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Eli Brooks 1755–1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1755

Birth Location: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 25 October 1775

Death Location: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: John Brooks

Mother: Ann Sherwood

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In 1755, Eli Brooks entered the world in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, born to John Brooks And Ann Sherwood. Eli Brooks passed away in 1775 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1755, Eli Brooks entered the world in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, born to John Brooks And Ann Sherwood.
  • Eli Brooks passed away in 1775 in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Eli Brooks's Ancestors

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Eli Brooks
1755–1775
Birth Place: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Parents
John Brooks
1715–1777
Stratford, Fairfield, CT, USA
Ann Sherwood
1716–1804
Stratford, Fairfield, CT, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Brooks
1685–1745
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Mary Booth
1691–1740
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Deacon (Lemuel) Sherwood
1667–1732
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Experience Wheeler
1685–1759
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Capt Sherwood
1644–1715
Mary Fitch
1643–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eli Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1755
1755
Birth of Eli Brooks in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
1775
25 October 1775
Age 20
Death of Eli Brooks in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 October 1775
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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