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Sgt Joseph BROOKS

Sgt Joseph BROOKS[1]

Male Abt 1760 - Bef 1860  (~ 99 years)

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  • Name Joseph BROOKS 
    Prefix Sgt 
    Born Abt 1760  Kittery, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 20 Jan 1760 
    Military Event American Revolution - Cat E. Daniel’s Co. Capt T Cutts’ Co: Sgt 
    Served American Revolution? Y 
    Military Flag Y 
    Died Bef 1860 
    Person ID I2919  Main
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2023 

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

    Family Abigail FERNALD,   b. 26 Jul 1759, Kittery, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Oct 1825, Kittery, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 5 Dec 1776  Kittery, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2023 
    Family ID F991  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1760 - Kittery, York, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 5 Dec 1776 - Kittery, York, Maine Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Enlisted, service; was in Capt E. Daniels's company, of New Hampshire State Troops, at Fort Sullivan, in 1776; was enlisted or drafted in December, 1776, for three months service for Kittery, and probably served in Capt Wm Holbrooks's company, Col John Frosts's regiment of Massachusetts State Troups, for service in Connecticut and New York.

      Enlisted, or drafted, July 10, 1770, as sergeant of Capt T Cutts' company, of Major D. Littlefield's battalion, in Penobscot expedition. Discharged, Sept 10, 1779.

      s/o William and Anne (Staples) Brooks of Kittery. Married Abigail Fernald, Dec 5, 1776, at Kittery, both residents of the town.

  • Sources 
    1. [S45] BROOKS of Kittery, ME, unknown.

    2. [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).


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023