1884 - 1966 (81 years)
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Name |
Walter David BROOKS [1, 2] |
Born |
25 Mar 1884 |
Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada [2, 3] |
- His date of birth in a family bible is 25 March 1883.(Personal communication)
On 19 May 1947, his mother, Florence, signed a declaration as to the date of his birth. It stated, Walter David BROOKS, male, born 25 March 1884 at Village of Middle Sackville, Wesmorland. Son of John Thomas BROOKS, born Murray Harbour, P.E.I., residing at Middle Sackville, N.B., farmer, and Florence Nightingale, BEAL. Name of Physician at Birth: "None, my mother took care of me". I, Florence Nightingale BROOKS, of Middle Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, do solemnly declare that, "I am the mother of the aforesaid child and I distinctly remember the [illegible] of the birth, the place of the birth, and the date of the birth and have known ever since that my son Walter David BROOKS was born on March 25, 1884". Declared and signed by Florence BROOKS at Middle Sackville on 19 May 1947.
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Gender |
Male |
Died |
6 Jan 1966 [3] |
Buried |
Four Corners Burying Ground, Upper Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada [4] |
Address: Upper Sackville Cemetery Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick Canada |
- 1883 Walter D. BROOKS 1966 / 1918 Ruth E. BROOKS 2004.
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Notes |
- Walter moved to the United States as a young man. He returned to Canada after the death of his first wife. [1]
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Person ID |
I789 |
Nosworthy |
Last Modified |
11 Jun 2020 |
Father |
John Thomas BROOKS, b. 14 May 1853, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 27 Mar 1938, Middle Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 84 years) |
Mother |
Florence Nightingale BEAL, b. 17 Dec 1855, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada , d. 13 Apr 1949, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 93 years) |
Married |
14 Jul 1875 |
Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada [5] |
- Married on 14 July, at residence of bride's father, by Rev. D. S. Carpenter, John BROOKS, Sackville, and Florence BEAL, second d/o George BEAL, Esq., Westmorland Parish. (Newspaper) [5]
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Documents |
 | Census 1891: John Brooks' family Living in Sackville, New Brunswick |
Family ID |
F55 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Caroline "Carrie" SMITH, b. 1881, New Brunswick, Canada , bur. Union Cemetery, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
Married |
New Brunswick, Canada [3] |
Children |
| 1. Wanda May BROOKS, b. 12 Jan 1906, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada , d. 26 Dec 1995, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 89 years) |
| 2. Ralph BROOKS, b. May 1909, New Brunswick, Canada , d. Bef 30 Dec 1987 (Age ~ 78 years) |
| 3. Lena BROOKS, b. Aug 1911, New Brunswick, Canada , d. Bef 30 Dec 1987 (Age ~ 76 years) |
| 4. Verna Maud BROOKS, b. Abt 1912, d. Bef 30 Dec 1987 (Age ~ 75 years) |
| 5. Gertrude L. BROOKS, b. 30 Mar 1914, New Brunswick, Canada , d. 6 Nov 1994, Bourne, Barnstable, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 80 years) |
| 6. Florence Mabel BROOKS, b. 30 Jun 1920, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada , d. 30 Dec 1987, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, U.S.A. (Age 67 years) |
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Last Modified |
11 Jun 2020 |
Family ID |
F223 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Araminta Esther "Minnie" MANSHIP, b. 28 Apr 1895, Truemanville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 30 Jul 1980, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 85 years) |
Married |
30 Nov 1932 |
Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [6] |
- Walter David BROOKS, Farmer, Widower, age 48, Baptist, residing in Sackville, West. Co., N.B., born same place, son of John BROOKS, born Murray Harbour, P.E.I., and Florence BEAL; married Arminta Esther FAGE, Widow, age 37, Baptist, residing at Hastings Cum. Co., N.S., born Trumemanville, Cum. Co., N.S., daughter of Bliss MANSHIP, born Sackville, N.B., and Abigail BAXTER. Married 30 November 1932 at 1 Bonect? St., Amherst, N.S., by license. Witnesses: Mrs Frank E. HIGGINS and Frank E. HIGGINS both residing in Amherst, N.S. Married by clergyman of Baptist faith. Both groom and bride noted to be able to read and write. [6]
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Children |
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Documents |
 | Brooks-Fage marriage (Groom) Walter Brooks married Araminta (Minnie) Fage, nee Manship, a widow, on 30 November 1932 in Amherst, Nova Scotia. |
 | Brooks-Fage marriage (Bride)
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Last Modified |
7 Jun 2020 |
Family ID |
F224 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Headstones |
 | BROOKS
1883 WALTER D. BROOKS 1966 1918 RUTH E. BROOKS 2004 |
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Sources |
- [S90] BROOKS Family History (original / unsourced), Mildred Winona Brooks; Janet Crowder; one anonymous contributor, (1963 and 1975).
- [S642] Index: Births - New Brunswick, Canada, ((http://archives.gnb.ca)).
- [S676] Personal communication.
- [S107] Memorial inscription.
- [S230] Archives: New Brunswick Provincial Archives.
- [S109] Civil Marriage Registration.
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