David BROOKS

1860 - 1939  (79 years)

• Name	David BROOKS  [1]
  Born	5 Jan 1860	White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [1, 2]
  Christened	27 Nov 1860	Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [1, 3]
  	Baptised by Jessie Whitlock, who served the P.E.I. community from 1848 to 1862, at which point he was moved to Ontario.
  Gender	Male
  Address	He was living at home at the time of his father's death in 1904.
  Died	30 Jan 1939	Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [5, 6]
  	Cause: Gangrene
  	BROOKS: At the P.E.I. Hospital. on Monday, January 30th, 1939, David BROOKS in his 80th year. Funeral from the Presbyterian Church, Murray Harbour, Tuesday. Service starting at 2 p.m.. Interment at Murray Harbour Cemetery. The remains of the late Mr. BROOKS were forwarded from the McLean Funeral Home to Murray Harbour by train yesterday afternoon.
  Buried	Murray Harbour Cemetery, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [7]
  	Address: Murray Harbour South Cemetery Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island Canada
  	Buried plot # F 249, with his wife, Lauretta, son John, parents John and Ann, and his brother, Frederick.
  Notes	See attached sources. [8] (Medical):David had been suffering from gangrene in his foot and the doctor had come to see him numerous times in late December and January. Eventually he was sent to hospital and his leg was amputated just below the knee. While the surgery was successful, he died at the end of January. His son Ray said that he was a healthy, strong man and if he had attended to this more quickly, he would not have died. [9]
  Person ID	I125	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2019

  
  

  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   [11]
  	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. [10]
  Address	1881	Abney, Lot 64, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [12]
  Address	1891	Lot 64, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [13]
  Address	1901	Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [9]
  	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.
  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	Lauretta Jane MACHON,   b. 28 Dec 1882, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 10 Oct 1964, Murray River, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1906	Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [9]
  	Marriages: BROOKS - MACHON. At the Manse, Murray River, November 7, by Rev. S. D. McPhee, David BROOKS to Miss Lauretta Jane MACHON, both of Murray Harbour South. Published in Charlottetown Guardian, 10 November 1906. [6]
  Address	1911	Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [14]
  Children	1. John Machon BROOKS,   b. 19 Aug 1907, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 5 Jul 1996, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada  (Age 88 years)   2. Verna May BROOKS,   b. 6 Aug 1910, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 16 Jul 2001, British Columbia, Canada  (Age 90 years)   3. David Ray "Ray" BROOKS,   b. 23 Dec 1911, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 25 Jan 2006, Montague, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada  (Age 94 years)   4. Frederick Maurice "Fred" BROOKS,   b. 13 Jun 1914, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 27 Mar 2005, Summerside, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2019
  Family ID	F81	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  BROOKS DAVID BROOKS Died Jan 30, 1939 ae. 79 Y's His wife LAURETTA J. MACHON Died Oct 10, 1964 ae. 81 Y's

  
  

• Sources

  [S52] Register: Weslyan Methodist Church, Murray Harbour P.E.I., (Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah.). [S53] Census of Canada, 1901, (31 March 1901). [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. [S37] Diary of Lauretta Brooks, nee Machon, (original manuscript). [S47] Newspaper: Charlottetown Guardian. [S45] Personal knowledge/recollection, Anne Brooks. [S173] Cemetery Transcripts, Murray Harbour South, Cardigan Group, Young Canada Works Project, (P.E.I.G.S., 1979). [S676] Personal communication. [S174] Master Name Index, Public Archives and Records Office of P.E.I. [S41] BROOKS Family History, Donna Collings. [S135] Census of Canada, 1881, (4 April 1881). [S1079] Census of Canada, 1891. [S308] Census of Canada, 1911, (1 June 1911).