Samuel Brooks

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Brooks was born on 10 April 1789, in Gwespyr, Flintshire, Wales, his father, John Brooks, was 22 and his mother, Elizabeth Thomas, was 18. He married Ann Jones in 1810, in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom for about 10 years. In 1841, at the age of 52, his occupation is listed as lighthouse keeper in Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom. He died on 5 October 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Brooks
1789–1856
Ann Jones
1789–1828
Marriage: 1810
John Brookes
1822–
Edward Brooks
1828–
Anne Brooks
1823–
Elizabeth Brooks
1825–
Margaret Brookes
1827–1842

Sources (45)

  • Samuel Brooks, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Samuel Brooks - Published information: birth: before 10 April 1791; Llanasa, Flintshire, Wales
  • Samuel Brooks, "England, Lancashire, Liverpool, Banns and Marriages, 1557-1960"

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World Events (8)

1791

Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

1791 · The Bill of Rights

After the Constitution was made, some objections were raised by Anti-Federalists. So, in response ten amendments were discussed and voted on to become The Bill of Rights. These rights were made to clarify and guarantee certain freedoms of residents of the country.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

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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Story Highlight

Samuel Brooks by Allen Hackworth

Third Company (1856) SAMUEL BROOKS, (1789 - 5 Sep 1856 [Oct, not Sep]) , F-10-4-- Mary Brooks, age 17, George, age 11, & Frank Brooks, (crippled boy), age 6 (N/A) Samuel Brooks was in charge of the …

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