Bronson W Brooks

Other Events:

• Military: Illinois, United States
• Military: : Private; : Private; : Private; : Private
• Residence: Morris, Grundy, Illinois, United States
• Residence: Morris, Grundy, Illinois, United States
• Residence: 1850, Nunda, Livingston, New York, United States
• Residence: 1860, Medina,Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
• Residence: 1880, Vernon Springs, Howard, Iowa, United States
• Residence: 1885, Cresco, Howard, Iowa, United States
• Residence: 1900, Lawler, Chickasaw, Iowa, United States

Notes:

http://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilMusterSearch.do?key=29278
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Source: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BROOKS-NE/2001-10/1004143431
From: Christopher Brooks
Subject: Re: [B-NE] Bronson BROOKS, Portlsnd ME.
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 20:43:51 -0400
In-Reply-To: <200110260600.f9Q60Lr02165@lists5.rootsweb.com>

John Brooks
>I would like to throw a name into the wind and see if we have
>any hits.
>
> BRONSON W. BROOKS was born 18 September 1835 in Portland,
>Cumberland, Maine, and died 28 April 1907 in Lawler, Chickasaw,
>Iowa. He married (1) MARIA E. SMITH 11 January 1852 in Orshon,
>New York1, daughter of ADVON SMITH and POLLY (SMITH). She was
>born Abt. 1834 in New York, and died Unknown. He married (2)
>MARY ORSILA GOODRICK 4 July 1871 in Cresco, Howard, Iowa,
>daughter of ABRAHAM GOODRICK and MARY BOSWORTH. She was born 5
>June 1843 in Mooers, Clinton, New York, and died 1 October 1899
>in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee.
>
>I am looking for any information on his parents. All I know is
>that he left home at an early age and by 1850 was living in
>Nunda, NY. In the 1900 Census he claimed that his father was
>born in Maine and his mother in New York. Any information would
>be helpful.

There was a branch of (probably) the Woburn line of Henry/1 Brooks in
Portland in the right time period. One William C. Brooks, perhaps to
probably the son of Jonas/5 Brooks and Joanna CUMMINGS, was born in 1777 at
Malone, NY, but married, in 1801, in Maine, where he remained, Hannah
POLAND. They had two sons at Portland, 1802 and 1806, but each of these
settled in the country on a farm. I double-checked, and each had a child
within nine months or so of your Bronson's DOB.

Another Portland presence, at least for a generation, was the line of
Cotton Brown/6 Brooks, descended in the Concord line of Capt. Thomas
Brooks. A wealthy merchant, and the grandfather of Rev. Phillips Brooks, he
died at Portland in 1834. Of his three sons, William Gray was in Boston,
George (b. 1797, Haverhill, MA) disappears, and Charles (b. 1795,
Haverhill, disappears as well.) More accurately, I haven't followed them
beyond recording their births.

There are other Brooks connections to Portland I haven't clarified. One
John G. Brooks, a. 21, of Portland, died in Worcester, MA in 1839. Samuel
Reeves/7 Brooks married at Portland in 1842 -- born in Medford, MA, he was
probably in business with his cousin Cotton Brown Brooks in Portland.

Even more exotically, two Brooks sisters, whose family originated in
Exeter, NH, and who were born on a cotton plantation near Natchez, MS,
returned to New England to marry INGRAHAM brothers of Portland, but the
dates are likely after 1840, and, obviously, any offspring would carry the
Ingraham surname.

Finally, Larry Wert, whom I have lost contact with, sent me this several
years back, which he attributed to Lloyd O. Poland, The Polands of Essex
Co., MA (1981):

"A Wm. Brooks was listed in 1823-1827 Portland directories; Truckman, York
St.. 1841 directory, cooper, Sumner St. 1858-9 directory, William A.,
Clerk, Cumberland St."

Sorry I couldn't find anything more tangible. Have you checked the Portland
area census for BROOKS heads of household?

BTW, I left the subject line typo in place so that all messages on this
thread will sort together properly in the archive. :-)

Chris

Bronson married Mary Orsila Goodrick 4 Jul 1871, Cresco, Howard, Iowa, United States. Mary was born 5 Jun 1843, Mooers, Clinton, New York, United States; died 1 Oct 1899, Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet]

1. Solon Nathan Brooks was born 6 Oct 1876, Cresco, Howard, Iowa, United States; died 6 May 1951, Sisseton, Roberts, South Dakota, United States; was buried , Sisseton, Roberts, South Dakota, United States.