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Edith Corintha Victoria Brooks 1860–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Nov 1860

Birth Location: Ameliasburg, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 7 Apr 1946

Death Location: Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada

Father: Chancey Brooks

Mother: Jane Blakely

Spouse(s): William Vanwart, Joseph Benham, Charles Collins

Children(s): Amanda Brooks, Glady Benham, Joseph Benham, Phoebe Benham, Blanche Benham, James Benham, Eunice Benham, Ethel Benham, Edward Benham, Byron Benham

In 1860, Edith Corintha Victoria Brooks entered the world in Ameliasburg, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, born to Chancey G Brooks And Jane Blakely. In 1891, Edith Corintha Victoria Brooks resided in Brighton, Northumberland East, Ontario, Canada. Edith Corintha Victoria Brooks married Charles Collins, Joseph Benham, William Sanford Vanwart, and had children including Amanda Arvilla Brooks, Blanche Benham, Byron Arthur Benham, Edward Benham, Ethel Jane Benham, Eunice May Benham, Glady Victoria Benham, James Robert Benham, Joseph Lee Benham, Phoebe Benham. Edith Corintha Victoria Brooks passed away in 1946 in Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1860, Edith Corintha Victoria Brooks entered the world in Ameliasburg, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, born to Chancey G Brooks And Jane Blakely.
  • In 1891, Edith Corintha Victoria Brooks resided in Brighton, Northumberland East, Ontario, Canada.
  • Edith Corintha Victoria Brooks married Charles Collins, Joseph Benham, William Sanford Vanwart, and had children including Amanda Arvilla Brooks, Blanche Benham, Byron Arthur Benham, Edward Benham, Ethel Jane Benham, Eunice May Benham, Glady Victoria Benham, James Robert Benham, Joseph Lee Benham, Phoebe Benham.
  • Edith Corintha Victoria Brooks passed away in 1946 in Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edith Brooks's Ancestors

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Edith Brooks
1860–1946
Birth Place: Ameliasburg, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Chancey G. Brooks
1823–1902
Ameliasburg, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada West
Jane Blakely
1829–1916
Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edith Brooks's Descendants

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Edith (Corintha Victoria) Brooks (23 Nov 1860–7 Apr 1946) m. William (Sanford) Vanwart (abt 1857–12 Jun 1968) m. Joseph Benham (30 Jan 1836–8 Dec 1910) m. Charles Collins (23 Nov 1869–21 Jan 1926)
  1. 1. Amanda (Arvilla) Brooks 1879–1959 m. Andrew Moore 1875–1925
    1. 1. Eunice (Blanche) Moore 1921–2013
    2. 2. Berna (Madaline) Moore 1914–1987
    3. 3. Electa ("Lettie" Victoria) Moore 1911–2001
    4. 4. Anna (Evelyn) Moore 1909–1993
    5. 5. Cecil (Harold) Moore 1906–1995
    6. 6. Hazel (Grace) Moore 1904–1958
    7. 7. William (Alexander) Moore 1901–1997 m. Jeannette ('Jennie" De) Winde 1904–1985 m. Mary McKinnon 1902–
      1. 1. Douglas (Earl) Moore 1926–1998
      2. 2. Lucille Moore 1924–2016
    8. 8. Lela (Edythe) Moore 1899–1969 m. Robert (Everett) Phillips 1896–1948
    9. 9. Earl (Chancey) Moore 1897–1917
  2. 2. Glady (Victoria) Benham 1903–
  3. 3. Joseph (Lee) Benham 1900–1963
  4. 4. Phoebe Benham 1898–1964
  5. 5. Blanche Benham 1895–1911
  6. 6. James (Robert) Benham 1893–1955
  7. 7. Eunice (May) Benham 1888–1962
  8. 8. Ethel (Jane) Benham 1886–1974
  9. 9. Edward Benham 1883–
  10. 10. Byron (Arthur) Benham 1882–1944

Edith Brooks's Timeline

3 Records

1860
23 Nov 1860
Birth of Edith Corintha Victoria Brooks in Ameliasburg, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
Ameliasburg, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 31
Edith Corintha Victoria Brooks resided here in Brighton, Northumberland East, Ontario, Canada
Brighton, Northumberland East, Ontario, Canada
1946
7 Apr 1946
Age 86
Death of Edith Corintha Victoria Brooks in Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1860
    Event Place: Ameliasburg, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Brighton, Northumberland East, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6356; Family No: 91
    [3] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, 1933-1934, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 779
    [4] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938, 1943-1944, and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Deaths, 1946; Reel: 12-999

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Brighton, Northumberland East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Brighton, Northumberland East, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6356; Family No: 91

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1946
    Event Place: Brighton, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938, 1943-1944, and Deaths Overseas, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Deaths, 1946; Reel: 12-999

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