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George Albert Brooks

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George Albert Brooks

Birth
Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
6 Jul 1944 (aged 9)
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.9632222, Longitude: -71.4639576
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Name: George Albert Brooks
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1935
Birth Place: Manchester, New Hampshire
Father: Frank Arthur Brooks
Mother: Dorothy Elaine Morrison
Death Date: 6 Jul 1944
Death Place: Hartford, Hartford
Age at Death: 9

Died in the Ringling Brothers Hartford Circus Fire.

http://www.circusfire1944.com/brooks-george.html

Miss Dorothy Elaine Brooks of 39 Pershing Drive, Plainville, was born September 27, 1923 in Manchester, New Hampshire, daughter of Dorothy E. (Morrison) and Frank A. Brooks. She was found dead at the circus grounds after the fire on July 6 and was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery in Manchester, New Hampshire. Miss Brooks leaves her father Frank Sr., 46, and her brother Frank Jr., 16. Her mother and two brothers, George and James, were also victims of the circus fire.

Body #1571, found wearing a ring, went unidentified at the State Armory morgue and was one of the last 15 remaining bodies moved to the Hartford Hospital morgue where it was identified on July 8 as Miss Brooks, by her father. Dorothy, a college student studying at the University of New Hampshire, was home on summer break when she accompanied her mother and brothers to the circus. Her estate was awarded $13,000 by the arbitration board.
Name: George Albert Brooks
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1935
Birth Place: Manchester, New Hampshire
Father: Frank Arthur Brooks
Mother: Dorothy Elaine Morrison
Death Date: 6 Jul 1944
Death Place: Hartford, Hartford
Age at Death: 9

Died in the Ringling Brothers Hartford Circus Fire.

http://www.circusfire1944.com/brooks-george.html

Miss Dorothy Elaine Brooks of 39 Pershing Drive, Plainville, was born September 27, 1923 in Manchester, New Hampshire, daughter of Dorothy E. (Morrison) and Frank A. Brooks. She was found dead at the circus grounds after the fire on July 6 and was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery in Manchester, New Hampshire. Miss Brooks leaves her father Frank Sr., 46, and her brother Frank Jr., 16. Her mother and two brothers, George and James, were also victims of the circus fire.

Body #1571, found wearing a ring, went unidentified at the State Armory morgue and was one of the last 15 remaining bodies moved to the Hartford Hospital morgue where it was identified on July 8 as Miss Brooks, by her father. Dorothy, a college student studying at the University of New Hampshire, was home on summer break when she accompanied her mother and brothers to the circus. Her estate was awarded $13,000 by the arbitration board.


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