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Elijah Brooks 1805–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1805

Birth Location: Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 28 Jan 1861

Death Location: Union, Union, Illinois, United States

Father: Matthew Brooks

Mother: Mary Harrell

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The story of Elijah Brooks began in 1805 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States. Elijah Brooks passed away in 1861 in Union, Union, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Brooks began in 1805 in Jackson, Tennessee, United States.
  • Elijah Brooks passed away in 1861 in Union, Union, Illinois, United States.

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Elijah Brooks's Ancestors

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Elijah Brooks
1805–1861
Birth Place: Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Matthew Brooks
1780–1846
Person County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Harrell
1783–1867
NC, possibly Robeson Co.
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Brooks
1748–1840
Halifax, Virginia, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Faulkner
1758–1840
Virginia, United States
Elisha Harrell
1737–1813
Bertie Co., North Carolina
Pheraby Fort
1760–1827
Bladen, Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Brooks
1700–1778
Tabitha Hopkins
1708–1800
John Falconer
1722–1794
Rejoice Craig
1732–1819
John Harrell
1720–1755
Mary Williams
1737–
Joseph Fort
1725–1797
Elizabeth Dickinson
1735–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Brookes
1683–1734
Mary Gibson
1652–1734
Nicholas Faulkner
1670–1743
Sibella Newton
1670–1789
Taliaferro Craig
1705–1795
Mary Hawkins
1716–1804
John Harrell
1692–1758
Grace Hardy
1692–1792
Robert Williams
1706–1772
Elias 2nd
1690–1761
Catherine Fort
1696–1715
Elias Fort
1700–1766
Olive Pittman
1708–1759

Elijah Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1805
14 May 1805
Birth of Elijah Brooks in Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Jackson, Tennessee, United States
1861
28 Jan 1861
Age 56
Death of Elijah Brooks in Union, Union, Illinois, United States
Union, Union, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1805
    Event Place: Jackson, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1861
    Event Place: Union, Union, Illinois, United States

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