From "Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts" by J.H. Beers & Co:
SAMUEL ADAMS HOLBROOK, late of Brockton, Mass., where for over forty years he was an enterprising and successful business man, and as well an honored and respected citizen, was born at Elmwood, in the town of East Bridgewater, Mass., July 24, 1834, son of Arvin and Sarah J. (Keen) Holbrook, and a descendant of one of the earliest settled families of the New England States.
Samuel Adams Holbrook, only son of the late Arvin and Sarah J. (Keen) Holbrook, was born July 24, 1834, in that part of East Bridgewater known as Elmwood, where he was reared, receiving his education in the district schools of the neighborhood. In 1855 he came to North Bridgewater (now Brockton), and for a time was employed at shoemaking _with Thayer & Cross, who were then located in a small building where now stands the Y. M. C. A. building, at the corner of Main and West Efm streets. He eventually entered the employ of the late Charles C. Field as a clerk in the latter's meat and provision store, remaining in his employ for thirteen years. He resigned this latter position in 1874 to engage in business on his own account, opening a market on Main street, in a building which stood where the Brockton Enterprise building is now located. There he remained for several years, later removing his business to the corner of Montello and Centre streets, where he continued until his death, Feb. 18, 1895, when he was aged sixty years, six months, twenty-five days. An honest, upright man in all his dealings, and possessing the cheery disposition and affable manner so desirable in a business man, he soon built up a flourishing trade, retaining his old customer* and constantly adding new ones, and making his market one of the most successful in the city.
Mr. Holbrook was a man of musical tastes and inclinations, sang bass in the Gurney Glee Club, the Masonic Quartet of Paul Revere Lodge, and for nineteen years was a member of the choir of the First Congregational Church, of Brockton. He was a member of Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., which he joined in 1870; and of the New England Order of Protection. Since his death, in honor of his memory and his long service to the church, his widow has presented the First Congregational Church one of its chime bells. Mr. Holbrook was of a home-loving nature, always genial, jovial and full of fun, and his cheery disposition, which was one of his strong characteristics, made him missed by old and young.
On Dec. 28, 1859, Mr. Holbrook was united in marriage with Susan J. Cross, daughter of the late Nathaniel H. and Lucy (Vose) Cross, of North Bridgewater, and granddaughter of Capt. Nathaniel and Margaret (Bird) Cross, of East Bridgewater. Mrs. Holbrook is also descended from Revolutionary stock, her maternal great-grandfather, Henry Bird, being a soldier in the Continental army at the surrender of General Burgoyne and his army at Saratoga, and in describing this surrender in later years it was a favorite expression with him to say: "Gad, it was good to see those pesky Hessians lay down their arms." Mrs. Holbrook survives her husband, and resides in Brockton, spending her declining years in the pleasant company of her daughter and grandchildren. After her husband's death she for several years continued to manage the business he had established, and in. her intelligent conduct of its affairs proved herself a most capable and enterprising woman, fully equal to the responsibilities which devolved upon her. In 1909 she erected the "Holbrook Building" on Main street, which is a large four-story brick business block, one of the finest and most modern in the city and costing upward of $100,000. This building occupies the land which was her fourth of the estate of her mother, Lucy V. Cross.
To Mr. and Mrs. Holbrook were born two daughters, namely: (1) Lucy Cross inherited musical talent from her father, possessing a fine alto voice, and sang a great deal in public; she married May 18, 1887, Thomas A. Norris, «f Brockton, where she passed away Dec. 12, 1895, the mother of Harold Adams (who died aged seven years), Alfred Holbrook, Ruth Eleanor, Julian Thomas (who was accidentally killed May 26, 1910) and Susan Churchill Morris. (2) Jennie Adams married Feb. 6, 1895, W. Fred Allen, of Brockton, where he is connected with the Brockton Times, and they are the parents of two children, Samuel Holbrook (born Feb. 7, 1897) and Margaret Janice (born Oct. 12, 1900).
SAMUEL ADAMS HOLBROOK, late of Brockton, Mass., where for over forty years he was an enterprising and successful business man, and as well an honored and respected citizen, was born at Elmwood, in the town of East Bridgewater, Mass., July 24, 1834, son of Arvin and Sarah J. (Keen) Holbrook, and a descendant of one of the earliest settled families of the New England States.
Samuel Adams Holbrook, only son of the late Arvin and Sarah J. (Keen) Holbrook, was born July 24, 1834, in that part of East Bridgewater known as Elmwood, where he was reared, receiving his education in the district schools of the neighborhood. In 1855 he came to North Bridgewater (now Brockton), and for a time was employed at shoemaking _with Thayer & Cross, who were then located in a small building where now stands the Y. M. C. A. building, at the corner of Main and West Efm streets. He eventually entered the employ of the late Charles C. Field as a clerk in the latter's meat and provision store, remaining in his employ for thirteen years. He resigned this latter position in 1874 to engage in business on his own account, opening a market on Main street, in a building which stood where the Brockton Enterprise building is now located. There he remained for several years, later removing his business to the corner of Montello and Centre streets, where he continued until his death, Feb. 18, 1895, when he was aged sixty years, six months, twenty-five days. An honest, upright man in all his dealings, and possessing the cheery disposition and affable manner so desirable in a business man, he soon built up a flourishing trade, retaining his old customer* and constantly adding new ones, and making his market one of the most successful in the city.
Mr. Holbrook was a man of musical tastes and inclinations, sang bass in the Gurney Glee Club, the Masonic Quartet of Paul Revere Lodge, and for nineteen years was a member of the choir of the First Congregational Church, of Brockton. He was a member of Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., which he joined in 1870; and of the New England Order of Protection. Since his death, in honor of his memory and his long service to the church, his widow has presented the First Congregational Church one of its chime bells. Mr. Holbrook was of a home-loving nature, always genial, jovial and full of fun, and his cheery disposition, which was one of his strong characteristics, made him missed by old and young.
On Dec. 28, 1859, Mr. Holbrook was united in marriage with Susan J. Cross, daughter of the late Nathaniel H. and Lucy (Vose) Cross, of North Bridgewater, and granddaughter of Capt. Nathaniel and Margaret (Bird) Cross, of East Bridgewater. Mrs. Holbrook is also descended from Revolutionary stock, her maternal great-grandfather, Henry Bird, being a soldier in the Continental army at the surrender of General Burgoyne and his army at Saratoga, and in describing this surrender in later years it was a favorite expression with him to say: "Gad, it was good to see those pesky Hessians lay down their arms." Mrs. Holbrook survives her husband, and resides in Brockton, spending her declining years in the pleasant company of her daughter and grandchildren. After her husband's death she for several years continued to manage the business he had established, and in. her intelligent conduct of its affairs proved herself a most capable and enterprising woman, fully equal to the responsibilities which devolved upon her. In 1909 she erected the "Holbrook Building" on Main street, which is a large four-story brick business block, one of the finest and most modern in the city and costing upward of $100,000. This building occupies the land which was her fourth of the estate of her mother, Lucy V. Cross.
To Mr. and Mrs. Holbrook were born two daughters, namely: (1) Lucy Cross inherited musical talent from her father, possessing a fine alto voice, and sang a great deal in public; she married May 18, 1887, Thomas A. Norris, «f Brockton, where she passed away Dec. 12, 1895, the mother of Harold Adams (who died aged seven years), Alfred Holbrook, Ruth Eleanor, Julian Thomas (who was accidentally killed May 26, 1910) and Susan Churchill Morris. (2) Jennie Adams married Feb. 6, 1895, W. Fred Allen, of Brockton, where he is connected with the Brockton Times, and they are the parents of two children, Samuel Holbrook (born Feb. 7, 1897) and Margaret Janice (born Oct. 12, 1900).
From "Representative Men and Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts" by J.H. Beers & Co:
SAMUEL ADAMS HOLBROOK, late of Brockton, Mass., where for over forty years he was an enterprising and successful business man, and as well an honored and respected citizen, was born at Elmwood, in the town of East Bridgewater, Mass., July 24, 1834, son of Arvin and Sarah J. (Keen) Holbrook, and a descendant of one of the earliest settled families of the New England States.
Samuel Adams Holbrook, only son of the late Arvin and Sarah J. (Keen) Holbrook, was born July 24, 1834, in that part of East Bridgewater known as Elmwood, where he was reared, receiving his education in the district schools of the neighborhood. In 1855 he came to North Bridgewater (now Brockton), and for a time was employed at shoemaking _with Thayer & Cross, who were then located in a small building where now stands the Y. M. C. A. building, at the corner of Main and West Efm streets. He eventually entered the employ of the late Charles C. Field as a clerk in the latter's meat and provision store, remaining in his employ for thirteen years. He resigned this latter position in 1874 to engage in business on his own account, opening a market on Main street, in a building which stood where the Brockton Enterprise building is now located. There he remained for several years, later removing his business to the corner of Montello and Centre streets, where he continued until his death, Feb. 18, 1895, when he was aged sixty years, six months, twenty-five days. An honest, upright man in all his dealings, and possessing the cheery disposition and affable manner so desirable in a business man, he soon built up a flourishing trade, retaining his old customer* and constantly adding new ones, and making his market one of the most successful in the city.
Mr. Holbrook was a man of musical tastes and inclinations, sang bass in the Gurney Glee Club, the Masonic Quartet of Paul Revere Lodge, and for nineteen years was a member of the choir of the First Congregational Church, of Brockton. He was a member of Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., which he joined in 1870; and of the New England Order of Protection. Since his death, in honor of his memory and his long service to the church, his widow has presented the First Congregational Church one of its chime bells. Mr. Holbrook was of a home-loving nature, always genial, jovial and full of fun, and his cheery disposition, which was one of his strong characteristics, made him missed by old and young.
On Dec. 28, 1859, Mr. Holbrook was united in marriage with Susan J. Cross, daughter of the late Nathaniel H. and Lucy (Vose) Cross, of North Bridgewater, and granddaughter of Capt. Nathaniel and Margaret (Bird) Cross, of East Bridgewater. Mrs. Holbrook is also descended from Revolutionary stock, her maternal great-grandfather, Henry Bird, being a soldier in the Continental army at the surrender of General Burgoyne and his army at Saratoga, and in describing this surrender in later years it was a favorite expression with him to say: "Gad, it was good to see those pesky Hessians lay down their arms." Mrs. Holbrook survives her husband, and resides in Brockton, spending her declining years in the pleasant company of her daughter and grandchildren. After her husband's death she for several years continued to manage the business he had established, and in. her intelligent conduct of its affairs proved herself a most capable and enterprising woman, fully equal to the responsibilities which devolved upon her. In 1909 she erected the "Holbrook Building" on Main street, which is a large four-story brick business block, one of the finest and most modern in the city and costing upward of $100,000. This building occupies the land which was her fourth of the estate of her mother, Lucy V. Cross.
To Mr. and Mrs. Holbrook were born two daughters, namely: (1) Lucy Cross inherited musical talent from her father, possessing a fine alto voice, and sang a great deal in public; she married May 18, 1887, Thomas A. Norris, «f Brockton, where she passed away Dec. 12, 1895, the mother of Harold Adams (who died aged seven years), Alfred Holbrook, Ruth Eleanor, Julian Thomas (who was accidentally killed May 26, 1910) and Susan Churchill Morris. (2) Jennie Adams married Feb. 6, 1895, W. Fred Allen, of Brockton, where he is connected with the Brockton Times, and they are the parents of two children, Samuel Holbrook (born Feb. 7, 1897) and Margaret Janice (born Oct. 12, 1900).
SAMUEL ADAMS HOLBROOK, late of Brockton, Mass., where for over forty years he was an enterprising and successful business man, and as well an honored and respected citizen, was born at Elmwood, in the town of East Bridgewater, Mass., July 24, 1834, son of Arvin and Sarah J. (Keen) Holbrook, and a descendant of one of the earliest settled families of the New England States.
Samuel Adams Holbrook, only son of the late Arvin and Sarah J. (Keen) Holbrook, was born July 24, 1834, in that part of East Bridgewater known as Elmwood, where he was reared, receiving his education in the district schools of the neighborhood. In 1855 he came to North Bridgewater (now Brockton), and for a time was employed at shoemaking _with Thayer & Cross, who were then located in a small building where now stands the Y. M. C. A. building, at the corner of Main and West Efm streets. He eventually entered the employ of the late Charles C. Field as a clerk in the latter's meat and provision store, remaining in his employ for thirteen years. He resigned this latter position in 1874 to engage in business on his own account, opening a market on Main street, in a building which stood where the Brockton Enterprise building is now located. There he remained for several years, later removing his business to the corner of Montello and Centre streets, where he continued until his death, Feb. 18, 1895, when he was aged sixty years, six months, twenty-five days. An honest, upright man in all his dealings, and possessing the cheery disposition and affable manner so desirable in a business man, he soon built up a flourishing trade, retaining his old customer* and constantly adding new ones, and making his market one of the most successful in the city.
Mr. Holbrook was a man of musical tastes and inclinations, sang bass in the Gurney Glee Club, the Masonic Quartet of Paul Revere Lodge, and for nineteen years was a member of the choir of the First Congregational Church, of Brockton. He was a member of Paul Revere Lodge, A. F. & A. M., which he joined in 1870; and of the New England Order of Protection. Since his death, in honor of his memory and his long service to the church, his widow has presented the First Congregational Church one of its chime bells. Mr. Holbrook was of a home-loving nature, always genial, jovial and full of fun, and his cheery disposition, which was one of his strong characteristics, made him missed by old and young.
On Dec. 28, 1859, Mr. Holbrook was united in marriage with Susan J. Cross, daughter of the late Nathaniel H. and Lucy (Vose) Cross, of North Bridgewater, and granddaughter of Capt. Nathaniel and Margaret (Bird) Cross, of East Bridgewater. Mrs. Holbrook is also descended from Revolutionary stock, her maternal great-grandfather, Henry Bird, being a soldier in the Continental army at the surrender of General Burgoyne and his army at Saratoga, and in describing this surrender in later years it was a favorite expression with him to say: "Gad, it was good to see those pesky Hessians lay down their arms." Mrs. Holbrook survives her husband, and resides in Brockton, spending her declining years in the pleasant company of her daughter and grandchildren. After her husband's death she for several years continued to manage the business he had established, and in. her intelligent conduct of its affairs proved herself a most capable and enterprising woman, fully equal to the responsibilities which devolved upon her. In 1909 she erected the "Holbrook Building" on Main street, which is a large four-story brick business block, one of the finest and most modern in the city and costing upward of $100,000. This building occupies the land which was her fourth of the estate of her mother, Lucy V. Cross.
To Mr. and Mrs. Holbrook were born two daughters, namely: (1) Lucy Cross inherited musical talent from her father, possessing a fine alto voice, and sang a great deal in public; she married May 18, 1887, Thomas A. Norris, «f Brockton, where she passed away Dec. 12, 1895, the mother of Harold Adams (who died aged seven years), Alfred Holbrook, Ruth Eleanor, Julian Thomas (who was accidentally killed May 26, 1910) and Susan Churchill Morris. (2) Jennie Adams married Feb. 6, 1895, W. Fred Allen, of Brockton, where he is connected with the Brockton Times, and they are the parents of two children, Samuel Holbrook (born Feb. 7, 1897) and Margaret Janice (born Oct. 12, 1900).
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