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Joseph BROOKS

Male 1832 - 1922  (89 years)


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  • Name Joseph BROOKS 
    Born 10 Jun 1832  White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Christened 7 Oct 1832  Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • Joseph BROOKS, son of John BROOKS and Frances; baptized by Robert Cooney.
    Gender Male 
    Address 1880  [3] 
    White Sands, Lot 64, P.E.I. 
    • Joseph BROOKS was listed in the Illustrated Atlas of the Province of P.E.I. as a farmer, born P.E.I., settling here in 1834 [he was born in 1832]. The Atlas gave names of the principal professional and businessmen in specific areas at that time.
    Witness 1885  [4] 
    • He witnessed the will of Thomas MACHON on 29 December 1885.
    Died 10 Mar 1922  White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Buried 12 Mar 1922  Murray Harbour Cemetery, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8] 
    Address:
    Murray Harbour South Cemetery
    Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island
    Canada 
    • Joseph BROOKS, age 89, born White Sands, died 10 March 1922. Death attributed to "old age"; buried March 12, 1922 at Murray Harbour. S. Howard, Minister. (Register) Buried with wife, Caroline; plot # H 418. (Cemetery transcriptions)

      Memorial inscription: Joseph BROOKS (1831-1922); Caroline (1835-1918).
    Notes 
    • At an elderly age, Joseph was crippled and walked with a cane. [9]
    Person ID I171  Nosworthy
    Last Modified 8 Feb 2012 

    Father John BROOKS,   b. 2 Jan 1800, Scagglethorpe, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1890, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Frances BROWN,   b. Abt 1793, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Sep 1881, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 88 years) 
    Address 1822  White Sands, Lot 64, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Married 18 Feb 1822  Old Malton Parish Church, Old Malton, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    • John BROOKS, of this parish, and Frances BROWN, of the Parish of Sinnington, were married in this church by Banns, with consent of parents, this 18th day of February in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty two. Both John and Frances signed the register. Married in the Parish Church of Old Malton. Witnesses, Robert BROWN and Joseph NENDICK; both signed. Curate C.A. Binney. [10]
    Address 1881  Abney, Lot 64, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Documents
    Census 1881: Lot 64, Prince Edward Island    		Census 1881: Lot 64, Prince Edward Island
    Two generations of Brooks: John and Ann; Joseph and Caroline; and John and Frances Brooks living side by side.
    Marriage: Brooks and Brown    		Marriage: Brooks and Brown
    John Brooks and Frances Brown married at St. Mary's Church, Old Malton, Yorkshire. The document shows that both could sign their names. To see a photo of St. Mary's Click here. Click "Back" on your browser to return to this page.

    Histories
    THE GOOD OLD DAYS    		THE GOOD OLD DAYS
    Family ID F53  Group Sheet

    Family Caroline DERBY,   b. 15 Dec 1835, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Mar 1918, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married Abt 1860  Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 12] 
    Address 1881  Abney, Lot 64, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Address 1891  Lot 64, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Address 1901  Lot 64, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Address 1911  White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Children 
     1. Ralph Garibaldi BROOKS,   b. 6 Dec 1860, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1951, Riverside, Cook, Illinois, U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     2. Belinda Frances BROOKS,   b. 22 Aug 1862, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Nov 1933, Bridgetown, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     3. Charles Young BROOKS,   b. 24 Oct 1865, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Dec 1950, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Documents
    Census 1881: Lot 64, Prince Edward Island    		Census 1881: Lot 64, Prince Edward Island
    Two generations of Brooks: John and Ann; Joseph and Caroline; and John and Frances Brooks living side by side.
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2009 
    Family ID F51  Group Sheet

  • Headstones
    BROOKS    		BROOKS

    JOSEPH BROOKS
    1832-1922
    His Wife
    CAROLINE DERBY
    1835-1918


  • Sources 
    1. [S90] BROOKS Family History (original / unsourced), Mildred Winona Brooks; Janet Crowder; one anonymous contributor, (1963 and 1975).

    2. [S185] Register: Methodist Register of Baptisms, Murray Harbour, (Transcribed for Island Register website by Kathie SENCABAUGH).

    3. [S162] Website.

    4. [S239] Archives: Provincial Archives and Records Office of P.E.I.

    5. [S37] Diary of Lauretta Brooks, nee Machon, (original manuscript).

    6. [S286] Register: Murray Harbour, P.E.I., 1792-1969, United Church of Canada. Murray Harbour, Murray River Charge; Murray Harbour Circuit; Presbyterian Church in Canada., (Microfilmed by the Public Archives of Prince Edward Island, 1977. FHL film 1630123.).

    7. [S173] Cemetery Transcripts, Murray Harbour South, Cardigan Group, Young Canada Works Project, (P.E.I.G.S., 1979).

    8. [S107] Memorial inscription.

    9. [S676] Personal communication.

    10. [S40] Parish Register, Old Malton, Yorkshire: Bishops Transcripts 1600-1868, (Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah).

    11. [S135] Census of Canada, 1881, (4 April 1881).

    12. [S41] BROOKS Family History, Donna Collings.

    13. [S1079] Census of Canada, 1891.

    14. [S53] Census of Canada, 1901, (31 March 1901).

    15. [S308] Census of Canada, 1911, (1 June 1911).


  

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