Elijah ESTABROOKS

1804 - 1872  (68 years)

• Name	Elijah ESTABROOKS  [1]
  Birth	17 Mar 1804	, Sheffield, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Note	Elijah Estabrooks, b. Mar. 17, 1804, Sheffield, Sunbury County, NewBrunswick, d. July 19, 1872, Grand Falls, Victoria Co. He married first,Dec. 22, 1824, Sarah Burpee, in Sheffield, Sunbury Co. She was born May16, 1801, and died Aug. 1844. Elijah's occupation was a farmer. Florence Estabrooks, in her 'Genealogy of the Anglo-Dutch EstabrooksFamily', said Elijah and Sarah (Burpee) Estabrooks lived in the Parish ofSheffield, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, for a while after they weremarried, then moved to Jacksontown area in Carleton County, NewBrunswick, where he bought a farm. However, he backed a note for somemen who eventually could not pay. Because of this he lost his farm, andmoved to Woodstock. Sarah died there, and was buried in Jacksontown. Hethe married second, Margaret L. Coombs. She was born Aug. 11, 1814, anddied Feb. 1872. About the time of his second marriage he moved to GrandFalls, Victoria County, New Brunswick, where he bought a large farm. Hisson Thomas erected fine white Italian marble tombstones at Elijah andMargaret's graves in the Baptist cemetery in Grand Falls, but they werelater stolen. Elijah's children by Sarah Burpee were, Loisa Jane, Emeline, Martha Ann,Sarah Esther, Thomas Sherman, Edward Manning, Richard Parker, and MaryJane Estabrooks. Children by his second wife, Margaret L. Coombs were, George Franklin,Clarence Burpee, Valentine Adolphus, and Jesse Estabrooks.
  Death	19 Jul 1872	, Grand Falls, Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada   [1]
  Burial	, the Baptist Cemetery, Grand Falls, Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I55420	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph ESTABROOKS,   b. 2 Oct 1762, , Cornwallis, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada d. Abt 1840, , Brighton Parish, Becaguimec, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Lucretia HANDY
  Marriage	Abt 1786	New Brunswick, Canada   [1]
  Family ID	F9626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah BURPEE,   b. 16 Mar 1801, , Sheffield, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 23 Aug 1844, , Woodstock, Carleton County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1824	, Sheffield, Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Emiline ESTABROOKS   2. Martha Ann ESTABROOKS   3. Sarah Esther ESTABROOKS   4. Edward Manning ESTABROOKS   5. Richard Parker ESTABROOKS   6. Mary Jane ESTABROOKS
  Family ID	F11896	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret L. COOMBES,   b. 11 Aug 1814, New Brunswick, Canada d. Feb 1872 (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	14 Aug 1849	,, Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada
  Children	1. George Franklin ESTABROOKS   2. Clarence Burpee ESTABROOKS   3. Valentine Adolphus ESTABROOKS   4. Jesse ESTABROOKS
  Family ID	F11897	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 3
  Children	1. Louisa ESTABROOKS   2. Thomas ESTABROOKS
  Family ID	F36431	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S988] Pioneers of Carleton County, New Brunswick, 988.