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William "The Elder" Brooke 1702–1734 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1702

Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1734

Death Location: in naval battle

Father: Governor Brooke

Mother: Catherine Brooke

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William "The Elder" Brooke was born in 1702 in Essex, Virginia, USA, the child of Governor Major Robert Brooke And Catherine Booth Brooke. William "The Elder" Brooke passed away in 1734 in in naval battle.

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Biography

  • William "The Elder" Brooke was born in 1702 in Essex, Virginia, USA, the child of Governor Major Robert Brooke And Catherine Booth Brooke.
  • William "The Elder" Brooke passed away in 1734 in in naval battle.

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William Brooke's Ancestors

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William Brooke
1702–1734
Birth Place: Essex, Virginia, USA
Parents
Governor Major Robert Brooke
1663–1714
Brooke Place Manor, Calvert, Maryland, USA
Catherine (BOOTH) Brooke
1666–1730
Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Colonel (Thomas "Baker") Brooke
1632–1676
Battel, Brookfield, Manor Calvert, Maryland, USA
Eleanor (Helena HATTON Brooke) Darnell
1642–1725
Brookfield, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Comm\Governor Sr
1602–1655
Mary Baker
1606–1634
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Brook\Broke\Brokes\Brookes\Brooks
1561–1612
Susanna Sussex
1570–1612
Thomas Baker
1574–1634
MARIA Baker
1573–1627

William Brooke's Timeline

2 Records

1702
abt 1702
Birth of William "The Elder" Brooke in Essex, Virginia, USA
Essex, Virginia, USA
1734
1734
Age 32
Death of William "The Elder" Brooke in in naval battle
in naval battle

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1702
    Event Place: Essex, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: in naval battle

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