Robert Arthur Brookes

1823 - 1893  (70 years)

• Name	Robert Arthur Brookes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	1823	England   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	12 Sep 1849	New York, New York, USA   [5]
  	Departed Liverpool aboard SS Garrick
  Census	1860	Manhattan, New York, New York, USA   [1]
  	Married to Catherine
  Naturalization	11 Oct 1864	New York, USA   [4]
  	US Naturalization
  Census	1880	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Widower of Catherine; Relation to Head: Self
  Probate	1893	Hartford County, Connecticut, USA   [3]
  Death	1893	Connecticut, USA   [2, 3]
  Burial	Higganum Cemetery, Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA   [2]
  	Robert A Brookes and Elizabeth McGee and Arthur Brookes
  		Burial-BROOKES Robert A Brookes and Elizabeth McGee & Arthur Brookes, buried together with Thomas, William, Syble, Whitney and Dorothy - Higganum Cemetery, Higganum CT + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110496604/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110496654/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110496738/
  		Higganum Cemetery Higganum, Middlesex Connecticut Find a Grave: #2146637
  Person ID	I23354	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Catherine brookes,   b. Abt 1825, England d. Bef 1880 (Age < 54 years)
  Children	1. Arthur Brookes,   b. Sep 1859, New York, USA d. 1929 (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F9344	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1823 - England Immigration - Departed Liverpool aboard SS Garrick - 12 Sep 1849 - New York, New York, USA Census - Married to Catherine - 1860 - Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Naturalization - US Naturalization - 11 Oct 1864 - New York, USA Census - Marital Status: Widower of Catherine; Relation to Head: Self - 1880 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA Probate - 1893 - Hartford County, Connecticut, USA Death - 1893 - Connecticut, USA Burial - - Higganum Cemetery, Higganum, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-BROOKES Robert A Brookes and Elizabeth McGee & Arthur Brookes, buried together with Thomas, William, Syble, Whitney and Dorothy - Higganum Cemetery, Higganum CT + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110496604/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110496654/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110496738/

  
  

• Sources

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