Passing on this truncated item from today's Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter. Unfortunately, the article is incomplete because Dick Eastman charges for the balance of the information. I'll see if I can't find it somewhere else. (There's nothing about this offer on the HeritageQuest or ProQuest web sites.) If any of you is a paid subscriber to Eastman, I encourage you to post the rest of this message, including details on how to access this offer. HeritageQuest, as I've said here more than once, is an outstanding resource library, and available for $35 a year through the Godfrey Memorial Library in Middletown, CT. Chris ========================== Free Access to HeritageQuest Online for Massachusetts Residents HeritageQuest Online is one of two online services that offer access to images of the original U.S. census records from 1790 through 1930. (Ancestry.com is the other.) These are images of the original census records in the enumerators' (census takers') handwriting. This online service is an example of the sort of thing only dreamed of by genealogists a few short years ago: access to images of original records available from home at any convenient time. The HeritageQuest Online service includes: Images of all U.S. census records from 1790 through 1930 Images of U.S. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files PERSI: an index of 1.6 million references to people and places that have appeared in genealogy periodicals since the mid 1800s A collection of more than 25,000 digitized family and local history books that are fully searchable The last one, 25,000 digitized family and local history books, is one that often gets overlooked. I do not know why that collection is not better publicized as it can save the beginning researcher hundreds of hours. If there was ever a book published about your family name, there is a good chance that you can read that book on HeritageQuest Online. In addition, the collection includes thousands of local history books that may describe the area where your U.S. ancestor lived.

I've "rescued" an old photograph of Clara Emery MOORE which was taken at the Jackson Studio in Portland, Maine. The photograph appears to have been taken in the 1890's or early 1900's with Clara appearing to be in her 40's at the time. Based on limited research I did find Clara E. MOORE living with her husband, Edward MOORE in Deering, ME during the 1880 census. The household included Edward age 43, born in ME to ME born parents, a River and Harbor Contractor by trade, his wife Clara E. age 41, also born in ME to ME born parents, and Lemuel MOORE brother of Edward, age 35, born in ME, the Groundskeeper of their property. Also living with them was Martha S. BROOKS age 70, born in ME to ME born parents, no relationship identified, however, I wonder if this might be Clara's Mother or another relative considering her age. A servant, Jennie COX of New Brunswick also lived in the household suggesting that they had some wealth. I'm hoping to locate someone from Clara's family so that this photograph can be returned to its rightful place with family. If you are a member of this family, or know someone who might be, please contact me. Thanks, Shelley cardiels@comcast.net

Thought this might be of interest.... 195 Brooks' born in MA who died in CA. http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/caldeaths Dear GenCircles User, We're giving away the entire California Death Index (1940-1997) forever! Come search for free at: http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/caldeaths This database will remain free from now on for all those interested in searching it! We're going to start giving away more databases in the near future so watch these email updates for more free offers. We're extending our email special of Family Tree Legends 5.0. Through this email link, you can order the latest and greatest version of Family Tree Legends for only $14.95! Just go to: http://www.gencircles.com/emailoffer Thank you for being part of our community! Best Regards, GenCircles Staff

We had a recent discussion thread about Benjamin Champney Jr., "White Mountain School" painter and descendant of Capt. Thomas/1 Brooks. Conway, NH was the summer home base of many of these artists. From the current NH Historical Society e-newsletter: > 2006 CALENDAR > Twelve museums and historical sites around New Hampshire > are featured in this stunning 2006 calendar. Measuring > 12" x 24" once opened, photos include the Historical > Society of Cheshire County's Wyman Tavern, Strawbery > Banke's Candlelight Stroll, and the New Hampshire > Historical Society's "Saco River, North Conway" oil > painting by Benjamin Champney. > Priced at just $5.00, these calendars won't last long. > Get a headstart on your holiday lists. Order copies > today online by visiting the Society's Web Store at > www.nhhistory.org/store and clicking on What's New. > It's safe, secure, and very easy. Chris

In "Families of Ancient New Haven" by Jacobus in the 3 volume reprint, volume 1 under the Brooks Family, page 342: Joel Brooks (Henry, Thomas, Henry) is the 8th child born 4 Mar 1761, WV, d 17 Sep 1838 ae. 78 CT2; Census (C) 1-1-2; m 26 Jan 1786 CV, CC--Miriam Da. Titus & Mary (Atwater) Moss, b 14 Aug 1764 WV, d 13 May 1832 ae. 68 CT2. They had eight children. Joel is in the "Record of Burials from Episcopal Church" which is St. Peter's Episcopal Church here in Cheshire. He is recorded as died September 18, 1838, age 78 years. I found him in Vol. II, page 30. He is also recorded in "History of Cheshire Connecticut, 1694-1840" by Joseph Perkins Beach with the same date on page 519. On another note, I see he is in Lot B with Marriam who elsewhere appears as Miriam In "Families of Ancient New Haven" by Jacobus in the 3 volume reprint, Joel shows up twice in the second of the three volumes Under the Hotchkiss Family on p. 837: Gideon Mills Hotchkiss, b 11 Nov 1784 WatV, d 27 Jan 1864 ae. 79 PptT; m 30 Nov 1809 CC--Arvilla Da. Joel & Miriam (Moss) Brooks, b 3 Oct 1788 CV. Gideon was the son of Eben & Mary (Sanford) Hotchkiss who are family 56 in the Hotchkiss Family that runs from page 794 to 845 in this volume. So, the Hotchkiss listing before is only the tip of the iceberg. Under the Moss Family, page 1281: Miriam Moss, b 14 Aug 1764 WV, d 13 May 1832 ae. 68 CT2; m 26 Jan 1786 CV, CC Joel Brooks. Miriam is the daughter of Titus and Mary Atwater Moss, and Titus is the son of Benjamin and Abigail (Cole) Moss, family 11, and the Moss family runs from page 1219 to 1233. If anyone needs the source references that are just in initial form, let me know off list, I guess. That should be more than enough on Joel. Cheshire Jean

Ron Hughes wrote: > I thank you for all the work you have done in keeping us > all up to date. It's greatly appreciated! Thanks in turn to the several hundred researchers who have shared their own data and family histories with me. Chris

Classified Ad from the NY Times, June 4, 1860 while researching on Frederick Law Olmsted "For Bridgeport - The Steamer John Brooks leaves Peck-slip every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 12 M. Passage 50 cts. Freight taken fro the Housatonic and Naugatuck Railroads at the lowest rates. T. Lockyer & Co., No 112 South-st." Cheshire Jean

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The first 4 generations of the line of William/1 Brooks of Springfield and Deerfield, MA are now available at the Tributaries web site. This is a "first cut," so I'll probably be uploading additional sources, detail and corrections for a few days. The "New/Revised Narrative" function has been renamed to Change Log. A first installment of half a dozen photographs and illustrations are up as well, belonging to Caleb/2 of the Medford line, his wife Hannah Atkinson, Richard Norcross, and the two eldest sons (William and John) of William/1 of Springfield. The Springfield line biographies, for the most part, are brief to skeletal, and represent only a fraction of the information that will included in the next issue (1:2) of the subscription publication Tributaries. For example, the raw notes I've compiled on William/1 of Springfield run to 20+ pages in my database, and many more pages in external files and documents, while only a screenfull of this data is now online for William. I compiled this new data as a research aid as part of the publication project, and it's still very preliminary, but I couldn't see holding it back any longer when the information could be of use to others. The first phase of these online genealogies -- generations 1 through 4 of fifteen early Brooks lines in New England -- is now about 80% complete. The site now includes 1,430 individuals, so it's doubled in size overnight. Still missing online are most of the 4th generation of the Scituate lines, and the complete 3d and 4th generations of the Concord and Woburn lines of Capt. Thomas/1 Brooks and Henry/1 Brooks. Though I'll be making further revision uploads for a couple of weeks or so, I don't expect to add any of the missing generations prior to release of the publication. As for the publication, I'm working on it nonstop. The current goal is delivery by Christmas, which will mark the 10th (!) anniversary of the preceding issue. I actually hope to make this deadline. If those of you who have subscribed have further questions or complaints about the long wait, please direct them to me OFFLIST. This is a subscription (fee) publication, and we don't want to muddy the water on this free mailing list and/or confuse new readers. For more information, please see the Publications link at the web site. For a few minutes of colorful reading, I recommend clicking on William/1 Brooks and on Henry/1 Burt (William's father-in-law), and then clicking on each of their immediate children. (Descendant charts for both men provide an easy way to do this.) If you thought that all early Brookses were deacons and Boy Scouts, and died peacefully in bed of old age, the Springfield line will quickly disabuse you of that misbegotten notion. :-) Chris |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Brooks BROOKS Families of New England http://www.tributaries.org ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

The indefatigable Debbye Lansing dug up the following, which I'm passing on with thanks. It's a detailed study of 19-th century regional styles in chairmaking. Many of the Worcester County Brooks families of this time period were chairmakers, and there are some gorgeous examples at this site. Chris ======================= John Loring Brooks (b. 1793), the son of Sterling chairmaker Ammi Brooks (1765-1815), worked as a chairmaker in Portland, Maine, by 1815. Before 1823 he worked in partnership with another Massachusetts born chairmaker, John Bradley Hudson (fig. 23). Sterling, Massachusetts, native Samuel Kilburn White (1798-1849) worked in Maine by 1820 (fig. 24). Both he and Brooks moved when in their early twenties, presumably after completing their apprenticeships. Maine probably afforded greater opportunities and less competition for chairmakers than Worcester County.35 The above is a portion of the article located at http://www.chipstone.org/publications/1995AF/1995barontext.html

Maura Amrich wrote: > So, this shows that Benjamin Champney 1817 (Benjamin, > Ebenezer) also had a sister Mary Jane Champney. > > His mother Rebecca Brooks had a sister Louisa who married a > Bugbee and lived in Lebanon, NH. Maybe someone knows who the > parents of these women are? 7. Rebecca BROOKS + Benjamin/6 Champney Louisa Brooks + Amos Bugbee 6. Solomon Brooks + Louisa/6 Brooks (3d cousins, both in Concord line) 5. Peter Brooks + Rebecca Ball (again 3d cousins, both in Concord line) 4. Ebenezer Brooks + Sarah Fletcher 3. Noah Brooks + Dorothy Potter 2. Dea. Joshua Brooks + Hannah Mason 1. Capt. Thomas Brooks + Grace --?-- Benjamin Champney Jr., the painter, is what I call an "8a" -- 8th-generation in the Concord line. Chris

Judy Brooks Truchon (Brooks1934@aol.com) wrote: > Apparently Merrit G. Brooks was named after his maternal > grandfather. > > Family Data Collection @ ancestry.com > Name: Julia Amelia Dorman > Parents: Merrit Dorman , Esther Gilbert > Birth Place: Hamden, CT > Birth Date: 1822 Thanks, Judy. Julia's 1860 (a. 35) and 1880 (a. 55) census enumerations concur in suggesting a birthdate ca. 1825. Marriage record from Barbour says she was indeed of Hamden. Chris

Found this today Apparently Merrit G. Brooks was named after his maternal grandfather. Family Data Collection @ ancestry.com Name: Julia Amelia Dorman Parents: Merrit Dorman , Esther Gilbert Birth Place: Hamden, CT Birth Date: 1822 Judy Brooks Truchon ======================================================== > Merritt G. BROOKS Self M Male W 31 CT Farmer CT CT > Mary P. BROOKS Wife M Female W 23 CT Keeping House CT CT Son of Trumbull below. ================ > next door: > Turnbull BROOKS Self M Male W 69 CT Farmer CT CT > Julia A. BROOKS Wife M Female W 55 CT [snip] (maiden name Dorman) > ******* John 1851 below could be a brother. > Place Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut

I recognize the name Joel, maybe from the deed searches I did two years ago. I will check when I get back to CT. It was very confusing, with Jerre (Jere), Jeremiah and Joel and some index records were just "J" Brooks until I got into them. As I went through things I had to be careful and I think I picked up some on Joel then. I was also working with The History of Cheshire and The Old Houses of Cheshire, so could be one of those. Cheshire Jean

From Ron Brownell's 1880 census extractions: ================ > Merritt G. BROOKS Self M Male W 31 CT Farmer CT CT > Mary P. BROOKS Wife M Female W 23 CT Keeping House CT CT Son of Trumbull below. ================ > next door: > Turnbull BROOKS Self M Male W 69 CT Farmer CT CT > Julia A. BROOKS Wife M Female W 55 CT [snip] > ******* John 1851 below could be a brother. > Place Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut 7. Trumbull Hatch/7 (1810-1894) + Julia A. Dorman (1826-1891) 6. Asaph (c1783-1866) + Abigail Hatch 5. Capt. Chauncey (c1764-1821) + Elizabeth --?-- 4. Lt. Thomas (1738-1812) + Ruth --?-- 3. Stephen (b. 1703) + Hannah Barnes 2. Lt. Thomas (1679-1732) + Martha Hotchkiss 1. Henry (d. 1713) + Hannah (Potter) Blakeslee Cutter, Gen. Hist. CT, says of Trumbull, "He lived and died in Winchester." If John 1851 belongs to this family, he'd be a twin of Celestia, whom Cutter includes as b. 1851. ================ > next door: > Norman BROOKS Self M Male W 63 CT Farmer CT CT > Eliza BROOKS Wife M Female W 59 CT Keeping House MA MA I don't have Norman, but by location and age, he *ought* to be Trumbull's brother. ================ > 6 houses to: > Harry BROOKS Self M Male W 71 CT Farmer CT CT > Chloe BROOKS Wife M Female W 64 CT Keeping House CT CT Harry's 1841 marriage to Chloe Winchell at Winchester is recorded in Barbour. Another brother of Trumbull? =============== > next door: > Nelson BROOKS Self M Male W 65 CT Farmer CT CT > Lura BROOKS Wife M Female W 70 CT Keeping House CT CT Census Perhaps yet another brother? =============== > abt 46 doors before: > John S. BROOKS Self M Male W 28 CT --- --- b. abt 1851 > Mary C. BROOKS Wife M Female W 29 CT Keeping House Unrecognized. =============== > My database includes these Hotchkiss/Brooks marriages: > Benjamin + Martha/4 Brooks > Caroline + Aaron/5 Brooks > Gideon + Arvilla/5 Brooks > Joseph + Elizabeth/? Brooks (Glastonbury) > Laura Ann + Joel/? Brooks > Martha + Lt. Thomas/2 Brooks > Mary + Thomas/4 Brooks III > Robert + Jerusha Cook (Cheshire Brooks descendant) > Sarah + Cornelius/3 Brooks > Sherman + Eudosia/5 Brooks > Simeon + Jerusha/4 Brooks > > With the exception of the "?" and Glastonbury notations above, > these are all Cheshire line Brookses. That's a ton of Hotchkiss > connections. Yes it is, but there's another. Ramona Curtis reports that "Nancy Brooks, dau. of Daniel & Olive (Smith) Brooks, Jr., m. Sherman Hotchkiss. This is the Middletown CT line who moved to Chenango Co., NY." This Sherman presumably differs from the Sherman you listed. His wife Nancy was in the Woburn line of Henry/1 Brooks. Your identification of the various Hotchkiss spouses concurs with mine. I don't have parents for Joel Brooks. Chris

Jean, you are a gem!! Kathy (CT) At 11:31 AM 9/15/2005 -0400, MJMCKEE1@aol.com wrote: >The Hotchkiss lived "down the road a piece" as they say. I am in DC for >board meeting of the National Association for Olmsted Parks, but when I >get back >to Cheshire where my files are I can tell you just where and I think Jacobus >did the family. Cheshire Jean > > >==== BROOKS-NE Mailing List ==== >To search previous posts by subject line: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/BROOKS-NE-L/ >The address is case-sensitive.

The Hotchkiss lived "down the road a piece" as they say. I am in DC for board meeting of the National Association for Olmsted Parks, but when I get back to Cheshire where my files are I can tell you just where and I think Jacobus did the family. Cheshire Jean

Ron Brownell (rrbrownell@msn.com) sent me this information, but for some reason my attempts to bounce it to the list haven't worked. So I've pasted it below and am sending from my own address, with apologies for the duplication if the two previous iterations show up at some point. I thought this might help someone even tho its been a while since it was posted on BNE. I often go back when I have time and research what I can. Unable to identify these Brooks in 1880 census. You remember the picture on E-Bay for sale of the 5yr old boy Burton Hotchkiss Brooks. Looks like his father might be John S. 1851/2 below. ================ 1880 CDV-Boy-Striped Socks-ID'd Brooks-Meriden Ct. This is an original CDV photo of a young boy posed arrogantly with a hat, walking stick and striped socks. He is identified as Burton Hotchkiss Brooks, Feb. 2, 1880, age 5 years. The photographer was J. F. Green of Meriden, Connecticut. It measures about 4" by 2 1/2". ================ Household Record 1880 United States Census Merritt G. BROOKS Self M Male W 31 CT Farmer CT CT Mary P. BROOKS Wife M Female W 23 CT Keeping House CT CT Census Place Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut Family History Library Film 1254101 NA Film Number T9-0101 Page Number 161B next door: ================ Turnbull BROOKS Self M Male W 69 CT Farmer CT CT ??????????????? Julia A. BROOKS Wife M Female W 55 CT Keeping House CT CT Cornelia BROOKS Dau S Female W 26 CT At Home CT CT Seth N. BROOKS Son S Male W 23 CT Farm Laborer CT CT Lizzie BROOKS Dau S Female W 21 CT School Teacher CT CT Burton A. BROOKS Son S Male W 19 CT Farm Laborer CT CT ******* John 1851 below could be a brother. Charlie H. BROOKS Son S Male W 16 CT Laborer CT CT Census Place Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut Family History Library Film 1254101 NA Film Number T9-0101 Page Number 161B Next door: ================ Norman BROOKS Self M Male W 63 CT Farmer CT CT Eliza BROOKS Wife M Female W 59 CT Keeping House MA MA Census Place Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut Family History Library Film 1254101 NA Film Number T9-0101 Page Number 162C 6 houses to: ================ Harry BROOKS Self M Male W 71 CT Farmer CT CT Chloe BROOKS Wife M Female W 64 CT Keeping House CT CT Hiram BROOKS Sister S Female W 34 CT Farm Laborer CT CT Jennie DRESSER Other S Female W 37 MA Servant MA MA Census Place Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut Family History Library Film 1254101 NA Film Number T9-0101 Page Number 162C next door: ================ Nelson BROOKS Self M Male W 65 CT Farmer CT CT Lura BROOKS Wife M Female W 70 CT Keeping House CT CT Census Place Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut Family History Library Film 1254101 NA Film Number T9-0101 Page Number 162C abt 46 doors before: ================ John S. BROOKS Self M Male W 28 CT --- --- b. abt 1851 Mary C. BROOKS Wife M Female W 29 CT Keeping House CT CT b. abt 1850 Addie BROOKS Dau S Female W 9 CT CT CT Alice BROOKS Dau S Female W 8 CT CT CT Burten BROOKS Son S Male W 4 CT CT CT (Hotchkiss) picture of boy Census Place Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut Family History Library Film 1254101 NA Film Number T9-0101 Page Number 165B ================ My database includes these Hotchkiss/Brooks marriages: Benjamin + Martha/4 Brooks Caroline + Aaron/5 Brooks Gideon + Arvilla/5 Brooks Joseph + Elizabeth/? Brooks (Glastonbury) Laura Ann + Joel/? Brooks Martha + Lt. Thomas/2 Brooks Mary + Thomas/4 Brooks III Robert + Jerusha Cook (Cheshire Brooks descendant) Sarah + Cornelius/3 Brooks Sherman + Eudosia/5 Brooks Simeon + Jerusha/4 Brooks With the exception of the "?" and Glastonbury notations above, these are all Cheshire line Brookses. That's a ton of Hotchkiss connections.

In the Cheshire , CT, First Congregational Church records, 1724-1917, page 128, 21 March 1845 is "Henry Brooks dismissed to Chh Plymouth page 135, 6 May 1842 Caroline (N?) Brooks letter to Plymouth 1 July 1842 Henry Brooks letter to Plymouth So, hope this helps in some way to somebody! Cheshire Jean

We have a small group of old Yale Univ. Catalogues, so I have been looking at them and checking for Brooks, along with the other names among ancestors/relatives. In the Phi Beta Kappa Society catalogue of 1847 it lists the "Orators and Poets" on page 5. James Gordon BROOKS, Esq., is listed as a Poet. Unfortunately, his name does not seem to appear in the "Members" section that starts with the year 1767 and ends with the group in 1848. Yes, it is 1848. I assume they were elected in their Jr. year, 1847, but were members of the class of 1848. So, maybe James Gordon Brooks left at the end of his Junior year? Cheshire Jean