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Joseph Gooch Brookings

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Joseph Gooch Brookings

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
27 Jul 1945 (aged 74)
Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
West Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
Field of St. Vincent/Sec 3/Lot 40
Memorial ID
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Born as Joshua Gooch Warren
to
Joseph H Warren
1827-1879
and
Elizabeth J (Hill) Hastings (widow?)
1837-1888

There are conflicting records about Joshua's birth...
1) Born 01Aug1870 316 Silver St Boston, MA
the other is:
2: 01Aug1871 in Wakefield, MA

Was he adopted?

His father died when Joshua was 9 yrs old.

He lived with his mother, Elizabeth, who was a housekeeper for a widow (Elizabeth Bixby) living with her at 39 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA.
His mother remarried 2 yrs later (30Aug1882) to
Samuel H Brookings

His mother died a six years later in Sep1888, when he was 18.

When he was 20 yrs old, he appears in the Boston directory, (two years later - 1890), under the name Joseph G. Brookings-living with his step-father, Samuel H Brookings at 60 Warrenton (Joseph was a Trimmer at 651 Washington).
1892: lived with step-father, Samuel, (same occupation and work address) at 52 Pleasant -Boston
1893+1895: listed alone - same occupation/work address as above) living at 297 Tremont.
no more listings for step-father Samuel (assumed he was the Samuel who died 16Apr1893).

1900 Census: Living as Lodger with Ellen Kennedy and others that worked for the railway.

1905: By this time, he was living at 126 Cypress St in Brookline as a lodger with Mrs. Kennedy.

(To be continued)
Born as Joshua Gooch Warren
to
Joseph H Warren
1827-1879
and
Elizabeth J (Hill) Hastings (widow?)
1837-1888

There are conflicting records about Joshua's birth...
1) Born 01Aug1870 316 Silver St Boston, MA
the other is:
2: 01Aug1871 in Wakefield, MA

Was he adopted?

His father died when Joshua was 9 yrs old.

He lived with his mother, Elizabeth, who was a housekeeper for a widow (Elizabeth Bixby) living with her at 39 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA.
His mother remarried 2 yrs later (30Aug1882) to
Samuel H Brookings

His mother died a six years later in Sep1888, when he was 18.

When he was 20 yrs old, he appears in the Boston directory, (two years later - 1890), under the name Joseph G. Brookings-living with his step-father, Samuel H Brookings at 60 Warrenton (Joseph was a Trimmer at 651 Washington).
1892: lived with step-father, Samuel, (same occupation and work address) at 52 Pleasant -Boston
1893+1895: listed alone - same occupation/work address as above) living at 297 Tremont.
no more listings for step-father Samuel (assumed he was the Samuel who died 16Apr1893).

1900 Census: Living as Lodger with Ellen Kennedy and others that worked for the railway.

1905: By this time, he was living at 126 Cypress St in Brookline as a lodger with Mrs. Kennedy.

(To be continued)

Gravesite Details

It stand directly inline with the St.Vincent3 pole. Beige stone.



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