 1855 - 1938 (82 years)
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| Name |
James Henry BROOKS [1] |
| Born |
4 Jun 1855 |
White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada  [1] |
| Christened |
25 May 1856 |
Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada [1, 2] |
- James Henry, son of John BROOKS and Ann BELL, born 4 June 1855, baptized 25 May 1856 by John Butcher.(Register)
John Butcher served the communities of Prince Edward Island between the years 1843 and 1867, after which he was sent to Ontario.(Harris)
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| Gender |
Male |
| Address |
Aug 1904 |
Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada [3] |
| Address |
1921 |
Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada [4] |
| Died |
25 Jan 1938 |
Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada [5] |
| Cause: Pneumonia |
| Buried |
26 Jan 1938 |
Murray Harbour Cemetery, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada [5] |
Address:
Murray Harbour South Cemetery
Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island
Canada |
- He is buried alone. The funeral was conducted by Rev. R.H. Stavert, assisted by Rev. Roy Webster.
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| Notes |
- At 19 years of age, James went to Amherst, Nova Scotia where he entered the employ, as apprentice, of Mr. J. W. WHITE where he learned the trade of carriage builder and painter. For almost 60 years he carried on a successful woodworking business at Murray Harbour. His son, Howard, and three children predeceased him. His wife and children all moved to British Columbia sometime after the 1911 census. [6]
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| Person ID |
I113 |
Nosworthy |
| Last Modified |
30 Oct 2016 |
| Father |
John BROOKS, b. 23 Jan 1823, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 13 Aug 1904, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 81 years) |
| Mother |
Ann BELL, b. 15 Mar 1823, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 30 May 1910, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Age 87 years) |
| Married |
11 Jan 1847 |
White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada [6] |
- John BROOKS, Bachelor, White Sands, married Ann BELL, Spinster. Witnesses: James BELL, Thomas BROOKS, James GLOVER and William BELL. Married by licence on 11 January 1847 by James Richards, J. P. [7]
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| Address |
1881 |
Abney, Lot 64, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada [8] |
| Address |
1891 |
Lot 64, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada [9] |
| Address |
1901 |
Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada [10] |
- John and Ann moved to their home in Murray Harbour, which they purchased from John Cowan; they remained there for the rest of their lives. Their house they left behind in White Sands, became home for Henry E. BREHAUT and their daughter, Belle, who had returned from the United States with their children.
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| Photos |
 | Brehaut home
Home of Henry E. Brehaut; originally belonging to John and Ann Brooks. |
| Documents |
 | 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. |
| Family ID |
F54 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Charlotte Machon BREHAUT, b. 22 Mar 1861, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 16 May 1946, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 85 years) |
| Married |
9 Apr 1881 |
Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada [6, 7, 10] |
- Married at the Methodist Parsonage, Montague, on the 9th, inst, by Rev. E. Bell, Mr. James H. BROOKS of Murray Harbour South, to Miss Charlotte M. BREHAUT, of the same place. [7]
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| Address |
1911 |
Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada [11] |
| Children |
| | 1. Millicent Frances BROOKS, b. Abt 1881, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. Florence Estelle BROOKS, b. 27 Jan 1883, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 5 Nov 1956, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 73 years) |
| | 3. Leon Guy BROOKS, b. 20 Feb 1884, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 1 Apr 1961, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 77 years) |
| | 4. Charles John BROOKS, b. 17 Mar 1886, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. James Frederick BROOKS, b. 22 May 1888, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. Bef 1891 (Age 2 years) |
| | 6. Howard Arthur BROOKS, b. 4 Jan 1892, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. 7 May 1921, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 29 years) |
| | 7. Elmer Leith BROOKS, b. 21 Nov 1900, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. Bef 1901 (Age 0 years) |
| | 8. Lillian Jane "Jane" BROOKS, b. 6 Jun 1902, d. 28 Oct 1912, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 10 years) |
| | 9. Zelda Thorn BROOKS, b. Oct 1904, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada , d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Last Modified |
7 Mar 2008 |
| Family ID |
F78 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Headstones |
 | BROOKS
BROOKS
JAMES H. BROOKS
1854-1938 |
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| Sources |
- [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.).
- [S132] Book: Life of Rev. Metherall; History of the Bible Christian Church in P.E.I., John Harris, (Excerpts taken from publication; www.islandregister.com).
- [S11] Obituary/Death or Funeral notice.
- [S984] Census of Canada, 1921, (Enumerated 1 June 1921).
- [S37] Diary of Lauretta Brooks, nee Machon, (original manuscript).
- [S41] BROOKS Family History, Donna Collings.
- [S174] Master Name Index, Public Archives and Records Office of P.E.I.
- [S135] Census of Canada, 1881, (4 April 1881).
- [S1079] Census of Canada, 1891.
- [S676] Personal communication.
- [S308] Census of Canada, 1911, (1 June 1911).
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