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Joshua Brooks 1630 – 1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1630

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1697

Death Location: Lincoln, Mass

Father: Capt. Brooks

Mother: Grace Wheeler

Spouse(s): Hannah Mason

Children(s): Noah Brooks

The story of Joshua Brooks began in 1630 in England. Joshua Brooks married Hannah Mason, and had children including Noah Brooks. Joshua Brooks passed away in 1697 in Lincoln, Mass.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Brooks began in 1630 in England.
  • Joshua Brooks married Hannah Mason, and had children including Noah Brooks.
  • Joshua Brooks passed away in 1697 in Lincoln, Mass.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Brooks
1594 – 1667
Birth Location: Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
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Grace Wheeler
1593 – 1664
Birth Location: Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Mason
1636 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Noah Brooks
1656 – 1738
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Joshua Brooks's Ancestors

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Joshua Brooks
1630 – 1697
Birth Place: England
Parents
Capt. Thomas Henry Brooks
1594 – 1667
Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Grace Wheeler
1593 – 1664
Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Grandparents
Thomas Brooke
1561 – 1612
Whitchurch, Basingtoke and Deane Borough Hampshire, England
Susan ?
– 1612
Sir (Thomas) Wheeler
1563 – 1635
Cranfield, Bedfordshire, , England
Rebecca (Elizabeth) Sayre
1572 – 1653
Manchester, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Brooke
1525 – 1594
Elizabeth Twyne
1540 – 1599
William Sayre
1546 – 1572
Elizabeth Squire\Squyer
1544 – 1581
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brooke
1505 – 1553
Elizabeth Starkey
1506 – 1563
William Twyne
1510 – 1593
Martha Buckland
1515 – 1575

Joshua Brooks's Descendants

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Joshua Brooks (1630 – 1697) m. Hannah Mason (2 Sep 1636 – )
  1. 1. Noah Brooks (14 Oct 1656 – 1 Feb 1738) m. Dorothy Potter (20 Oct 1662 – 15 Mar 1752)
    1. 1. Dorothy Hunt (15 October 1686 – 28 May 1774)
    2. 2. Joshua Brooks (14 October 1688 – 26 June 1768)
    3. 3. Ebenezer Brooks (14 February 1691 – 5 April 1768) m. Sarah Brooks (19 May 1690 – 22 February 1775)
      1. 1. Sarah Brooks (30 Oct 1717 – 26 August 1775) m. Benjamin Willard (Nov 13, 1716 – 8 October 1775)
        1. 1. John Willard (11 May 1756 – 1812) m. Mary (Molly) Howard (1750 – 1802)
    4. 4. Benjamin Brooks (28 April 1698 – 27 March 1793)
    5. 5. Mary Minott (25 January 1699 – 15 February 1760)
    6. 6. Thomas Brooks (8 May 1701 – 22 December 1790)

Joshua Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1630
1630
Birth of Joshua Brooks in England
England
1697
1697
Age 67
Death of Joshua Brooks in Lincoln, Mass
Lincoln, Mass

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1697
    Event Place: Lincoln, Mass
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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