William BROOKS^{[1, 2]}

1755 -

• Name	William BROOKS
  Born	3 Jun 1755	Kittery, York, Maine
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	5 Sep 1756
  Military Event	Militia - 30th Foot Regt: Pvt
  Military Flag	Y
  Person ID	I2917	Main
  Last Modified	21 May 2009

  
  

  Father	Joshua BROOKS,   b. 2 Oct 1712, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. Kittery, York, Maine
  Mother	Anne STAPLES,   b. 10 Mar 1716, Kittery, York, Maine ,   d. Bef 1815, Kittery, York, Maine  (Age < 98 years)
  Married	2 Aug 1733	Kittery, York, Maine
  Family ID	F978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary GOWELL,   b. 1759,   d. 9 Jan 1814  (Age 55 years)
  Married	21 Aug 1777  [2]
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2023
  Family ID	F990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Jun 1755 - Kittery, York, Maine  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Enlisted, May 8, 1773 (residence Kittery) as a private in Capt Fernald's company of the Thirtieth Foot Regiment of the United Colonies. About Oct 1, 1775, he, with two other men from his company, were sent to Watertown, Mass, where they served as guards to a paymaster until they were discharged, Dec 31, 1775. Born Jun 3, 1755, at Kittery, Married Mary Gowel at Kittery, Aug 21, 1777, both residents of town, and was in the town in 1778 and 1779, and always lived there or in Elliot. Was pensioned (residence Elliot) March 4, 1831, at $26.66 a year for private in Massachusetts militia, and was a pensioner in York Co, Maine about 1834, aged 79 years.

  
  

• Sources

  [S45] BROOKS of Kittery, ME, unknown. [S43] Kittery, ME. A record of the services of the commissioned officers and enlisted men of Kittery and Eliot, ME, Oliver P. Remick, (A Mudge & Sons, printers, Boston, MA. 1992).