Elizabeth Brooks

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Brooks was born on 2 February 1791, in Princeton, Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, David Brooks, was 41 and her mother, Patience White, was 37. She married Aaron Clark on 8 March 1812, in Princeton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 19 April 1887, in Charlestown, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 96.

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Family Time Line

Aaron Clark
1788–1846
Elizabeth Brooks
1791–1887
Marriage: 8 March 1812
Mary Gill Clark
1812–1903
Ward Nicholas Boylston Clark
1812–1906
Eunice Elizabeth Clark
1817–1887
Aaron Clark
1820–1900

Sources (16)

  • Elizabett Clark in household of Aron Clark, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Elizabeth Brooks, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Elizabeth B Clark, "New Hampshire, Death Records, 1654-1947"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital

In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 

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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