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Benjamin Brooks 1791–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 AUG 1791

Birth Location: Chester, Windsor County, Vermont

Death Date: 1 JUN 1864

Death Location: Arlington, Fayette Cty., Iowa

Father: David Brooks

Mother: Ann Clark

Spouse(s): Nancy Harris

Children(s): John Brooks, Chauncey Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks, Melinda Brooks, Jesse Brooks, Benjamin Brooks, David Brooks, Hiram Brooks, Roxannah Brooks, Henry Brooks, Lydia Brooks, Eliza Brooks, Sarah Brooks

Benjamin Brooks was born in 1791 in Chester, Windsor County, Vermont, the child of David Brooks And Ann Clark. Benjamin Brooks married Nancy Olive Harris, and had children including Benjamin Brooks, Chauncey Lewis Brooks, David Devil Dave Brooks, Eliza Brooks, Elizabeth Ann Brooks, Henry B Brooks, Hiram Brooks, Jesse Brooks, John H Brooks, Lydia Brooks, Melinda E Brooks, Roxannah Brooks, Sarah J Brooks. Benjamin Brooks passed away in 1864 in Arlington, Fayette Cty., Iowa.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Brooks was born in 1791 in Chester, Windsor County, Vermont, the child of David Brooks And Ann Clark.
  • Benjamin Brooks married Nancy Olive Harris, and had children including Benjamin Brooks, Chauncey Lewis Brooks, David Devil Dave Brooks, Eliza Brooks, Elizabeth Ann Brooks, Henry B Brooks, Hiram Brooks, Jesse Brooks, John H Brooks, Lydia Brooks, Melinda E Brooks, Roxannah Brooks, Sarah J Brooks.
  • Benjamin Brooks passed away in 1864 in Arlington, Fayette Cty., Iowa.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Benjamin Brooks's Ancestors

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Benjamin Brooks
1791–1864
Birth Place: Chester, Windsor County, Vermont
Parents
David Brooks
1743–1835
Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts
Ann Clark
1745–
Green Mountain , Vermont
Grandparents
Nathan Brooks
1711–
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Susanna Bacon
1710–1750
Bedford, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Brooks
1671–1759
Rebecca Blodgett
1684–1768
Nathaniel Bacon
1675–1750
Judith Wyman
1679–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Brooks
1636–1698
Hannah Mason
1636–1696
Thomas Blodgett
1660–1740
Mary Parkhurst
1657–1695
Michael Bacon
1639–1707
Sarah Richardson
1640–1694
Francis Wyman
1617–1699
Abigail Reed
1633–1699

Benjamin Brooks's Descendants

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Benjamin Brooks (24 AUG 1791–1 JUN 1864) m. Nancy (Olive) Harris (13 MAY 1798–30 DEC 1871)
  1. 1. John (H) Brooks 1815–
  2. 2. Chauncey (Lewis) Brooks 1817–
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann) Brooks 1819–
  4. 4. Melinda (E) Brooks 1821–
  5. 5. Jesse Brooks 1824–
  6. 6. Benjamin Brooks 1825–
  7. 7. David ((Devil Dave)) Brooks 1827–1899 m. Mary (Jane) Morgan 1832–1923
    1. 1. Melinda (Mary) Brooks 1861–1919 m. Charles (Marion) Kyle 1855–1905
      1. 1. Alice (Mabel) Kyle 1882–1941 m. Albert Hildenbrand 1882–1946
        1. 1. Francis (Edward) Hildenbrand 1907–1992 m. Mabel (Cecilia) Hutchinson 1909–1994
        2. 2. William (Charles) Hildenbrand 1909–1988
        3. 3. Mary (Teresa) Hildenbrand 1910–1996 m. Harold (Graham) Myers 1910–1990
        4. 4. Anna (Lucile) Hildenbrand 1912–1992 m. David (William) Souders 1907–1980
      2. 2. Thomas (Leroy) Kyle 1884–
      3. 3. Frances (Maude) Kyle 1887–1977
      4. 4. Frank (B) Kyle 1890–
      5. 5. Henry (Charles) Kyle 1893–
      6. 6. Georgianna Kyle 1897–1897
  8. 8. Hiram Brooks 1829–
  9. 9. Roxannah Brooks 1831–
  10. 10. Henry (B) Brooks 1833–
  11. 11. Lydia Brooks 1839–
  12. 12. Eliza Brooks 1836–
  13. 13. Sarah (J) Brooks 1842–

Benjamin Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1791
24 AUG 1791
Birth of Benjamin Brooks in Chester, Windsor County, Vermont
Chester, Windsor County, Vermont
1864
1 JUN 1864
Age 73
Death of Benjamin Brooks in Arlington, Fayette Cty., Iowa
Arlington, Fayette Cty., Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 AUG 1791
    Event Place: Chester, Windsor County, Vermont
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 JUN 1864
    Event Place: Arlington, Fayette Cty., Iowa
    Record Source: GEDCOM file. Imported on 15 June 2022.

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