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William Paddock Brooks 1818–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1818

Birth Location: Greene County, New York, USA

Death Date: 18 Feb 1880

Death Location: Reedsburg, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Casper Brooks

Mother: Polly Shertz

Spouse(s): Temperance Raymond

Children(s): Raymond Brooks, William Brooks, Thomas Brook

William Paddock Brooks was born in 1818 in Greene County, New York, USA, the child of Casper Brooks And Polly Shertz. In 1850, William Paddock Brooks resided in Athens, Greene, New York, USA. William Paddock Brooks married Temperance H Raymond, and had children including Raymond Elias Brooks, Thomas Brook, William E Brooks. William Paddock Brooks passed away in 1880 in Reedsburg, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • William Paddock Brooks was born in 1818 in Greene County, New York, USA, the child of Casper Brooks And Polly Shertz.
  • In 1850, William Paddock Brooks resided in Athens, Greene, New York, USA.
  • William Paddock Brooks married Temperance H Raymond, and had children including Raymond Elias Brooks, Thomas Brook, William E Brooks.
  • William Paddock Brooks passed away in 1880 in Reedsburg, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Brooks's Ancestors

Self
William Brooks
1818–1880
Birth Place: Greene County, New York, USA
Parents
Casper Brooks
1797–1853
Loonenburgh (now Athens), Greene County, New York, USA
Polly Shertz
1794–1883
Columbia County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Wiliam Broecks
1748–1833
Loonenburgh (Athens), Greene County, New York, USA
Sarah Halenbeck
1757–
Loonenburgh (now Athens), Greene County, New York, USA
Andries (Shirts) Jr
1770–
Columbia County, New York, USA
Polly (Maria M.) Coons
1770–1863
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joshua Brooks
1702–1822
Geesje Bont
1708–
John Halenbeck
1732–1784
Christina Frolich
1740–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Marietje Bronk
1713–

William Brooks's Descendants

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William (Paddock) Brooks (8 May 1818–18 Feb 1880) m. Temperance (H.) Raymond (Abt. 1819–21 May 1872)
  1. 1. Raymond (Elias) Brooks 1851–1911
    1. 1. Lillias (Mae) Brooks 1885–1975 m. Roy (E) Palmer 1889–
      1. 1. Doris (Norma) Palmer 1922–2003 m. Robert (Louis) Hyzer 1921–2010
      2. 2. Raymond (B.) Palmer 1912–
      3. 3. Grace (W.) Palmer 1913–
      4. 4. Eunice (H.) Palmer 1915–
      5. 5. Harlan (R.) Palmer 1917–
      6. 6. Walter (J.) Palmer 1919–
      7. 7. Juanita (A.) Palmer 1921–
  2. 2. William (E.) Brooks 1846–1854
  3. 3. Thomas Brook 1849–

William Brooks's Timeline

4 Records

1818
8 May 1818
Birth of William Paddock Brooks in Greene County, New York, USA
Greene County, New York, USA
1818
7 Jun 1818
William Paddock Brooks was baptized in Churchtown, Columbia, New York, USA
Churchtown, Columbia, New York, USA
1850
1850
Age 32
William Paddock Brooks resided here in Athens, Greene, New York, USA
Athens, Greene, New York, USA
1880
18 Feb 1880
Age 62
Death of William Paddock Brooks in Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1818
    Event Place: Greene County, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Churchtown, Vol II, Book 83
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Athens, Greene, New York; Roll: 509; Page: 105b
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1818
    Event Place: Churchtown, Columbia, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, Holland Society of New York; New York, New York; Churchtown, Vol II, Book 83

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Athens, Greene, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Athens, Greene, New York; Roll: 509; Page: 105b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1880
    Event Place: Sauk County, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Reedsburg, Sauk, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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