Margaret Hannah SIMMONS

1838 - 1913  (74 years)

• Name	Margaret Hannah SIMMONS
  Born	15 Oct 1838	Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Witness	1868  [2]
  	She witnessed the marriage of Henry James BROOKS to Mary Ann Parker WHITE on 26 February 1868. She appeared as Margaret BROOKS.
  Address	1913  [3]
  	24 John St., Attleboro, Massachusetts
  	Also at same address was Joseph FINBERG, her son-in-law. In the 1915 edition of the directory, her name appeared at that address stating she had died 2 March 1913. Joseph FINBERG remained at address.
  Died	2 Mar 1913	Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  	Cause: Heart disease and lobar pneumonia
  	Margaret H. (Simmonds) BROOKS, died 2 March 1913, in Attleborough; female, widowed, age: 74 yrs. 4 mos., 15days; wife of Thomas R. BROOKS. Death attributed to heart disease and lobar pneumonia. Residing in Attleborough; at home. Born Prince Edward Island, daughter of George SIMMONS, born Prince Edward Island, and Harriet HARPER, born Prince Edward Island. Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Attleboro. Recorded: 5 Mar 1913.
  Buried	Woodlawn Cemetery, Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 4]
  	Buried with her husband.
  Person ID	I202	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	George SIMMONS,   b. Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. Bef 1881
  Mother	Harriet HARPER,   b. Abt 1820, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	10 Jan 1838	Prince Edward Island, Canada   [5]
  	George SYMMONDS, Bachelor, married Harriet HARPER, Spinster, by License, on 10 January 1838, PEI. Witnessed by Samuel ARLEANY? and Sarah HARPER. [5]
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Thomas Robert BROOKS,   b. 29 Jun 1826, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 8 Apr 1904, Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 77 years)
  Married	1 Sep 1858	Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [8]
  	Marriage license obtained 1 September 1858. Bondsman Charles BELL.(Master Index) Married in Charlottetown 1 September, by the Rev. Ingham Sutcliffe; Mr. Thos. BROOKS of New London, to Miss Margaret H. SIMMONS of Charlottetown. Witnesses: Wm. H. YEO and George SIMMONS.(Islander) [The marriage document itself records, in error, a marriage between James BROOKS, Bachelor, and Margaret SIMMONS, Spinster, 1 September 1858, by license. They were married by Ingham Sutcliffe, and witnesses were Wm. H. YEO, and George SIMMONS. Recorded 3 August 1860 by C. Goring.(Archives)] [2, 6, 7]
  Address	1901	Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [9]
  Address	1904  [1]
  	14 Park Ave., Attelboro, Massachusetts
  	Address at the time of Thomas' death.
  Children	1. John Robert BROOKS,   b. 22 Jun 1859, New London, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 15 Oct 1918, Roslindale, Suffolk, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 59 years)   2. Frederick William BROOKS,   b. 20 Oct 1860, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 7 Jun 1932  (Age 71 years)   3. Henrietta Jane BROOKS,   b. 14 Apr 1862, Margate, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 1933  (Age 70 years)   4. Frances Harriet BROOKS,   b. 19 Sep 1863, Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 1942  (Age 79 years)   5. Ernest BROOKS,   b. 14 Jan 1865, Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 26 Jul 1943, Claremont, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years)   6. Sarah Jane BROOKS,   b. 28 May 1869, Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 1925, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 55 years)   7. Margaret Curry BROOKS,   b. 5 Apr 1874, Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 17 Dec 1950  (Age 76 years)
  Documents		Marriage: Brooks and Simmons Thomas Brooks and Margaret Simmons. Shows incorrect name for Thomas.
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F57	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents

  Death notice: Margaret H. Brooks Margaret H. Brooks

  
  

  Headstones

  BROOKS THOMAS R. BROOKS and MARGARET H. SIMMONS. The stone is difficult to read.

  
  

• Sources

  [S237] Vital Statistics - Massachusetts, U.S.A. [S174] Master Name Index, Public Archives and Records Office of P.E.I. [S264] City Directory - Attleboro, Mass. [S209] Photograph. [S758] Prince Edward Island Marriage Registers, 1832-1888, (www.familysearch.org; original images). [S217] Newspaper. [S239] Archives: Provincial Archives and Records Office of P.E.I. [S115] Descendants of John BROOKS, Anne Perry, nee Brooks, (2002. Received by email.). [S53] Census of Canada, 1901, (31 March 1901).