notes 
    • Times Union, The (Albany, NY) - August 31, 2000
      Deceased Name: BROWNSON, PETER ROWE

      CLIFTON PARK -- Peter Rowe Brownson, 71, of Danforth Rd. in Clifton Park, died suddenly on Wednesday, August 30, 2000 at his residence, after being stricken. He was born in Boston, MA on August 2, 1929 and was the son of the late Clemon and Ruth MacKay Brownson. He spent his youth in Wakefield, MA. Mr. Brownson was a graduate of Northeastern University, where he received his degree in journalism. While in college, Mr. Brownson lettered in track, he worked for a time at the Boston Globe, then pursued a career with Texaco that took him and his family throughout the Northeast. Mr. Brownson was a member of the Massachusetts National Guard. He founded Brownson Enterprises and became a Mobil dealer on the New York State Thruway in 1974. At this time, the family settled in Clifton Park, where he remained a distinguished member of the business community. In 1999, Mr. Brownson was named the Man of the Year by the Gasoline Retailers Association of New York. Mr. Brownson had been an active member of the Rotary Club of Clifton Park and was an active communicant and former Vestryman of St. George's Episcopal in Clifton Park. He was the beloved husband for 47 years to Christine Vance Brownson; the devoted father of Lisa C. Brownson and her husband, Anthony Anello of Syracuse, NY, Peter M. Brownson and his wife, Donna of Albany, NY and Nancy B. Whalen of Ballston Spa, NY; brother of Nancy Struble of Butler, NJ and the late Robert and Harold Brownson. Mr. Brownson took particular pleasure in his beloved grandchildren, Maggie and Ella Brownson and Katie and Thomas Whalen. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral will be held on Friday morning at 10:00 at the St. George's Episcopal Church, 912 Route 146 in Clifton Park, with the Rev. William Hinrichs, Rector, officiating. Relatives and friends are invited and may call at the Gordon C. Emerick Funeral Home, 1550 Rt. 9 in Clifton Park on Thursday afternoon and evening from 4-8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. George's Episcopal Church, 912 Route 146, Clifton Park, NY 12065.

      Times Union, The (Albany, NY)
      Date: August 31, 2000
      Page: B10
      Record Number: 0831000111
      Copyright, 2000, (c) Times Union. All Rights Reserved.

  • Sources 
    1. [S352] Albany Times Union.

    2. [S351] US Census.


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