Abner Brooks was born at Concord, Massachusetts on April 13, 1740, son of Benjamin Brooks and Sarah Heywood. . [1]
Abner died at Townsend on September 2, 1747. [2] He is buried in the Old Burying Grounds, Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, with his parents and siblings. His inscription reads: Here Lies ye Body of Abner Brooks ye Son of Mr. Benjamin Brooks & Mrs. Sarah Brooks His Wife who Decsd Septbr ye 2d AD 1748 in ye 8 Year of his Age. [3] [4]
(note: Conflict on Townsend Records depending on source ? FB1/ GR1 = grave record BROOKS, Abner, s. Benjamin and Sarah, Sept. 2, 1748 [1758 written over it] in his 8 y. GR1)
Entered by Chris Hoyt, 31 March 2012.
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