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Lt. William Elisha Brooks 1761–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 April 1761

Birth Location: Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 29 Nov 1807

Death Location: Newberry, S C

Father: James Brooks

Mother: Margaret Thomason

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The story of Lt. William Elisha Brooks began in 1761 in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America. Lt. William Elisha Brooks passed away in 1807 in Newberry, S C.

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Biography

  • The story of Lt. William Elisha Brooks began in 1761 in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America.
  • Lt. William Elisha Brooks passed away in 1807 in Newberry, S C.

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Lt. Brooks's Ancestors

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Lt. Brooks
1761–1807
Birth Place: Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
James Brooks
1725–1812
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Margaret Thomason
1755–1788
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James (John Brooks, esq. (Lost Colony)) Sr,
1690–1766
Bolton, Yorkshire, England
Susan (Winifred) Narsin
1690–1780
Yorkshire, England
Simon Thomason
1725–1784
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Fillis thomason
1725–1760
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Brooks
1657–1735
Mary Taylor
1656–1741
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lt. Brooks's Timeline

2 Records

1761
16 April 1761
Birth of Lt. William Elisha Brooks in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
1807
29 Nov 1807
Age 46
Death of Lt. William Elisha Brooks in Newberry, S C
Newberry, S C

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 April 1761
    Event Place: Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1807
    Event Place: Newberry, S C

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