Naomi Trowbridge

Brief Life History of Naomi

When Naomi Trowbridge was born in 1789, in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, her father, Ebenezer Trowbridge, was 29 and her mother, Naomi Hodge, was 28. She married Charles Brooks on 9 April 1809, in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 5 November 1863, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in First Church Cemetery, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Brooks
1779–1854
Naomi Trowbridge
1789–1863
Marriage: 9 April 1809
Aristarchos Smith Brooks
1810–1886
Catharine Hope Brooks
1812–1898
George Washington Brooks
1815–
Ogden Moseley Brooks
1819–1893
Charles William Brooks
1826–

Sources (22)

  • Naomi Brooks in household of Charles Brooks, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Naomi Trowbridge, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
  • Brooks Naomi, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"

World Events (8)

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

1802 · Brass is Discovered

In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname "The Brass City." Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English (Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire): habitational name from Trowbridge in Wiltshire, named from Old English trēow ‘tree’ + brycg ‘bridge’; the name probably referred to a felled trunk serving as a rough-and-ready bridge.

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

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