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Noah Brooks (1715 - 1805)

Noah Brooks
Born in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Husband of — married 18 Feb 1735 in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 89 in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

Noah was born in 1715. Noah was the child of Ebenezer Brooks and Sarah Fletcher. Noah passed away in 1805.

Last Will & Testament

"In the name of God, Amen. I, Noah Brooks, of Grafton, in the County of Worcester, & Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Gent:...
"I bequeath to Sarah Brooks, my welbeloved wife...
"to Aaron Kimball & Mary his wife (my children)...
"to Aaron Kimball, Jr., my grandson... [also names him executor]
"to Noah Brooks Kimball my grandson...
"to Asahel Kimball, my grandson...
"to Leonard Kimball my grandson...
"to Sarah Sherman my grandaughter...
"Mary Hall my grandaughter...
"Elizabeth Kimball, my grandaughter...
"to Hannah Kimbll my grandaughter
"to Asenath Fisher my great grandaughter...
...
Signd, seald & attested this Thirteenth day of Feb. 7.A.D. one thousand and seven hundred eighty two..."[1]

Offices Held at Grafton

1747: Constable (p. 428) 1758: Selectman (p. 412) 1768: Selectman (p. 413)[2]

Military

  • 1757: French and Indian War: A list of the training and alarm soldiers in Grafton under command of Captain Samuel Warrin, Lieutenant Wait: Sergt. Noah Brooks. (p. 96)
  • 1759: Noah Brooks commanded the military foot company, in the third regiment, in the counties of Middlesex and Worcester, whereof Artemas Ward Esq.,Colonel. (p. 518)[3]
  • Births, Marriages, Deaths

Concord Births

BROOKS, Noah, s. Ebenezer and Sarah, Sept. 25, 1715. (p. 86)[4]

Grafton Marriages

BROOKS, Noah of Concord and Sarah Willard, Feb. 18, 1735/6. (p. 175)

Grafton Births

WILLARD, Sarah d. Joseph and Martha, July 30, 1718. (p. 148)

Brooks, Mary d. Noah and Sarah, bapt. Feb. 13, 1736. CR (p. 26)

Grafton Deaths

BROOKS, Capt. Noah, Feb. 28, 1805. in 91st year. GS (p. 324) [5]

BURIAL: Old Oak Street Burial Ground, Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts

Capt. Noah Brooks Death: Feb. 28, 1805 Grafton

Inscription: ERECTED In Memory of Capt Noah Brooks who died February 28, 1805 in the 91 year of his age. [6]

Sources

  1. "The Will of Noah Brooks," in Kimball Family News, 3(1900):54-55
  2. History of Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts: From Its Early Settlement by the Indians in 1647 to the Present Time, 1879 by Frederick Clifton Pierce Press of C. Hamilton, Grafton 1879
  3. History of Grafton, Worcester County, Massachusetts: From Its Early Settlement by the Indians in 1647 to the Present Time, 1879 by Frederick Clifton Pierce Press of C. Hamilton, Grafton 1879
  4. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850 T. Todd Printer, Beacon Press 1890
  5. Vital Records of Grafton Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 By Franklin P. Rice, Grafton,1906
  6. Find A Grave Memorial# 27559997




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