Margaret Hannah SIMMONS

1838 - 1913  (74 years)

• Name	Margaret Hannah SIMMONS  [1]
  Born	15 Oct 1838	Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Witness	1868  [3]
  	She witnessed the marriage of Henry James BROOKS to Mary Ann Parker WHITE on 26 February 1868. She appeared as Margaret BROOKS.
  Address	1913  [4]
  	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.   [2, 5]
  	Cause: Heart disease and lobar pneumonia
  	Margaret H. (Simmonds) BROOKS, died 2 March 1913, in Attleborough; female, widowed, age: 74 yrs. 4 mos., 15 days; 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. Death Notice: DIED. In Attleboro, March 2, 1913, Margaret H. BROOKS, in her 75th year. Funeral from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Joseph FINBERG, 24 John St., Tuesday, March 4, at 11 o'clock. Relatives and friends invited to attend.
  Buried	4 Mar 1913	Woodlawn Cemetery, Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [2, 5, 6]
  	Buried with her husband.
  Person ID	I202	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2020

  
  

  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   [7]
  	George SYMMONDS, Bachelor, married Harriet HARPER, Spinster, by License, on 10 January 1838, Prince Edward Island. Witnessed by Samuel ARLEANY? and Sarah HARPER. [7]
  Family ID	F33	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  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   [9]
  	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)] [3, 5, 8]
  Address	1901	Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [10]
  Address	1904  [2]
  	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	9 Mar 2020
  Family ID	F57	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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

  [S676] Personal communication. [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. [S217] Newspaper. [S209] Photograph. [S758] Prince Edward Island Marriage Registers, 1832-1888, (www.familysearch.org; original images). [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).