I am a descendant of Nathan Brooks and Lucy Jones , I have been looking for Nathans' parents and help you could give me would be appreciated. Thank you Sandy Conroy

Nancy, If you are interested in the Preston line here's a possible connection: http://www.gencircles.com/users/jrpool/1/data/4764 I have a Preston line, thus my interest. Vernon In reply to: I believe that Nathaniel BROOKS may be the father of Polly BROOKS. The Polly BROOKS I have been looking for married Emerson PRESTON (b 1793) of Dummerston, Windham, VT. I have no dates, but believe that she died early in that marriage. If anyone would share information related to Polly and her family, I would be grateful. Thanks, Nancy Mayne Vernon C. Aldrich Surnames: Aldrich, Kimball, Preston, Burness, Mollet, Hammond, Nott, Summerhayse, Robinson ***************** The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Num. 6:24-26 ----------------------------------------- Get free email at http://mail.destin.com

Courtesy of Katherine Ayers. In the name of God Amen. I Elisha Brooks of Williamstown in the county of Berkshire state of Massachusetts, farmer - being mindful of my mortality and in feeble health but of sound mind do this 26th day of January in the year of our Lord 1871. Make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner as follows. Item 1 I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Olive Maria Brooks the sum of Eight Hundred dollars, also my personal estate that she brought to me. Item 2 I give and bequeath to each of the following maned children vis: Mrs Phebe E. Brocket of Davenport Iowa, Mrs Hannah Julia Hitchcock of Onega Ill, Mrs Sarah Maria Ayres of Springfield Ill and Mrs Aledilda A. Blair of Williamstown aforesaid and Olive Adell Brooks the sum of Two Hundred dollars. Item 3 I give and bequeath to my daughter Mrs Harriet E. Wilson of Waterbury Conn. one Hundred dollars. Item 4 I give and bequeath to my daughter Lucy R. Brooks Five Hundred dollars. Item 5 The residue of my estate to be divided as follows vis: one third parts to my beloved wife Olive Maria Brooks and each daughter mentioned above in items 2, 3, and 4 to share the two thirds of the residue equally. Item 6 I appoint Benj F. Mills as the executor of this my last will and testament. Signed sealed published & proclaimed by the said Elisha Brooks to be his last will and testament in the presence of us who in the presence of each other and at his request have signed these presents as witnesses the day and year above mentioned. Elisha Brooks [seal] Benj F. Mills Wm A. Blair Carlton P. Mills I accept the provisions of the above as the will of my late husband Elisha Brooks Dec. 4th 1875 Olive M. Brooks

Katherine Ayers wrote: > I'm trying to help someone solve a puzzle. According to > published Williamstown vital records, Elisha and his > wife, Annah, had a daughter, Elmina Elizabeth, born Sept. > 29, 1826. I'm told that Elmina married into the Ayres > family, but I have not been able to substantiate this. > On the 1850 census, Elisha Brooks and family were in New > Ashford, MA, but Elmina was not listed with them. Nor > can I find her anywhere else. Neither a marriage record > nor death record appears for her in the published vital > records of either Williamstown or New Ashford. (These > records go only to 1850.) I did find elsewhere that a > younger daughter of Elisha/Annah, Sarah, born about 1842, > married a James Gilbert Ayres of CT. Although a couple > of decendants' entries show up for Elmina's birth, there > seems to be nothing beyond that. Does anyone have any > ideas on how I can track her? Annah Brooks appears to > have died sometime between the 1850 and 1860 census > records. Where might family members have ! > been buried? I do not see that there were any cemeteries > in Williamstown. Thanks for any suggestions you can > offer. Western Massachusetts was settled much later, and more sparsely, than the eastern half of the state, and records are correspondingly less complete and/or available. These towns also saw many transients pass through on their way north or west, who might stay a winter or a few years but then moved on. A substantial percentage of western towns have never published their VR. You're in luck that Williamstown did, but Elmina and her husband could have gone to any of a number of towns in Massachusetts, or north up the Connecticut River into Vermont or over into New York. Since you don't know where Elmina went, your friend will need to find her somewhere else. Has he/she looked for a male AYRES head of household in the 1850 or 1860 census with a wife Elmina? The Williamstown VR establishes that Elisha Brooks, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Wright, married Anna Goodrich. Sorry but I don't know any more than that about these families, or who Benjamin was. Chris |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Brooks BROOKS Families of New England www.tributaries.us ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

Jerry Walsh wrote: > Even more mysterious to me is the apparent nonexistnce of > any obituary for "the Hon. Merrit Brooks" who died in > 1858 and is the central figure buried in the Rome > Cemetery in a family plot dominated by a rather ornate > monument. It is strange that there is no obituary for > Merritt Munson Brooks because he was somewhat prominent > in his life time. Does the title Hon. reference state office, as in the legislature? If so, perhaps there would be a biography in a contemporary legislative directory, or information or a filed obituary available through a legislative services office in the state capitol. My grandfather served a term in the New Mexico legislature. It was only this spring that we finally found his obituary (not in his home county) through such an office in Albuquerque and a helpful state government staffer there. Chris

Nancy Mayne wrote: > I believe that Nathaniel BROOKS may be the father of > Polly BROOKS. The Polly BROOKS I have been looking for > married Emerson PRESTON (b 1793) of Dummerston, Windham, > VT. I have no dates, but believe that she died early in > that marriage. If anyone would share information related > to Polly and her family, I would be grateful. Polly would be the granddaughter of the Nathaniel of the 1790 census at Hinsdale, VT. This is the Springfield Brooks line, the first four generations of which (through Nathaniel/4s) are available at the website. 6. Polly + Emerson Preston 5. Nathaniel + Lizzie Robinson 4. Nathaniel (b. 1743) + ????? 3. Nathaniel b. 1710) + Abigail Allen 2. Nathaniel (b. 1664) + (2) Mary Allis 1. William (d. 1688) + Mary Burt Unfortunately, I don't know any more about Polly than the name of her husband. This branch is briefly covered in a Windham County Gazeteer, which had a chapter on the town of Vernon. I can send a file privately if that would be helpful. Chris |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Brooks BROOKS Families of New England www.tributaries.us ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

Thank you for your list of BROOKS males in Windham Co, VT in 1790, Chris. I believe that Nathaniel BROOKS may be the father of Polly BROOKS. The Polly BROOKS I have been looking for married Emerson PRESTON (b 1793) of Dummerston, Windham, VT. I have no dates, but believe that she died early in that marriage. If anyone would share information related to Polly and her family, I would be grateful. Thanks, Nancy Mayne BROOKS-NE-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >BROOKS-NE-D Digest Volume 06 : Issue 41 > >Today's Topics: > #1 Rosanne Brooks ["Jackie Soncrant" <jsoncrant@chart] > #2 Re: [BNE] Rosanne Brooks [Christopher Brooks <trib@tributari] > >Administrivia: >BROOKS/New England Surname Mail List > >BROOKS-NE-D is the digest mode (one combined post >daily, or as message traffic warrants). BROOKS-NE-L is >the "list" or "mail" mode which sends each individual message as it is posted. > >To subscribe or unsubscribe from either mode, >send a message to either > BROOKS-NE-L-request@rootsweb.com or > BROOKS-NE-D-request@rootsweb.com >as appropriate. The body of your message should contain the command SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE, and no other text. > >To contact the list administrator, write >BROOKS-NE-admin@rootsweb.com. > > >______________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Rosanne Brooks > From: > "Jackie Soncrant" <jsoncrant@chartermi.net> > Date: > Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:13:15 -0400 > To: > BROOKS-NE-L@rootsweb.com > > To: > BROOKS-NE-L@rootsweb.com > > >Looking for parents of Rosanne Brooks, b 1775 in Vermont. >Age 75 on 1850 Census, Lapeer Co., Mich: living with son Charles Perkins. Married 25 Nov 1790, Charles Perkins, Grafton, Windom Co., Vt. Moved to Canada abt 1804, dau Louisa m in London, Ont., 19 May 1834, Stephan Tuttle born Argenteuil, District of Montreal, 1812. >Question relationship to David Brooks who moved to Argenteuil, District of Montreal. > >______________________________ > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: [BNE] Rosanne Brooks > From: > Christopher Brooks <trib@tributaries.us> > Date: > Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:42:59 -0400 > To: > BROOKS-NE-L@rootsweb.com > > To: > BROOKS-NE-L@rootsweb.com > > >Jackie Soncrant wrote: > > > >>Looking for parents of Rosanne Brooks, b 1775 in Vermont. >>Age 75 on 1850 Census, Lapeer Co., Mich: living with son >>Charles Perkins. Married 25 Nov 1790, Charles Perkins, >>Grafton, Windom Co., Vt. Moved to Canada abt 1804, dau >>Louisa m in London, Ont., 19 May 1834, Stephan Tuttle >>born Argenteuil, District of Montreal, 1812. >>Question relationship to David Brooks who moved to >>Argenteuil, District of Montreal. >> >> > >I took a look at Brooks individuals in my own database with known >events at Grafton, VT. One Nathan Brooks (parentage unknown) >married Abigail Ross there 18 Apr 1799. Perhaps a brother of >Rosanne? > >The 1790 census index is available for perusal at >www.Tributaries.us. Assuming that Rosanne's father was in Windham >County in 1790 -- likely, if she was married there in that year >-- then the father might be any of 9 Brooks males recorded >county-wide in that year's census: Aaron Jr., Asa, Cephas, >David, Ebenezer, Ephraim, Jonathan, Lemuel, and Nathaniel. (The >10th head of household that year was Widow Brooks, probably the >same who resided at Guilford.) I will run down what I know of >these names to save you reinventing the research wheel. None of >them was recorded at Grafton in 1790. > >AARON Jr. with wife Hannah was a founding member of the >Congregational Church in Dummerston in 1779. Nothing more known. > >ASA was at Halifax, Windham, County, in 1790, but did not marry >until 1787. > >CEPHAS was born 1755 at Northfield, MA. He did Revolutionary >service in VT, and later lived at Hinsdale and Middlebury in >Windham County, but did not apparently marry until after the war. > >There were four men named DAVID in Windham County in 1790. Of >these, one fits your timeline and has an ancestral identity. He's >David/5 Brooks in the Concord line, son Nathan Brooks/Susanna >Bacon, b. 1743 at Harvard, Worcester, MA. According to an >Ancestry.com marriage index, David married Ann Clark. (There's >nothing in the Harvard VR.) Their son Nathan was reportedly >(again Ancestry.com) born 1775 in VT. Father David did >Revolutionary service, was at Chester, VT 1790. Children: four >known sons. David reportedly went to Elgin County, Ontario after >1835. > >EBENEZER in 1790 lived in Johnson's Gore, but only married in >1785. Other Ebenezers in Windham County in 1790 were also too >young to be Rosanne's father. > >EPHRAIM: I know of two men of this name associated with Windham >County, but neither born before 1766. > >JONATHAN was at Guilford, 1790, household composition 1-0-1. > >LEMUEL/4 (Springfield line, s. of William Brooks and Esther Kibbe >of Enfield, CT) was born at Enfield, 1747. Married (1) Kezia >Haskill, with whom he had a son Lemuel, probably at Granville, >MA, in 1775. Married (2), 1806, Esther Sprague, and had 10 >children in all. Of Halifax, VT, 1790, and then settled at >Marlborough. > >NATHANIEL/4 (Springfield line, s. of Nathaniel Brooks/Abigail >Allen), was b. 1743 at Winchester, NH. Of Greenfield, MA, 1775, >and of Hinsdale, VT in 1790. Later an early settler of Vernon, >where he died. > >There was a Brooks household (headed by Adam, b. Canada) at >Attica, Lapeer, MI in the 1870 census. > >Finally, after reading Dave's response, it appears your Rosanne >may have been known (and might be searched for) by the diminutive >Annie or even Anna. > >Chris > >|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| >Christopher Brooks >BROOKS Families of New England >www.tributaries.us >|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| > >

Recently, the list distributed a collection of obituraries for Onieda County, NY. Some members of the line I am searching are included among those reprinted. I have read many obituaries originally published in Oneida County newspapers and reprinted by dilgent researchers. These obituraries consistently omit the names of survivors and parents. Here are two examples, published in the same time frame as those presented in the recent mailing list, but not included in those lists: Roman Citizen of 9 September 1864. "Died in Rome, New York, of typhoid pneumonia, on the morning of September 8, 1864, aged 60 years, Mrs. Mary Brooks, wife of the late Hon. Merrit Brooks. Mrs Brooks was known to a large portion of the inhabitants of this county, being one of its early settlers. As a wife, a mother, and a friend, she was affectionate, amiable and highly esteemed." Who were her childen? Did everyone know who they were? And then this one in the same newspaper two weeks later: "Another citizen of Rome is dead. Truly our list of mortality is sadly large for the last few weeks. Mr. Stephen Brooks, for many years has been an energetic business man, and not only this circle, but among a large number of friends and acquantances, his death is mourned. The last surviving parent of this famuly has just been laid in the grave [Mary perhaps?]and the affliction, coming as it does so soon after the late grief, awakens in the community a deep sympathy for the family so greatly bereaved." It is left up to the reader to discern who the deceased may have married or who might have been his or her children, mate, or siblings. Even more mysterious to me is the apparent nonexistnce of any obituary for "the Hon. Merrit Brooks" who died in 1858 and is the central figure buried in the Rome Cemetery in a family plot dominated by a rather ornate monument. It is strange that there is no obituary for Merritt Munson Brooks because he was somewhat prominent in his life time. Although I have pieced together a fairly convincing connection between Stephen Merrit Brooks, his siblings, and his parents, and between Merrit Munson Brooks and his siblings and parents (Stephen Brooks (5) of the Cheshire line is probably his father), I have no written documentation supporting these connections. Posted genealogies on the internet I have seen are incomplete, inaccurate and undocumented. If any subscriber to this list knows of an obiturary that might actually mention Merrit Munson Brooks' parents, sibling, or children, I would be grateful to read of it. Jerry Walsh __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Jackie Soncrant wrote: > Looking for parents of Rosanne Brooks, b 1775 in Vermont. > Age 75 on 1850 Census, Lapeer Co., Mich: living with son > Charles Perkins. Married 25 Nov 1790, Charles Perkins, > Grafton, Windom Co., Vt. Moved to Canada abt 1804, dau > Louisa m in London, Ont., 19 May 1834, Stephan Tuttle > born Argenteuil, District of Montreal, 1812. > Question relationship to David Brooks who moved to > Argenteuil, District of Montreal. I took a look at Brooks individuals in my own database with known events at Grafton, VT. One Nathan Brooks (parentage unknown) married Abigail Ross there 18 Apr 1799. Perhaps a brother of Rosanne? The 1790 census index is available for perusal at www.Tributaries.us. Assuming that Rosanne's father was in Windham County in 1790 -- likely, if she was married there in that year -- then the father might be any of 9 Brooks males recorded county-wide in that year's census: Aaron Jr., Asa, Cephas, David, Ebenezer, Ephraim, Jonathan, Lemuel, and Nathaniel. (The 10th head of household that year was Widow Brooks, probably the same who resided at Guilford.) I will run down what I know of these names to save you reinventing the research wheel. None of them was recorded at Grafton in 1790. AARON Jr. with wife Hannah was a founding member of the Congregational Church in Dummerston in 1779. Nothing more known. ASA was at Halifax, Windham, County, in 1790, but did not marry until 1787. CEPHAS was born 1755 at Northfield, MA. He did Revolutionary service in VT, and later lived at Hinsdale and Middlebury in Windham County, but did not apparently marry until after the war. There were four men named DAVID in Windham County in 1790. Of these, one fits your timeline and has an ancestral identity. He's David/5 Brooks in the Concord line, son Nathan Brooks/Susanna Bacon, b. 1743 at Harvard, Worcester, MA. According to an Ancestry.com marriage index, David married Ann Clark. (There's nothing in the Harvard VR.) Their son Nathan was reportedly (again Ancestry.com) born 1775 in VT. Father David did Revolutionary service, was at Chester, VT 1790. Children: four known sons. David reportedly went to Elgin County, Ontario after 1835. EBENEZER in 1790 lived in Johnson's Gore, but only married in 1785. Other Ebenezers in Windham County in 1790 were also too young to be Rosanne's father. EPHRAIM: I know of two men of this name associated with Windham County, but neither born before 1766. JONATHAN was at Guilford, 1790, household composition 1-0-1. LEMUEL/4 (Springfield line, s. of William Brooks and Esther Kibbe of Enfield, CT) was born at Enfield, 1747. Married (1) Kezia Haskill, with whom he had a son Lemuel, probably at Granville, MA, in 1775. Married (2), 1806, Esther Sprague, and had 10 children in all. Of Halifax, VT, 1790, and then settled at Marlborough. NATHANIEL/4 (Springfield line, s. of Nathaniel Brooks/Abigail Allen), was b. 1743 at Winchester, NH. Of Greenfield, MA, 1775, and of Hinsdale, VT in 1790. Later an early settler of Vernon, where he died. There was a Brooks household (headed by Adam, b. Canada) at Attica, Lapeer, MI in the 1870 census. Finally, after reading Dave's response, it appears your Rosanne may have been known (and might be searched for) by the diminutive Annie or even Anna. Chris |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Brooks BROOKS Families of New England www.tributaries.us ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

Looking for parents of Rosanne Brooks, b 1775 in Vermont. Age 75 on 1850 Census, Lapeer Co., Mich: living with son Charles Perkins. Married 25 Nov 1790, Charles Perkins, Grafton, Windom Co., Vt. Moved to Canada abt 1804, dau Louisa m in London, Ont., 19 May 1834, Stephan Tuttle born Argenteuil, District of Montreal, 1812. Question relationship to David Brooks who moved to Argenteuil, District of Montreal.

Eleazer/4 Brooks, in the Woburn line, had sons James (perhaps) and Jehiel. World Family Tree is the only source I've seen for James, which means that the information is probably unsourced and unreliable. (I have not checked in this case, expecting the worst.) WFT merely gives his name and a birthdate of 24 Sep 1726 at Killingly, CT. No such birth is found among the Killingly vital records indexed in the Barbour Collection. Jehiel was born 31 Jan 1738 at Killingly, per Barbour. He reportedly married Susanna Whitney, when and where unknown, as I haven't found the marriage record. They had six children of whom I'm aware: Daniel, Shadrach, James, Susanna, Hannah and Sarah. Shadrach definitely existed, and in his Revolutionary pension affidavit says he was born at Killingly. His siblings are variously reported to have been born at Sharon, CT and at New Marlborough, MA. Nothing is found in New Marlborough or Sharon vital records to confirm any of the births there. The family trees at the Tributaries web site to which Grace refers are NOT complete, as is explained on the entry page to the genealogies, and which I've explained over and over on this list. These website trees were never intended to contain more than the first four generations of a line. Five generations plus constitutes a book, for one thing. For another, since each generation doubles or triples the "resident population," and the time and headaches involved in uploading expansions and revisions, I'm trying to keep the site's size manageable. Several of the less prolific lines at the site do extend beyond four generations, because I had so little on them that I thought I might as well just upload everything and be done with it. (The Newport line is an example.) At the other end of the spectrum, the Woburn line of Henry Brooks and the Concord line of his cousin Capt. Thomas of Concord have only the first two generations uploaded to date. That particular omission is a function of available time, not intention. The more time I spend repeating myself, the less available to continue to expand the site. And to update the DNA testing information, and so on. Chris |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Brooks BROOKS Families of New England www.tributaries.us |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:10:58 -0600, grace baker wrote: > Does anyone know anything about Eleazer Brooks son James? > I couldn't find Eleazer or any of his children on the > genealogy page of tributaries page. Is there a reason > why? Does anyone know anything about his other son > Jehiel? The only son I am able to find anything on is > Adonijah, did the other sons die young? Thank you.

1850 census - Norridgewock, Somerset, ME, Pg 160 Benjamin Brooks, 45, Farmer, $350, b. ME Mary, 39, b. ME Reuben, 19, b. ME Urana, 13, b. ME Alonzo, 11, b. ME Mary, 9, b. ME 1840 census - Fairfield, Somerset, ME; Pg 222 Benjamin Brooks 110001//10101 1 male under 5 (Alonzo) 1 male aged 5-10 (Reuben) 1 male aged 30-40 (Benj.) 1 female under 5 (Urana) 1 female aged 10-15 (?) 1 female aged 20-30 (Mary) on the previous page, there is a Samuel Brooks as follows Samuel Brooks 010110001//002100101 1 male aged 5-10 1 male aged 15-20 1 male aged 20-30 1 male aged 60-70 2 females aged 10-15 1 female aged 15-20 1 female aged 40-50 1 female aged 60-70 I don't see one that would fit Benjamin in 1830. There is a Samuel Brooks and a Josiah Brooks living in Fairfield ME in 1830; neither of which have a male aged 20-30. Debbye

Hello, Here is Joseph listed with his parents in 1841: 1841 census - Bury, Lancashire, England, ED 4, Pg 32 George Brooks, 30, Overlooker? Alice, 30 Teddy, 11, L. Weaver Joseph, 9 John, 7 James, 3 Mary, 8 months Joseph listed in various directories: 1870 Taunton MA City Directory; Pg 25 Brooks Joseph, machinist, house at Whittenton Brooks William, laborer, house at Whittenton 1872 Taunton MA City Directory; Pg 29 Brooks Joseph, machinist, house at Whittenton Brooks William, laborer, house at Whittenton 1874 Taunton MA City Directory; Pg 30 Brooks Joseph, machinist, house Jackson 1876 Taunton MA City Directory; Pg 31 Brooks Joseph, machinist, house Washington, cor. Jackson 1878 Taunton MA City Directory; Pg 27 Brooks Joseph, machinist, house E. Britannia, near Bay 1880 Taunton MA City Directory; Pg 29 Brooks Joseph, removed to Providence, R.I. 1889 Providence RI City Directory; Pg 458 16 Gardner St Brooks Joseph, laborer, h. also living at that address: Healy Clarissa, widow, h 1896 Providence RI City Directory; Pg 400 16 Gardner St Joseph Brooks, laborer, h also living at that address: Healy Clarissa, widow, h Debbye

Does anyone know anything about Eleazer Brooks son James? I couldn't find Eleazer or any of his children on the genealogy page of tributaries page. Is there a reason why? Does anyone know anything about his other son Jehiel? The only son I am able to find anything on is Adonijah, did the other sons die young? Thank you. Grace

Hello, I contacted the Pittsfield Library and they have the cemetery inscriptions for Elisha Brooks and his two wives Annah and Olive as follows: Annah wife of Elisha Brooks, d. Apr. 19, 1858 a 52 yrs 8 mos Elisha Brooks b Mar. 26, 1803 d Jan 17, 1875 Olive M. wife of Elisha Brooks d Apr 1, 1885 a 51 yr 8 mos My request was forwarded to the Williamstown Local History and these are the inscriptions they sent: (a little different) Annah Brooks died 4/19/1828, age 52, wife Elisha buried section E lot 383, Southlawn Olive, born in Berlin, NY, died April 1, 1885 age 57 years, 8 mos, 25 days, section E 383 Maria 1809-1886, age 77 Section E lot 172 I drove out to the cemetery and photographed the tombstones if anyone would like a copy. The tombstones read as follows: (I did not find Maria's) On Annah's tombstone is: ANNAH wife of ELISHA BROOKS died, April 19, 1858 AGED 52 yr's 8 mo. & ?25 dys Is born? in Jesus, blessed Sleeps On Elisha's tombstone: [broken in half] ELISHA BROOKS Born Mar. 26, 1803 Died Nov. 17, 1875 He Giveth his beloved sleep Olive's tombstone: Olive M Wife of Elisha Brooks Died Apr 4? 188? AE 57 yrs 8 Ms? 22 dys Debbye

Ok...a while ago I sent out an inquiry about two of my Brooks relatives, Joseph Brooks (1831-1899) and his wife Eurania H. Brooks (1838-1897). Brooks is Eurania's maiden name as well as her married name. Since those previous inquiries, I have gotten the following information to share on JOSEPH BROOKS: Joseph Brooks was born on 29 March 1831 to George Brooks and Alice Isherwood. There is evidence that Joseph was born in Bury, Lancashire, England. This is based on British Census records and the IGI. The 1851 British Census shows Joseph living at home with his parents and siblings, working a power loom in a mill. In 1854, on the ship "Chapin", there is a Joseph Brooks (age 21) who is a dyer. He comes from England and arrives in Boston on May19th. This may or may not be him of course, but there are similarities making it worth noting. According to Civil War Pension records, Joseph and Eurania (who is sometimes shown as Urania, Urana, Lurania, etc) were married 23 Feb 1856, a year later then stated in the IGI, which has them marrying the same date in 1855. In 1860, Joseph and Lauraanna Brooks, ages 27 and 26, appear in the Census for Saco, York, ME, p.66. Their daughter Clara E. is less than a year old. Joseph is an operator in a mill. Clara is my connection to this branch of the Brooks. Joseph Brooks was a civil war veteran, having served with the 13th Regimental Infantry Volunteers of Maine, as well as the 30th Regimental Infantry Volunteers from December of 1861 until August of 1865. while in service he served at Ship Island near Louisiana, as well as along the banks of the Mississippi at Fort XXX and in campaigns into Texas and parts of Louisiana. He also served defending Washington, and with Sherman's army mainly as guards. In 1870 Joseph, Eurania and Clara lived in Taunton, Bristol County, MA. He was working in a cotton mill. A bible given to Joseph Brooks by the captain of the ship Columbia, Capt McKay, indicates that he traveled on the ship in 1879. Assumedly he may have gone to England to visit relatives. By 1880, Joseph and Lurana Brooks are in the 1880 Rhode Island US census. Joseph is a machinist and the census lists a daughter Leslie, age 5 born in Massachusetts. They appear on page 121C. Prior to his death he petitioned the US for a Civil War pension of Disability of which he was awarded a monthly sum of $6 due to "salt rheum and sores of the legs" suffered during the war. He was briefly hospitalized at winchester VA in 1865 for treatment of these conditions, staying htere from the 4th of April until the 25th of April 1865. In the 1890s he petitioned for full disability claiming a continuing case of diarrhea due to the war. It appears to have been denied. Pension disability records describes Joseph as being 5'6" tall, of light complexion, with dark eyes and dark hair. One document, witnessed by his son-in-law, James F Moore, indicates that met in approximately 1877. He died at age 68y, 5m, and 15d in Providence, RI, in 1899 at 66 Pocasset Ave. At the time he died he was widowed. He died of chronic bronchitis, valve disease of the heart and uraemia. He worked as a machinist. His death record confirms his parents names. According to the 1883, 1884, 1885, 1890, 1891 and 1892 Providence City Directories, they lived at 10 Gardner St., Providence, RI. I am still looking for any other connections to either Joseph or Eurania. Eurania was the daughter of Benjamin Brooks and his wife Mary (maiden name unknown). Both Benjamin (abt 1804-?) and Mary (abt 1810-?) were born in Maine. They had 4 children: Reuben (abt 1831), Eurania H. (abt 1838), Alonzo T. (abt 1839), and Mary (abt 1841). In 1860, Benjamin and Mary Brooks, ages 55 and 50, live with their son Alonzo, daughter Mary, and a child Sarah A. They are farmers. In 1870, Benjamin and his wife Mary, ages 66 and 58, appear in the Norridgewook, Somerset, ME census on page 86. Both were born in ME, he working as a farmer and she keeping house. They live next door to their son, Alonzo Brooks, and his family. So, I am hoping some of this information may be helpful in finding other Brooks connections, especially to Eurania's side of the Brooks tree. Thanks ! Dale

Ok...a while ago I sent out an inquiry about two of my Brooks relatives, Joseph Brooks (1831-1899) and his wife Eurania H. Brooks (1838-1897). Brooks is Eurania's maiden name as well as her married name. Since those previous inquiries, I have gotten the following information to share on JOSEPH BROOKS: Joseph Brooks was born on 29 March 1831 to George Brooks and Alice Isherwood. There is evidence that Joseph was born in Bury, Lancashire, England. This is based on British Census records and the IGI. The 1851 British Census shows Joseph living at home with his parents and siblings, working a power loom in a mill. In 1854, on the ship "Chapin", there is a Joseph Brooks (age 21) who is a dyer. He comes from England and arrives in Boston on May19th. This may or may not be him of course, but there are similarities making it worth noting. According to Civil War Pension records, Joseph and Eurania (who is sometimes shown as Urania, Urana, Lurania, etc) were married 23 Feb 1856, a year later then stated in the IGI, which has them marrying the same date in 1855. In 1860, Joseph and Lauraanna Brooks, ages 27 and 26, appear in the Census for Saco, York, ME, p.66. Their daughter Clara E. is less than a year old. Joseph is an operator in a mill. Clara is my connection to this branch of the Brooks. Joseph Brooks was a civil war veteran, having served with the 13th Regimental Infantry Volunteers of Maine, as well as the 30th Regimental Infantry Volunteers from December of 1861 until August of 1865. while in service he served at Ship Island near Louisiana, as well as along the banks of the Mississippi at Fort XXX and in campaigns into Texas and parts of Louisiana. He also served defending Washington, and with Sherman's army mainly as guards. In 1870 Joseph, Eurania and Clara lived in Taunton, Bristol County, MA. He was working in a cotton mill. A bible given to Joseph Brooks by the captain of the ship Columbia, Capt McKay, indicates that he traveled on the ship in 1879. Assumedly he may have gone to England to visit relatives. By 1880, Joseph and Lurana Brooks are in the 1880 Rhode Island US census. Joseph is a machinist and the census lists a daughter Leslie, age 5 born in Massachusetts. They appear on page 121C. Prior to his death he petitioned the US for a Civil War pension of Disability of which he was awarded a monthly sum of $6 due to "salt rheum and sores of the legs" suffered during the war. He was briefly hospitalized at winchester VA in 1865 for treatment of these conditions, staying htere from the 4th of April until the 25th of April 1865. In the 1890s he petitioned for full disability claiming a continuing case of diarrhea due to the war. It appears to have been denied. Pension disability records describes Joseph as being 5'6" tall, of light complexion, with dark eyes and dark hair. One document, witnessed by his son-in-law, James F Moore, indicates that met in approximately 1877. He died at age 68y, 5m, and 15d in Providence, RI, in 1899 at 66 Pocasset Ave. At the time he died he was widowed. He died of chronic bronchitis, valve disease of the heart and uraemia. He worked as a machinist. His death record confirms his parents names. According to the 1883, 1884, 1885, 1890, 1891 and 1892 Providence City Directories, they lived at 10 Gardner St., Providence, RI. I am still looking for any other connections to either Joseph or Eurania. Eurania was the daughter of Benjamin Brooks and his wife Mary (maiden name unknown). Both Benjamin (abt 1804-?) and Mary (abt 1810-?) were born in Maine. They had 4 children: Reuben (abt 1831), Eurania H. (abt 1838), Alonzo T. (abt 1839), and Mary (abt 1841). In 1860, Benjamin and Mary Brooks, ages 55 and 50, live with their son Alonzo, daughter Mary, and a child Sarah A. They are farmers. In 1870, Benjamin and his wife Mary, ages 66 and 58, appear in the Norridgewook, Somerset, ME census on page 86. Both were born in ME, he working as a farmer and she keeping house. They live next door to their son, Alonzo Brooks, and his family. So, I am hoping some of this information may be helpful in finding other Brooks connections, especially to Eurania's side of the Brooks tree. Thanks ! Dale

Hello, According to the VR's of Williamstown, the birth record of Elisha Brooks is as follows: Brooks Elisha, h Annah march 26, 1803 g.r.8 "G. R. 8" is the grave records for the South Williamstown Cemetery. That's most likely where Elisha, Annah, Maria and Olive Brooks are buried. Try to email the Williamstown Library (David and Joyce Milne Public Library) to see if they house the records for this cemetery, or they could perhaps direct you to where you may find them. ( I was just there in Williamstown on Friday!) I know this is a long-shot, but....there is an Elmira/Elmina E. listed in the 1850 census, the right age of the Elmina you're searching for, who is married to a Thomas Hall/Hull in Williamstown. I followed the census, and it appears Thomas died between 1856-1860; and she then married to a Fayette Briggs and was located in Adams MA. You could try to send a request to the MA Archives for the marriage record of Thomas Hall (about 1843) to see if this is indeed the Elmira you're searching for. The cost is $3 and if they don't find the record you're searching for, they return your check. Good luck in your search, Debbye ----- Original Message ----- From: "Katherine Ayers" <kayers2@comcast.net> To: <BROOKS-NE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 5:28 PM Subject: [BNE] Elisha Brooks family of Williamstown/New Ashford, MA I'm trying to help someone solve a puzzle. According to published Williamstown vital records, Elisha and his wife, Annah, had a daughter, Elmina Elizabeth, born Sept. 29, 1826. I'm told that Elmina married into the Ayres family, but I have not been able to substantiate this. On the 1850 census, Elisha Brooks and family were in New Ashford, MA, but Elmina was not listed with them. Nor can I find her anywhere else. Neither a marriage record nor death record appears for her in the published vital records of either Williamstown or New Ashford. (These records go only to 1850.) I did find elsewhere that a younger daughter of Elisha/Annah, Sarah, born about 1842, married a James Gilbert Ayres of CT. Although a couple of decendants' entries show up for Elmina's birth, there seems to be nothing beyond that. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can track her? Annah Brooks appears to have died sometime between the 1850 and 1860 census records. Where might family members have ! been buried? I do not see that there were any cemeteries in Williamstown. Thanks for any suggestions you can offer. Kay ==== BROOKS-NE Mailing List ==== To Search previous posts by keyword(s): http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=BROOKS-NE The address is case-sensitive.

I'm trying to help someone solve a puzzle. According to published Williamstown vital records, Elisha and his wife, Annah, had a daughter, Elmina Elizabeth, born Sept. 29, 1826. I'm told that Elmina married into the Ayres family, but I have not been able to substantiate this. On the 1850 census, Elisha Brooks and family were in New Ashford, MA, but Elmina was not listed with them. Nor can I find her anywhere else. Neither a marriage record nor death record appears for her in the published vital records of either Williamstown or New Ashford. (These records go only to 1850.) I did find elsewhere that a younger daughter of Elisha/Annah, Sarah, born about 1842, married a James Gilbert Ayres of CT. Although a couple of decendants' entries show up for Elmina's birth, there seems to be nothing beyond that. Does anyone have any ideas on how I can track her? Annah Brooks appears to have died sometime between the 1850 and 1860 census records. Where might family members have ! been buried? I do not see that there were any cemeteries in Williamstown. Thanks for any suggestions you can offer. Kay

Thank you, Elaine. This is like a new toy! I got lost in the website, not just for the gravestones, with the wealth of visual images. And, genealogically, I did hit paydirt! The tombstone of Henry Brooks, the progenitor of the New London Brooks line, is there. David Hoffman -- http://www.fastmail.fm - mmm... Fastmail...