Walter David BROOKS

1884 - 1966  (81 years)

• 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.
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Jan 1966  [3]
  Buried	Four Corners Burying Ground, Upper Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [4]
  	1883 Walter D. BROOKS 1966 / 1918 Ruth E. BROOKS 2004.
  Notes	Walter moved to the United States as a young man. He returned to Canada after the death of his first wife. [1]
  Person ID	I789	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2017

  
  

  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]
  Documents		Census 1891: John Brooks' family Living in Sackville, New Brunswick
  Family ID	F55	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Caroline "Carrie" SMITH,   b. 1881, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 1927  (Age 46 years)
  Married	New Brunswick, Canada   [3]
  Children	1. Verna Maud BROOKS,   d. Bef 30 Dec 1987   2. 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)   3. Ralph BROOKS,   b. May 1909, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. Bef 30 Dec 1987  (Age ~ 78 years)   4. Lena BROOKS,   b. Aug 1911, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. Bef 30 Dec 1987  (Age ~ 76 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)
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2017
  Family ID	F223	Group Sheet

  
  

  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]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  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)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F224	Group Sheet

  
  

• Headstones

  BROOKS 1883 WALTER D. BROOKS 1966 1918 RUTH E. BROOKS 2004

  
  

• 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.