Maura Amrich wrote: > 1670's: Susanna Brooks listed in town records of 1670 as > the first practitioner of medicine in Woburn. Susanna ?Bradford, 2d wife of Henry/1 Brooks, was an herbalist of local repute. > 1810's: Joseph and Benjamin Brooks froze to death Jan. > 19, 1810. "On Jan. 18, 1810, [Benjamin] and his cousin [Joseph] went into the woods a little before noon to cut wood, the weather being then very mild; but in the evening it became excessively cold, and they were supposed to have perished from its effects, on that or the following day. They were found on the 20th. The 19th was the memorable 'Cold Friday', according to the record of that period." Benjamin, s. of ____, perished with cold in the woods, Jan. 19, 1810; 45 y. Their line is 6. Benjamin and Joseph 5. Capt. Nathaniel (1734-1783) + Esther/4 WYMAN (1736-1815) 4. Nathaniel (1703-1776) + Submit POULTER (1708-1799) 3. Jabez (b. 1673) + 2w Hepsibah CUTTER (1671-1746) 2. John + Eunice MOUSALL 1. Henry + unnamed 1st wife > Interesting info on Caleb who went to Canada. > http://collections.ic.gc.ca/gatineau/brooks.html > Too much to copy/tell, this is about Brooks Hill Low, > Quebec, Canada, [snip] Annette Anderson and Penny Warne, who were at one time subscribed here (I haven't heard from either in at least a couple of years, so will copy this message to them offlist), are in this line. Annette lives in Calgary, Penny in Toronto. The descent is from Caleb/6 Brooks III, bap. 10 Mar 1776 at Medford: 5. Capt. Caleb (1744-1812) + Mary KIDDER (d. 1810) 4. Capt. Caleb (1694-1766) + Mary/4 WINN (1711-1746) 3. Capt. Ebenezer (1671-1743, the 1715 slaveholder mentioned in the Winchester URL) + Abigail/3 BOYLSTON (1674-1756) 2. Caleb + Hannah/2 ATKINSON 1. Capt. Thomas + Grace Chris