Reuben Brooks

Brief Life History of Reuben

When Reuben Brooks was born on 28 September 1795, in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, David Brooks, was 46 and his mother, Patience White, was 42. He married Louisa Hartwell on 4 October 1820, in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 28 June 1881, in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Polk, Iowa, United States.

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Reuben Brooks
1795–1881
Louisa Hartwell
1799–1823
Marriage: 4 October 1820
Jonas Hartwell Brooks
1821–1834
Joseph Heywood Brooks
1823–

Sources (11)

  • Reuben Brooks, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Reuben Brooks, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Ruben Brooks, "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992"

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World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: usually a variant of Brook , with excrescent -s. The optional addition of -s, with no grammatical function, is usually post-medieval, but some examples of the same person's name occurring with and without -(e)s have been noted as early as the 14th century in South Lancashire. The -es in such cases probably has neither a plural nor a genitival function, and the name means ‘dweller at the brook’, not ‘dweller at the brooks’. A plural sense cannot be ruled out elsewhere, but a non-grammatical -(e)s must also be considered a strong possibility.

Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.

Americanized form of German Brucks .

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

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