Ernest Frederick BROOKS

1891 - 1982  (91 years)

• Name	Ernest Frederick BROOKS  [1, 2]
  Born	4 Sep 1891	New Brunswick, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Address	1911	Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [4]
  	Address prior to his marriage to Inez G. SIMMONS on 20 June 1911.
  Address	1930  [5]
  	Cedar St., Somerville, Massachusetts
  Died	18 Oct 1982	Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [6, 7]
  	Ernest F. BROOKS. At the Drew Nursing Home in Sackville, New Brunswick, October 18, 1982, Ernest F. BROOKS, in his 91st year. Husband of Myrtle Turner BROOKS. Survived by his wife and several nieces and nephews. Mr. BROOKS was the last surviving member of his immediate family. His father was John T. BROOKS of White Sands. His wife was from Forest Hill, P.E.I. The funeral took place October 20th, from Campbells Funeral Home; the Rev. David H. Snell officiating. The hymns were "The Solid Rock" and "Beulah Land". Interment was in Upper Sackville Cemetery. The pallbearers were Lorne BROOKS, John BROOKS, and Frank BROOKS, all nephews of the deceased, and John BROOKS, Victor BROOKS, and William DERBY who were cousins of the deceased from Murray River, P.E.I.(Newspaper)
  Buried	Four Corners Burying Ground, Upper Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [8]
  	Address: Upper Sackville Cemetery Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick Canada
  	Albert B. ROBINSON / 1871 - 1950 / M. Alice BROOKS / Wife of Albert B. ROBINSON / 1877 - 1907 / Ernest F. BROOKS / 1891 - 1982 / Myrtle S. TURNER His wife / 1897 - 1995.
  Notes	Ernest moved to the United States as a young man, returning to Canada at his father's death, after which he successfully farmed until ill health. [1]
  Person ID	I791	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2012

  
  

  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   [9]
  	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) [9]
  Address	1881	Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [10]
  Address	1891  [11]
  	Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada
  Address	1901	Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [12]
  Address	1911	Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [3]
  	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	Inez Gertrude SIMMONS,   b. 4 May 1892, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	20 Jun 1911	Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [4]
  	Married at Brockton, Massachusetts, on 20 June 1911, Ernest F. BROOKS, age 21, first marriage, residing at Sackville, New Brunswick, Shoe Op., born Sackville, New Brunswick, son of John T. BROOKS and Florence BEAL; and Inez G. SIMMONS, age 19, first marriage, residing at 94 Auburn St., Brockton, at home, born Duxbury, Massachusetts, daughter of Hiram SIMMONS and Lillian COOK. Married by C. H. Wheeler, residing at 100 Market St., Minister of the Gospel. [It is not understood why Inez' mother was identified as Lillian COOK; Inez's birth registration states her mother was Lillian H. PETERSON, and which is also the surname on the marriage of Lillian to Hiram SIMMONS.] [4]
  Children	1. Lillian Florence BROOKS,   b. 28 Nov 1911, Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ,   d. 14 Feb 1997  (Age 85 years)   2. Living   3. Ernest M. BROOKS,   b. 1 Mar 1914, Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ,   d. 20 Oct 1995, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, U.S.A.  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2012
  Family ID	F2612	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Stella Myrtle TURNER,   b. 26 Jun 1897, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, U.S.A. ,   d. 14 Jul 1995, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 98 years)
  Married	1 Jun 1934	Nashua, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, U.S.A.   [2, 13]
  	Ernest F. BROOKS, residing N. Cambridge, Massachusetts, age 43, Carpenter, born New Brunswick, Divorced, Second marriage, filed intention to marry Stella M. TURNER, residing N. Cambridge, Massachusetts, age 34, Stenographer, born Prince Edward Island, First marriage. Filed 1 June 1934 in Nashua, New Hampshire; married by George M. French, Justice of the Peace on the same day and same place. Ernest was the son of John BROOKS, residing Sackville, New Brunswick, age 84, Retired, born Prince Edward Island and Florence BEAL, residing same place, age 78, at home, born Sackville, New Brunswick. Stella was the daughter of Havelock TURNER, residing Boston, Massachusetts, age 60, Furniture mover, born Prince Edward Island, and Ida HENDERSON, residing Somerville, Massachusetts, age 57, at home, born Prince Edward Island. [2]
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2012
  Family ID	F226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  ROBINSON ALBERT B. ROBINSON 187 - 1950 M. ALICE BROOKS Wife of Albert B. Robinson 1877 - 1907 ERNEST F. BROOKS 1891 - 1982 MYRTLE S. TURNER His wife 1897 - 1995

  
  

• Sources

  [S90] BROOKS Family History (original / unsourced), Mildred Winona Brooks; Janet Crowder; one anonymous contributor, (1963 and 1975). [S676] Personal communication. [S308] Census of Canada, 1911, (1 June 1911). [S237] Vital Statistics - Massachusetts, U.S.A. [S214] Census of U.S.A., 1930, (National Archives & Records Administration; Series T626). [S174] Master Name Index, Public Archives and Records Office of P.E.I. [S217] Newspaper. [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). [S490] Marriage Certificate.