Richard Henry CROOKS[1]

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Name Richard Henry CROOKS Birth 16 Jan 1840 Peggy's Cove, Halifax, NS [2]
Gender Male Death 6 Feb 1920 Peggy's Cove, Halifax, NS [3]
Cause: Cancer Burial St. Peter's Anglican Cemetery, Hackett's Cove, NS Person ID I128579 A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich Last Modified 4 Apr 2010
Father John J. P. CROOKS, b. 6 Feb 1812, Blandford, Lunenburg, NS d. 27 Sep 1866, Peggy's Cove, Halifax, NS
(Age 54 years)
Mother Nancy Ann MURPHY, b. 17 Mar 1813, Northwest Cove, Lunenburg, NS d. 31 Dec 1896, Halifax County, NS
(Age 83 years)
Marriage 20 Feb 1832 Halifax, Halifax, NS [4]
Family ID F48106 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rebecca Elizabeth BOEHNER, b. 20 Sep 1836, Lunenburg County, NS d. 12 Jan 1924, Peggy's Cove, Halifax, NS
(Age 87 years)
Marriage 31 Dec 1860 Peggy's Cove, Halifax, NS [5]
- The birth register entry for son Richard states that they were married 31 Dec 1859 at Peggy's Cove, but the date of their marriage bond is 15 Dec 1860.
Children 1. Alma M. CROOKS, b. 3 Jan 1861, Peggy's Cove, Halifax, NS d. 1960, Hackett's Cove, Halifax, NS
(Age 98 years)
2. John H. CROOKS, b. 1864, Peggy's Cove, Halifax, NS d. 9 Oct 1931, Peggy's Cove, Halifax, NS
(Age 67 years)
3. Richard Milton CROOKS, b. 21 Sep 1866, Peggy's Cove, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown
4. Henrietta CROOKS, b. 1867, Peggy's Cove, Halifax, NS d. 1961, Lunenburg, Lunenburg, NS
(Age 94 years)
5. May M. CROOKS, b. 1871, Peggy's Cove, Halifax, NS d. Yes, date unknown
6. Everett Ethan CROOKS, b. 8 Aug 1878, Peggy's Cove, Halifax, NS d. Abt 28 Nov 1970, Halifax, Halifax, NS
(Age 92 years)
Family ID F48128 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 30 Apr 2025
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Sources - [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1901 - Book: 1819 - Page: 286 - Number: 515.
- [S9221] Parish Register, Parish of St. Margaret's Bay.
- [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1920 - Book: 82 - Page: 169.
- [S9453] Religious Marriages in Halifax, 1768-1841, #C-638.
- [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1866 - Book: 1809 - Page: 74 - Number: 29.
- [S12554] !NS Historical Vital Statistics, Year: 1901 - Book: 1819 - Page: 286 - Number: 515.