Brief Life History of Joel
When Joel Brooks was born on 14 July 1720, in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Ebenezer Brooks, was 29 and his mother, Sarah Fletcher, was 30. He married Sarah Drury on 26 October 1743, in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 11 May 1811, in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (50)
- 1810 United States Federal Census
- Joel Brooks, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Joel Brooks, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
Spouse and Children
1720–1811 Male
1723–1779 Female
Children (10)
1744–1779 Female
1746–1747 Female
1749–1840 Female
1750–1806 Female
1752–1818 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1691–1768 Male
1690–1775 Female
Siblings (8)
1715–1805 Male
1717–1775 Female
1720–1811 Male
1722–1808 Male
1724–1736 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (4)
1776
Age 56
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 56
1791
Age 71
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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