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James Brooks

Male Abt 1825 - 1895  (70 years)

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  • Name James Brooks  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth Abt 1825  Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID C5FEC33179D1F74499C0CFBC01ABEAE59B56 
    Death 28 Sep 1895  Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Cause: Old age / general debility 
    Burial 30 Sep 1895  Notre Dame du Mont Carmel, La Passe, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I6041  broderick
    Last Modified 21 May 2012 

    Father John Brooks   d. Bef 1831, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Marie Sophie Locas, dite Raymond,   b. Abt 1800, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1872, Wexford, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1818  Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1862  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ann Ritchey,   b. Abt 1829, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Mar 1853, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years) 
    Marriage 14 Feb 1849  St-Patrice de Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Sarah Brooks,   b. 1 Dec 1849, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Mary Sophia Brooks,   b. 19 Sep 1851, Chertsey, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. John Brooks,   b. 13 Mar 1853, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Aug 1853, Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F1875  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2011 

    Family 2 Philomine Lantier,   b. 15 Apr 1841, Ste-Madeleine-de-Rigaud, Vaudreuil, Quebéc, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 29 Apr 1864  Notre Dame du Mont Carmel, La Passe, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. Joseph Napoleon Brooks,   b. 1 Sep 1866, , Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Thomas Brooks,   b. 7 Jan 1868, Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Mary Brooks,   b. Abt 27 May 1869, , Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Jane Brooks,   b. Oct 1870, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1896, , Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
     5. Geneviève Brooks,   b. Abt 4 Dec 1870, , Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Philomine Brooks,   b. 14 Aug 1872, , Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. James Brooks,   b. 14 Aug 1872, , Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. Virgine Brooks,   b. 5 Apr 1874, Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     9. George Brooks,   b. 12 Apr 1876, Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     10. Michael Guillaume Brooks,   b. 7 Jan 1878, , Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1878, , Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     11. Charles Brooks,   b. 17 Aug 1879, Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     12. Philomine Brooks,   b. 1 Jan 1881, Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F2797  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 May 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1825 - Québec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Feb 1849 - St-Patrice de Rawdon, Montcalm, Québec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 29 Apr 1864 - Notre Dame du Mont Carmel, La Passe, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Old age / general debility - 28 Sep 1895 - Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 30 Sep 1895 - Notre Dame du Mont Carmel, La Passe, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S116] Ancestry.com, Census of Canada, 1851, (Database on line, 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia. Note - enumeration form numbers lines 23 and 24 as line 24 (repeated).), Canada East > Leinster > Chertsey > img 13-14, pp 13-14, ln 25 (Reliability: 3).
      James Brooks, occ. Farmer, born Canada, age 27, married.
      Residence a log house, 1 story, 1 family.

    2. [S87] Ancestry.com, Census of Canada, 1871, (Database on line, 1871 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.), Ontario > Renfrew North > Westmeath > img 32, p 63, ln 10 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: James Brooks
      Gender: Male
      Age: 46
      Birth Year: abt 1825
      Birth Place: Quebec
      Marital Status: Married
      Religion: Catholic
      Origin: English
      Province: Ontario
      District: Renfrew North
      District Number: 82
      Division: 01
      Subdistrict: Westmeath
      Subdistrict Number: c
      Occ. Farmer
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      James Brooks 46
      Phillomen Brooks 27
      Sarah Brooks 21
      Sophiah Brooks 19
      Thomas Brooks 3
      Joseph Brooks 5
      Mary Brooks 1
      Jane Brooks 5 months
      Joseph Lonthier 65
      Louis Lonthier 19

    3. [S89] Ancestry.com, Census of Canada, 1881, (Ancestry.com, database on-line. Census images provided by Library and Archives Canada.), Ontario > Renfrew North > Westmeath > img 29, p 57, ln 17 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: James Brooks
      Gender: Male
      Marital Status: Married
      Age: 59
      Birth Year: 1822
      Birthplace: Quebec
      Religion: Catholic
      Nationality: English
      Occupation: Farmer
      Province: Ontario
      District Number: 114
      District: Renfrew North
      Sub-District Number: K
      Subdistrict: Westmeath
      Division: 1
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      James Brooks 59
      Phileman Brooks 39
      Joseph Brooks 14
      Thos. Brooks 13
      Mary Brooks 12
      Jane Brooks 10
      James Brooks 8
      Virginia Brooks 7
      George Brooks 5
      Charles Brooks 1
      Pheleman Brooks 0
      Sophia Brooks 28

    4. [S70] Ancestry.com, Census of Canada, 1891, (Database on-line), Ontario > Renfrew North > Westmeath > img 54, p 11, ln 10 (Reliability: 3).
      Name: James Brooks
      Gender: Male
      Marital Status: Married
      Age: 66
      Birth Year: abt 1825
      Birthplace: Quebec
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Religion: Roman Catholic
      French Canadian: Yes
      Spouse's Name: Phileman Brooks
      Father's Birth Place: England
      Mother's Birth Place: Quebec
      Province: Ontario
      District Number: 113
      District: Renfrew North
      Subdistrict: Westmeath
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      James Brooks 66
      Phileman Brooks 49
      Thomas Brooks 23
      James Brooks 18
      Virgine Brooks 17
      George Brooks 14
      Charles Brooks 11
      Phileman Brooks 9
      Joseph Lanky 78

    5. [S216] FamilySearch.org, Ontario Deaths,1869-1937, and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947, (The sources of this collection are located in the Archives in Ontario and the following citations follow their preferred citation style: Archives of Ontario. RG 80-8. Registrations of deaths, 1869-1937. Archives of Ontario. RG 80-10. Indexes to deaths. Archives of Ontario. RG 80-21. Registrations of Ontario overseas deaths, 1939-1947.), Name: James Brooks Death Date: 28 Sep 1895 Death County or District: Renfrew Age: 74 Gender: Male Estimated Birth Year: abt 1821 Birth Location: Rawdon (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S237] Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967, La Passe (N.D. du Mont Carmel), 1895, p 185, S-14, img 185. (Reliability: 3).
      James Brooks, spouse of Philomine Lantier, died the day before yesterday, aged 76 years. Present at burial were George Brooks and Charles Brooks.

    7. [S7] Ancestry.com, Québec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967., ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Includes images of the actual copies of parish registers submitted to the central authorities.), Rawdon (St-Patrice), 1848, p 5, M-4, img 5 (Reliability: 3).
      Groom the son of the late John Brooks and Sophie Locas of Rawdon, bride the minor daughter of John Ritchey and Margaret Nulty.

    8. [S237] Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1747-1967, La Passe (N.D.du Mont Carmel), 1864, p 39, M-2, img 38. (Reliability: 3).
      On 27 April 1864, James Brooks, widower of Anne Ritchie, living in Westmeath and Philomene Lantier, daughter of age of Joseph Lantier and Marie Bertrand of Westmeath were wed. Witnesses were Leon Lantier and (illeg.)