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Joshua Brooks 1636–1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1636

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1698

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Richardson

Mother: Mary (Richardson)

Spouse(s): Hannah Mason

Children(s): Noah Brooks, Grace Potter, Daniel Brooks, Elizabeth Brooks

In 1636, Joshua Brooks entered the world in England, born to William Richardson And Mary Margaret Champney Richardson. Joshua Brooks married Hannah Mason, and had children including Daniel Brooks, Elizabeth Hannah Brooks, Grace Potter, Noah Brooks 1656 1739 Brooks. Joshua Brooks passed away in 1698 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1636, Joshua Brooks entered the world in England, born to William Richardson And Mary Margaret Champney Richardson.
  • Joshua Brooks married Hannah Mason, and had children including Daniel Brooks, Elizabeth Hannah Brooks, Grace Potter, Noah Brooks 1656 1739 Brooks.
  • Joshua Brooks passed away in 1698 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Richardson
1523–1630
Birth Location: Standon Parish, West Mill, Hertfordshire, England
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Mary (Richardson)
1527–1634
Birth Location: Westmill Herts, England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Mason
1636–1696
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Noah Brooks
1656–1738
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
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Grace Potter
1661–1753
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Daniel Brooks
1663–1733
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Brooks
1672–1739
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Joshua Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Brooks
1636–1698
Birth Place: England
Parents
William Richardson
1523–1630
Standon Parish, West Mill, Hertfordshire, England
Mary (Margaret Champney) (Richardson)
1527–1634
Westmill Herts, England
Grandparents
John Richardson
1501–1563
Solsborough House, County Wexford, Ireland
Katherine Giraud
1502–1551
Westmill, Hertfordshire, England
(P12THGGF) (Sir Knight Lord Thomas 1520 Silverside of Hertford - 1520 -) 1604
1520–1604
Hertford Castle, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Johane Blythe
1508–1534
Westmill, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
(P14THGGF) 1575
1500–1575
(P13THGGM) 1602
1504–1602
Robert Blythe
1470–1547
Joan
1470–1540
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Girling
1487–1526
Margaret Girling
1490–1590
Lord Grey
1454–1505
Catherine Herbert
1458–1525

Joshua Brooks's Descendants

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Joshua Brooks (1636–1698) m. Hannah Mason (23 Sep 1636–1696)
  1. 1. Noah (BROOKS 1656 - 1739) Brooks 1656–1738 m. Dorothy Brooks 1650–1752
    1. 1. Thomas Brooks 1701–1790 m. Hannah Dakin 1704–1784
      1. 1. Hannah Brooks 1721–1780 m. James ("Ben") Coggeshall 1712–1789
        1. 1. Rebecca COGGESHALL 1745– m. James Easton 1737–1798
        2. 2. Sarah Coggeshall 1737–1816
      2. 2. Luke Brooks 1731–1817 m. Lucy Wheeler 1733–1817
        1. 1. Stephen Brooks 1756–1836 m. Prudence Whitcomb 1762–1811
    2. 2. Joshua Brooks 1688–1768 m. Lydia Wheeler 1694–1750
      1. 1. Hephzibah Brooks 1727–1783
      2. 2. Joshua Brooks 1721–1790
      3. 3. Ephraim Brooks 1725–1792
      4. 4. Dorothy Billings 1717–1790
      5. 5. Lydia Harwood 1714–1732
    3. 3. Ebenezer Brooks 1691–1768 m. Sarah Fletcher 1690–1775
      1. 1. Lucy Brooks 1733–1771
      2. 2. Noah Brooks 1715–1805
      3. 3. Simon Brooks 1722–1808 m. Rachel Brooks 1728–1816
        1. 1. Thomas (Drury) Brooks 1774–1825
        2. 2. Rachael Shepard 1752–1830
        3. 3. Submit Hatch 1762–1845
        4. 4. John Brooks 1757–1832
    4. 4. Dorothy Hunt 1686–1774 m. Joseph Merriam 1677–1750
      1. 1. Joseph Merriam 1709–1797
      2. 2. Dorothy Merriam 1706–1791 m. Joseph Adams 1702–1790
        1. 1. Mary Appleton 1741–1827 m. Isaac Appleton 1731–1806
        2. 2. Lydia Chandler 1750–1829
        3. 3. Ruth Adams 1739–1816
      3. 3. Josiah Merriam 1726–1809
      4. 4. Mary Merriam 1707–1790
      5. 5. Nathan Merriam 1720–1782
      6. 6. Samuel Merriam 1712–1769
    5. 5. Benjamin Brooks 1698–1793 m. Sarah Heywood 1700–1748 m. Elizabeth Giles 1709–1780
      1. 1. Persis Brooks 1720–1816
      2. 2. Benjamin (BROOKS 1729 - 1790) Brooks 1729–1790
        1. 1. Abner Brooks 1752–1834
    6. 6. Mary Minott 1699–1760
    7. 7. Elizabeth Brooks 1703–1783
    8. 8. Samuel Brooks 1694–1758
  2. 2. Grace Potter 1661–1753
  3. 3. Daniel Brooks 1663–1733 m. Anne (Cooper) Merriam 1669–1733
    1. 1. Anna Brooks 1695–1753
    2. 2. Daniel Brooks 1693–1693
    3. 3. Job Brooks 1698–1788
    4. 4. John Brooks 1702–1777 m. Lydia Brooks 1711–1802
      1. 1. Jonas Brooks 1747–1825
      2. 2. Peter Brooks 1745–1800
      3. 3. Jonas Brooks 1743–1746
      4. 4. Lydia Brooks 1734–1756
      5. 5. Samuel Brooks 1730–1817 m. Hannah Davis 1724–1819
        1. 1. Samuel Brooks 1755–1849 m. Anna Brooks 1766–1832
      6. 6. Nathaniel Brooks 1741–1838
      7. 7. Ephraim Brooks 1736–1823
      8. 8. Charles Brooks 1732–1798
      9. 9. John Brooks 1728–1784
    5. 5. Mary Brooks 1700–1740
    6. 6. Samuel Brooks 1694–1758
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Hannah) Brooks 1672–1739 m. Deacon (Simon Samuel I * Dakin\Daykin of Concord,) MA 1663–1739
    1. 1. Simon (Dakin Jr) 7gg 1694–1739 m. Eleanor (Johnson) S 1710–1773 m. Huldah Cheney 1699–1727
      1. 1. Johnson Dakin 1731–1791
      2. 2. Simon Dakin 1721–1803
      3. 3. Aaron (Dakin) ... 1727–
      4. 4. Benoni (Dakin) ... 1726–1727
      5. 5. Timothy (Dakin) ... 1723–1791
        1. 1. Preserved (Fish Dakin) ... 1749–1835 m. Deborah Akin 1755–1802
      6. 6. Huldah (Dakin) ... 1725–1727
      7. 7. Abigail (Dakin) ... 1733–1735
      8. 8. Sarah (Dakin) ... 1736–1737
      9. 9. Ruth Dakin 1737–1821 m. Joseph Lewis 1733–1813 m. Ebenezer King 1754–
        1. 1. Joseph (Lewis Jr 5gg Sargent Revolutionary) War 1766–1842 m. Hannah Gifford 1773–1838
        2. 2. Christopher Lewis 1755–1842 m. Martha Williamson 1765–
        3. 3. Reuben (Lewis American Army during the Revolutionary War,) 1775-1783. 1758–1847 m. Luranda Brown 1762–1820
        4. 4. Nathan (Lewis of New York;) Cornwall 1754–1828 m. Hannah TUPPER –1847
        5. 5. Rhoda (Ann) Lewis 1768–1831 m. Timothy Price 1766–1852
        6. 6. Benjamin Lewis 1775–1845 m. Eleanor 1775–1857 m. Zintha Merritt –1833
        7. 7. Charlotty Lewis 1771–
        8. 8. John Lewis 1769–
        9. 9. Daniel Lewis 1762–1832
        10. 10. Pheba Lewis 1758–1812
    2. 2. Ebenezer MERRIAM 1717–1751 m. Sarah Headley 1713–
      1. 1. Elizabeth MERRIAM 1743–1790 m. BENJAMIN (HODGMAN) Jr 1746–1823
        1. 1. Oliver HODGMAN 1773–1816 m. Pamela Thompson 1777–1820
    3. 3. Rev (Simon Dakin) Jr. 1694–1739 m. Eleanor Johnson 1710–1773
    4. 4. Simon (Dakin) Jr 1694–1739 m. Eleanor (Johnson) S 1710–1773
    5. 5. Benjamin Dakin 1709–1788
    6. 6. Ebenezer Dakin-Brooks 1696–1790
    7. 7. Samuel Dakin 1700–1789
    8. 8. Sarah (Dakin) 1 1712–1737
    9. 9. Jonathan Dakin 1706–1761
    10. 10. Elizabeth (Dakin) 1 1703–1730
    11. 11. Ebenezer Dakin-Brooks 1696–1790
    12. 12. Samuel Dakin 1700–1789
    13. 13. Sarah (Dakin) 1 1712–1737
    14. 14. Benjamin Dakin 1709–1788
    15. 15. Jonathan Dakin 1706–1761
    16. 16. Elizabeth (Dakin) 1 1703–1730

Joshua Brooks's Timeline

5 Records

1630
23 Sep 1630
Birth of Joshua Brooks in England
England
1636
23 Sep 1636
Birth of Joshua Brooks in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1636
1636
Birth of Joshua Brooks
None
1698
10 Oct 1698
Age 62
Death of Joshua Brooks in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1698
1698
Age 62
Death of Joshua Brooks
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1636
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1630
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1636

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1698
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1698
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