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Joshua P. Brooks 1798–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1798

Birth Location: Springhill Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 21 Sep 1881

Death Location: Van Buren County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Aaron Brooks

Mother: Anna Brooks

Spouse(s): Eliza Tressler

Children(s): Margaret Brooks, Catherine Wallis, George Brooks, Sarah Brooks, John Brooks, Christiana Brooks

In 1798, Joshua P. Brooks entered the world in Springhill Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, born to Aaron Brooks And Anna Elisabetha Betsy Selzer Brooks. Joshua P. Brooks married Eliza Belle Tressler, and had children including Catherine L Wallis, Christiana Brooks, George Washington Brooks, John T Brooks, Margaret J Brooks, Sarah A Brooks. Joshua P. Brooks passed away in 1881 in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1798, Joshua P. Brooks entered the world in Springhill Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, born to Aaron Brooks And Anna Elisabetha Betsy Selzer Brooks.
  • Joshua P. Brooks married Eliza Belle Tressler, and had children including Catherine L Wallis, Christiana Brooks, George Washington Brooks, John T Brooks, Margaret J Brooks, Sarah A Brooks.
  • Joshua P. Brooks passed away in 1881 in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Joshua Brooks's Ancestors

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Joshua Brooks
1798–1881
Birth Place: Springhill Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Parents
Aaron Brooks
1761–1862
Maryland, USA
Anna (Elisabetha "Betsy" Selzer) Brooks
1770–1855
Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Brooks's Descendants

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Joshua (P.) Brooks (14 Jul 1798–21 Sep 1881) m. Eliza (Belle) Tressler (10 Sep 1804–18 Jul 1881)
  1. 1. Margaret (J) Brooks 1831–1921 m. James (Edward Gladwell, Army Veteran and) Farmer 1812–1882
    1. 1. Arminda (Alice) Brooks 1858–1944
    2. 2. Amanda (C) Gladwell 1853–1926
    3. 3. Clarissa (Emma) Gladwell 1868–1944
    4. 4. Gerald (Scott) Gladwell 1861–1920
  2. 2. Catherine (L) Wallis 1838–1924
  3. 3. George (Washington) Brooks 1834–1894 m. Sarah Harman 1839–1924 m. Amanda (M.) Prall 1842–1864
    1. 1. Oliver Brooks 1872–1879
    2. 2. Ella (Lee Brooks) Zeitler 1870–1946
    3. 3. Daughter Brooks 1874–1874
    4. 4. George (Washington) Brooks 1874–1880
    5. 5. Ida (Alice) Brooks 1869–1901
    6. 6. Charles (Callahan) Brooks 1859–1938
  4. 4. Sarah (A) Brooks 1837–1870
  5. 5. John (T) Brooks 1833–1870
  6. 6. Christiana Brooks 1824–1906 m. Jacob (R) Bolyard 1827–1906
    1. 1. Margaret Boylard 1851–1921
    2. 2. Sanford (H) Boylard 1856–1920
    3. 3. Henry (A) Bolyard 1857–1922
    4. 4. John (Trisler) Bolyard 1846–1936

Joshua Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1798
14 Jul 1798
Birth of Joshua P. Brooks in Springhill Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Springhill Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
1881
21 Sep 1881
Age 83
Death of Joshua P. Brooks in Chequest Township, VanBuren County, Iowa
Chequest Township, VanBuren County, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1798
    Event Place: Springhill Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1881
    Event Place: Chequest Township, VanBuren County, Iowa

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

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