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
  Address	1932	Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [4]
  	Address at the time of his second marriage on 30 November 1932.
  Died	6 Jan 1966  [3]
  Buried	Four Corners Burying Ground, Upper Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [5]
  	Address: Upper Sackville Cemetery Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick Canada
  	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	10 Mar 2021

  
  

  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   [6]
  	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) [6]
  Address	1881	Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [7]
  Address	1891  [8]
  	Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
  Address	1901	Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [9]
  Address	1911	Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [10]
  	They were living beside their married son, Roy.
  Documents		Census 1891: John Brooks' family Living in Sackville, New Brunswick
  Family ID	F55	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Caroline "Carrie" SMITH,   b. Abt 1880, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 27 Mar 1927, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Married	New Brunswick, Canada   [3]
  Address	1911	Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [10]
  Address	1927	Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [11]
  	Their names appeared in a U.S. City Directory for Taunton, Massachusetts: "Walter D. BROOKS (Carrie) foreman h 73 Shores"
  Address	1928	Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [11]
  	Their names appeared in a U.S. City Directory for Taunton, Massachusetts: " Carrie wife Walter D. died 27 March 1927".
  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)
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2021
  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   [4]
  	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. [4]
  Address	1934
  	Hastings, Nova Scotia
  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	7 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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. [S109] Civil Marriage Registration. [S107] Memorial inscription. [S230] Archives: New Brunswick Provincial Archives. [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). [S389] Directory.