Brown was born in Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine, to Enoch Brown and his wife, the former Melinda Padelford, on February 1, 1824. He received private education from Professor Joseph Emerson Worcester, completing a college-level education by the time he was 16.
Brown was born in Hampden, Penobscot County, Maine, to Enoch Brown and his wife Melinda Padelford on February 1, 1824. By the age of 16, he had completed a rigorous educational program under Professor Joseph Emerson Worcester's tutelage.