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Josiah Brooks 1805–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sept. 28, 1805

Birth Location: Christiana, Newcastle, Delaware, United States

Death Date: 1872

Death Location: Linn County, Kansas

Father: James Brooks

Mother: Rachel Hays

Spouse(s): Marie Brooks

Children(s): Mary Way, Anna Brooks, John Brooks, James Brooks, Rachel Brooks, Sarah Brooks, Amanda Brooks

Josiah Brooks was born in 1805 in Christiana, Newcastle, Delaware, United States, the child of James C Brooks And Rachel Hays. In 1860, Josiah Brooks resided in New Castle, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA. Josiah Brooks married Marie Brooks, and had children including Amanda Brooks, Anna M Brooks, James Brooks, John L Brooks, Mary B Way, Rachel W Brooks, Sarah Brooks. Josiah Brooks passed away in 1872 in Linn County, Kansas.

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Biography

  • Josiah Brooks was born in 1805 in Christiana, Newcastle, Delaware, United States, the child of James C Brooks And Rachel Hays.
  • In 1860, Josiah Brooks resided in New Castle, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA.
  • Josiah Brooks married Marie Brooks, and had children including Amanda Brooks, Anna M Brooks, James Brooks, John L Brooks, Mary B Way, Rachel W Brooks, Sarah Brooks.
  • Josiah Brooks passed away in 1872 in Linn County, Kansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Brooks
1780–1829
Birth Location: White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware , USA
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Rachel Hays
1779–1821
Birth Location: Christiana, New Castle, Delaware
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Spouses(s)

Marie Brooks
1810–1883
Birth Location: PA
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Children(s)

Mary Way
1829–1893
Birth Location: New Castle County, Delaware, USA
MW
Anna Brooks
1834–1855
Birth Location: Delaware, USA
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John Brooks
1838–1857
Birth Location: Delaware, USA
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James Brooks
1844–1917
Birth Location: Delaware, USA
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Rachel Brooks
1830–1853
Birth Location: Christiana, New Castle, DE
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Sarah Brooks
1846–1924
Birth Location: Delaware, United States
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Amanda Brooks
1851–1908
Birth Location: Delaware
AB

Josiah Brooks's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Brooks
1805–1872
Birth Place: Christiana, Newcastle, Delaware, United States
Parents
James C Brooks
1780–1829
White Clay Creek Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware , USA
Rachel Hays
1779–1821
Christiana, New Castle, Delaware
Grandparents
Nathaniel Hayes
1744–1810
Sussex Co., DE
Rachel Webb
1746–1831
Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Hayes
1703–1786
Elizabeth Carlisle
1703–
William Webb
1720–1810
Mary MNU
1721–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Hayes
1679–1773
Mary Manlove
1675–1729

Josiah Brooks's Descendants

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Josiah Brooks (Sept. 28, 1805–1872) m. Marie Brooks (1810–July 1883)
  1. 1. Mary (B.) Way 1829–1893 m. David (B.) Way 1821–1900
    1. 1. Fanny (J.) Way 1867–1927 m. Godfrey (Chapman) Snyder 1858–1909
      1. 1. Alberta (E) Smith 1904–1981 m. Earl (L) Smith 1904–1955
        1. 1. Kenneth (E) Smith 1927–2003 m. Dorothy (D) Hawley 1929–1993
        2. 2. Earl (F) Smith 1924–1994 m. Peggy Gourdin 1924–2005
        3. 3. Carol Smith 1930–2004
        4. 4. Vernon (L) Smith 1931–2002
      2. 2. John (T) Snyder 1899–
      3. 3. Anna (M.) Jaynes 1894–1984 m. Franklin (H Jaynes) Sr 1892–1974
        1. 1. Franklin (H Jaynes) Jr 1928–1997 m. Jo (Ellen) Daugherty 1930–2008
        2. 2. Nadine Jaynes 1924–
        3. 3. Clarese (F) Jaynes 1916–
        4. 4. Herbert (C) Jaynes 1914–1987
        5. 5. Nadine Jaynes 1924–
        6. 6. Maudie (M) Jaynes 1913–
        7. 7. Margaret (Andine) Jagnes 1924–
    2. 2. Sara (Maria) Way 1851–1861
    3. 3. Annie (Mary) Way 1853–1914
    4. 4. David (G.) Way 1855–
    5. 5. Ella (B) Way 1857–1857
    6. 6. Evalena (Stanton) Way 1860–1929
    7. 7. Josiah (Brooks) Way 1862–1863
    8. 8. John (Brooks) Way 1870–1870
    9. 9. William (Lewis) Way 1863–1937
    10. 10. Eva Way 1860–
    11. 11. William (S.) Way 1865–1937
  2. 2. Anna (M) Brooks 1834–1855
  3. 3. John (L) Brooks 1838–1857
  4. 4. James Brooks 1844–1917
  5. 5. Rachel (W) Brooks 1830–1853
  6. 6. Sarah Brooks 1846–1924
  7. 7. Amanda Brooks 1851–1908

Josiah Brooks's Timeline

4 Records

1805
Sept. 28, 1805
Birth of Josiah Brooks in Christiana, Newcastle, Delaware, United States
Christiana, Newcastle, Delaware, United States
1805
Sept. 28, 1805
Birth of Josiah Brooks in Christiana, Newcastle, Delaware, United States
Christiana, Newcastle, Delaware, United States
1860
1860
Age 55
Josiah Brooks resided here in New Castle, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
New Castle, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
1872
1872
Age 67
Death of Josiah Brooks in Linn County, Kansas
Linn County, Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sept. 28, 1805
    Event Place: Christiana, Newcastle, Delaware, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: M653_97; Page: 208; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sept. 28, 1805
    Event Place: Christiana, Newcastle, Delaware, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: New Castle, New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: M653_97; Page: 208; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1872
    Event Place: Linn County, Kansas
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees
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