Nathaniel Brooks

Brief Life History of Nathaniel

When Nathaniel Brooks was born in 1803, in Robbinston, Washington, Maine, United States, his father, Abel Brooks, was 35 and his mother, Mary Boyce, was 28. He married Hannah Loring in 1829, in Perry, Washington, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, United States in 1850. He died in 1855, in Menominee, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 52.

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Nathaniel Brooks
1803–1855
Hannah Loring
1811–
Marriage: 1829
Josiah Richardson Brooks
1830–1909
Francis Brooks
1832–
Augusta Brooks
1834–1928
Ellen Elizabeth Brooks
1839–1948
George Brooks
1844–1929

Sources (4)

  • Nathaniel Brooks, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Nathaniel Brooks in entry for Rufus M. Wright and Ellen E. Bunten, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
  • Nathaniel Brooks in entry for William B. Lawrence and Augusta Brooks, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"

World Events (8)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1803 · The U.S doubles in size

The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.

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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