Eliza Hobart

Female13 May 1801–8 January 1884

Brief Life History of Eliza

When Eliza Hobart was born on 13 May 1801, in Edmunds Township, Washington, Maine, United States, her father, Isaac Hobart, was 29 and her mother, Joanna Hersey, was 25. She married William Mc Cobb Brooks on 20 October 1822. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Waterville, Kennebec, Maine, United States in 1930 and Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States in 1940. She died on 8 January 1884, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

William Mc Cobb Brooks
1793–1891
Eliza Hobart
1801–1884
Marriage: 20 October 1822
Isaac Hobart Brooks
1823–
Mary Dow Brooks
1825–1826
Abigail Mason Brooks
1827–1915
William Thomas Brooks
1829–1891
Charles Dow Brooks
1836–1913
Ellen Eliza Brooks
1839–

Sources (26)

  • Elisa Brooks, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Charles L. Dudley, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Eliza Hobart, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 October 1822Edmunds Township, Washington, Maine, United States
  • Children (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1803

    Age 2

    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    1816

    Age 15

    Historical Boundaries: 1816: Penobscot, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Penobscot, Maine, United States

    1825 · The Crimes Act

    Age 24

    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

    Name Meaning

    English: probably a variant of Hubbard , though Middle English Hobert and Hoberd could represent Anglo-Norman French forms of Osbert, with loss of -s-. Compare Opie , which was a pet form of Osbert, and Hobby , which might sometimes have been as well.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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