Hi, Quite some time ago I posted looking for my Brook connections and still haven't found them, so i figured to try again... Joseph Brooks (29 Mar 1831 - 12 Sep 1899 ) Born in England, died in Providence, RI His death record confirms his parents names, George Brooks and Alice UNKNOWN. Joseph married another BROOKS (yes rather incentuous sounding huh ?) by the name of Eurana/Urana/Urania and possibly (based on census records Lurena). Eurana Brooks (abt 1837 - pre1899) Born in Maine, assumedly died in RI Parents names based on Census records were Benjamin Brooks (b.abt 1804) and Mary UNKNOWN (b. abt 1810). Benjamin and Mary also had 3 other children at least: Reuben (abt 1831), Alonzo (abt 1839) and Mary (abt 1841). According to the 1850 census, they were farmers. Benjamin and Mary Brooks, ages 55 and 50, live with their son Alonzo, daughter Mary, and a child Sarah A in the 1860 census. In the 1870 census 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. There is an IGI record (which I know is horrifically unverified) of Eurana and Joseph getting married in Lewiston Maine on 23 Feb 1855. Here are some census clues for Joseph and his wife Eurana: 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 E is my gg grandmother so I am rather positive this is them. 1880 - There are two listing for a Joseph and Lurana Brooks in the 1880 Rhode Island US census. The one for Joseph as a machinist lists a daughter Leslie, age 5 born in Massachusetts. The second listing shows Joseph as a foreman of a jewerly store, and lists a son George, age 15. The latter may be Joseph D. Brooks, according to city directories, and he is NOT the relative I believe I an chasing. The other Joseph Brooks IS the one I an seeking and according to the US Census for Providence, RI, he was a machinist, married to Lurena Brooks with a daughter Leslie. The appear on page 121C. Ok...I am hoping perhaps this falls into the lap of someone that has a connection here. I look forward to any help in identifying (a) how they tie into the Brooks branches you all have, and (b) obviously more about Joseph, Eurana, and each of their Brooks parents. Thanks Dale

Dale 59 wrote: > Joseph Brooks (29 Mar 1831 - 12 Sep 1899 ) > Born in England, died in Providence, RI > His death record confirms his parents names, George > Brooks and Alice UNKNOWN. > > Joseph married another BROOKS (yes rather incentuous > sounding huh ?) by the name of Eurana/Urana/Urania and possibly > (based on census records Lurena). > > Eurana Brooks (abt 1837 - pre1899) > Born in Maine, assumedly died in RI > Parents names based on Census records were Benjamin Brooks (b. > abt 1804) and Mary UNKNOWN (b. abt 1810). Try this on for size: MARRIAGES. … In Fairfield, Mr. Benjamin Brooks, to Miss Mary Huff. [Eastern Argus, issue of 30 Sep 1828, Marriages.] Sorry, I have nothing further, like ancestry or children. If you want to do the legwork at the Tributaries web site, you can consult the census index there for a Benjamin in the appropriate year(s) and county, then send me a list of the Brooks heads of household, from which I can try to identify siblings or other clues to parentage. Because Joseph was born in England, he's outside my own research purview, so I can't help with his line. Brooks/Brooks marriages aren't at all uncommon, and I have dozens of first cousin marriages in my database. > There is an IGI record (which I know is horrifically > unverified) of Eurana and Joseph getting married in Lewiston > Maine on 23 Feb 1855. The IGI contains both good and bad data. Many of the items have been *extracted* by LDS teams from original sources like English parish registers and New England town record books, and the LDS extraction system (teams of at least two workers, who independently read and extract each item, then swap their work for cross-checking) makes these quite reliable. Unfortunately, the IGI also includes lots of *submitted* items, which are about as reliable as a three-dollar bill. The key is to follow up the index codes to ascertain whether the index item represents an extracted or submitted item. You could try a keyword search of the list archive for "IGI," as I think some years back I posted technical details on how to make these source type distinctions when dealing with the IGI. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/BROOKS-NE-L/ Chris |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Christopher Brooks BROOKS Families of New England http://www.tributaries.org ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||