Caroline DERBY

1835 - 1918  (82 years)

• Name	Caroline DERBY
  Born	15 Dec 1835	White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Buried	1918	Murray Harbour Cemetery, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [2]
  	Address: Murray Harbour South Cemetery Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island Canada
  	Buried plot H 418, with her husband. Memorial inscription: Joseph Brooks (1831-1922); Caroline (1835-1918).
  Died	13 Mar 1918	Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [3]
  	Mrs Joseph BROOKS: Mrs. BROOKS was the daughter of the late Wm. DERBY of White Sands, P.E.I. and was born on 14 December 1835 and died 18 March 1918, having gone over four score and 12 years. Marriage was contracted with Mr. BROOKS in 1860 and a family of two sons and one daughter blessed this union. The sons are Ralph, holding a splendid position in Chicago, and Charles at home, White Sands. The daughter is Mrs. Wm. HORTON of Annapolis Valley, N.S. These, with an aged husband, survive to cherish the memory of a fine Christian woman. She was for many years an active and valued member of White Sands, Methodist church and Sunday School. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. E.S. Weeks, and interment was made in the Riverside Cemetery, Murray Harbour.
  Person ID	I172	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	William DERBY,   b. Abt 1808,   d. 13 Jun 1883, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann BECK,   b. 7 Jul 1813, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 19 Dec 1879, Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1835	Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F34	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph BROOKS,   b. 10 Jun 1832, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 10 Mar 1922, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	Abt 1860	Murray Harbour, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [1, 3]
  Address	1881	Abney, Lot 64, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [5]
  Address	1891	Lot 64, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [6]
  Address	1901	Lot 64, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [7]
  Address	1911	White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada   [8]
  Children	1. Ralph Garibaldi BROOKS,   b. 6 Dec 1860, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 24 Aug 1951, Riverside, Cook, Illinois, U.S.A.  (Age 90 years)   2. Belinda Frances BROOKS,   b. 22 Aug 1862, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 22 Nov 1933, Bridgetown, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 71 years)   3. Charles Young BROOKS,   b. 24 Oct 1865, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada ,   d. 31 Dec 1950, White Sands, Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  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.
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2009
  Family ID	F51	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  BROOKS JOSEPH BROOKS 1832-1922 His Wife CAROLINE DERBY 1835-1918

  
  

• Sources

  [S90] BROOKS Family History (original / unsourced), Mildred Winona Brooks; Janet Crowder; one anonymous contributor, (1963 and 1975). [S173] Cemetery Transcripts, Murray Harbour South, Cardigan Group, Young Canada Works Project, (P.E.I.G.S., 1979). [S41] BROOKS Family History, Donna Collings. [S61] BROOKS Family History, Doug Stobbs, (2002). [S135] Census of Canada, 1881, (4 April 1881). [S1079] Census of Canada, 1891. [S53] Census of Canada, 1901, (31 March 1901). [S308] Census of Canada, 1911, (1 June 1911).