Elizabeth Cummings

F, #48418, (circa 13 September 1800 - 11 December 1850)
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Father*William Cummings b. s 1770
Mother*Ann (–?–) b. s 1772
Appears on charts:Descendants of Joshua/3k Brooks
Descendants of Daniel/4k Brooks
Descendants of Daniel/5k? Brooks
Descendants of John/6k Brooks
Last Edited:27 Oct 2017

Children with John/6k Brooks:

Findagrave.com, memorial #36269518. Photo by Dotty Brooks.
Photo by Dotty Brooks 36269518
Elizabeth Cummings, born circa 13 Sep 1800 (g.s.), perhaps at Portland, Maine1,2, married, as his 1st wife, 13 May 1819, John/6k Brooks, son of Daniel/5k? Brooks and Susanna Dunn.3
     The 1850 census recorded John Brooks (a. 54, farmer), wife Eliza (a. 49), children William F. (a. 22), Gardner (a. 19), John M. (a. 17), Weltha (a. 15), Lucy (a. 13), Mary L. (a. 11), George A. (a. 7) and Charles O. (a. 5) in their household at Freedom, New Hampshire. Next door was the household of John Wood, whose daughter Elizabeth married their son Gardner Brooks in 1858.4
     Eliza died 11 Dec 1850 (g.s.), "50y, 2m, 28d,"1 and John on 27 Dec 1874.5 She is buried in Swett Hill Cemetery, Freedom, with John and his 2nd wife6,7, her gravestone inscribed, Dear Mother thou art gone to rest | Thy toils and cares are o'er | And sorrow, pain and suffering now | Shall ne'er distress thee more.8

Census Detail:

9 Sep 1850Freedom, NH19 | 19 | John Brooks | 54 | M | Farmer | ME
Eliza " | 49 | F | ME
William F. " | 22 | M | Ship Carpenter | 1800 | NH
Gardner " | 19 | M | Ship Carpenter | NH
John M. " | 17 | M | Farmer | NH | Attended school
Weltha " | 15 | F | NH | Attended school
Lucy " | 13 | F | NH | Attended school
Mary L. " | 11 | F | NH | Attended school
George A. " | 7 | M | NH | Attended school
Charles O. " | 5 | M | NH | Attended school

20 | 20 | John Woods | 55 | M | Farmer | 2000 | ME
Lucy " | 48 | F | ME
Elizabeth " | 19 | F | NH
Joseph Smith | 34 | M | Farmer | NH
Jane " | 29 | F | NH
Mary " | 9 | F | NH | attended school
John " | 6 | M | NH | attended school
Daniel " | 5 | M | NH | attended school4

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S1416] Brooks and Cutter, Cemetery Records of Freedom, 39, Eliza Brooks.
  2. [S2058] FamilySearch.org, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," 004243485 > image 2913 of 5035; Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord, George A. Brooks: mother b. Portland.
  3. [S1419] Conway (NH) Public Library, Henney Room Card File, John Brooks family.
  4. [S1850] 1850 U.S. Census, Freedom, Carroll, NH, M432/426/78, Gardner Brooks.
  5. [S1416] Brooks and Cutter, Cemetery Records of Freedom, 39, John Brooks.
  6. [S1416] Brooks and Cutter, Cemetery Records of Freedom, 39, Eliza Brooks, John Brooks.
  7. [S148] Findagrave.com, memorials #36269509, #36269518, #36270065.
  8. [S148] Findagrave.com, memorial #36269518.
  9. [S1168] Irene Dunham.
  10. [S148] Findagrave.com, memorial #36269949.
  11. [S148] Findagrave.com, memorial #36269773.
  12. [S1850] 1850 U.S. Census, Freedom, Carroll, NH, M432/426/78, John Brooks.
  13. [S1416] Brooks and Cutter, Cemetery Records of Freedom, 39, Lucy Brooks.
  14. [S1416] Brooks and Cutter, Cemetery Records of Freedom, 39, Lydia Brooks.
  15. [S148] Findagrave.com, memorial #36270021.
  16. [S2058] FamilySearch.org, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," 004243485 > image 2921 of 5035; Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord, George A. Brooks.

Daniel/6k Brooks

M, #48419, (1785 - before 10 October 1845)
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Father*Daniel/5k? Brooks1 b. c 1761, d. 24 Nov 1836
Mother*Susanna Dunn1 b. s 1762, d. 4 Aug 1838
Appears on charts:Descendants of Joshua/3k Brooks
Descendants of Daniel/4k Brooks
Descendants of Daniel/5k? Brooks
Last Edited:29 Jul 2017
Daniel/6k Brooks III, born 1785 at Falmouth?, Maine1, was enumerated with his father at Falmouth in the 1790 census.2
     He is a candidate to be the Daniel Brooks of Porter, Maine who was a resident there after 1802, although if Daniel's birth date is correct, he would have been a minor and thus unable to own property as early as 1802.3 The house of this Daniel Brooks was one of several dwellings in which the early residents of Porter held plantation meetings beginning in 1802.3
     Daniel was dead before 10 Oct 1845, when his name was omitted from a list of surviving siblings in an affidavit by his brother Samuel.4

Census Detail:

1790Falmouth, MEDaniel(/5k) Brooks
MALES: One over 16 (Daniel/5)
Two under 16 (Daniel/6, Samuel)
FEMALES: Three (Susanna, Martha Jane, Sarah)2

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S1168] Irene Dunham.
  2. [S1790] 1790 U.S. Census, Falmouth, Cumberland, ME, M637/2/305, Daniel Brooks.
  3. [S207] Thomas Moulton, Porter as a Portion of Maine, 28, "Plantation Records."
  4. [S1366] Daniel Brooks, Revolutionary pension file M805/124/330/R1260.

Martha Jane/6k Brooks

F, #48420, (June 1786 - 1878)
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Father*Daniel/5k? Brooks1 b. c 1761, d. 24 Nov 1836
Mother*Susanna Dunn1 b. s 1762, d. 4 Aug 1838
Appears on charts:Descendants of Joshua/3k Brooks
Descendants of Daniel/4k Brooks
Descendants of Daniel/5k? Brooks
Last Edited:20 Feb 2016

Children with Salmon/Solomon Durgin:

Martha Jane/6k Brooks, born in Jun 17862, was enumerated with her father at Falmouth in the 1790 census.3 Then of Effingham, New Hampshire she married, 17 Jul 1808, Salmon/Solomon Durgin.2,4 Matty Durgin, of Dixmont, Maine, is mentioned in an affidavit by her brother Samuel, 1845.1 She died in 1878.2

Census Detail:

1790Falmouth, MEDaniel(/5k) Brooks
MALES: One over 16 (Daniel/5)
Two under 16 (Daniel/6, Samuel)
FEMALES: Three (Susanna, Martha Jane, Sarah)3

Source Citations/Notes:

  1. [S1366] Daniel Brooks, Revolutionary pension file M805/124/330/R1260.
  2. [S1168] Irene Dunham.
  3. [S1790] 1790 U.S. Census, Falmouth, Cumberland, ME, M637/2/305, Daniel Brooks.
  4. [S1419] Conway (NH) Public Library, Henney Room Card File, Martha Brooks/Salmon Durgin m.