Peter Brooks was born 6 January 1780 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States to Edward Brooks (1733-1781) and Abigail Brown (1744-1799) and died 1 October 1849 Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. He married Anna Gorham (1771-1830) 26 November 1792 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Biography
His wife Anna is the daughter of a famous politician and delegate and chairman of the US Constitution Convention. Their daughter, Abigail Brown Brooks, would marry the congressman grandson of President John Quincy Adams, leaving them with even more prominent posterity.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Edward Brooks (1792-1878) | |||
| Gorham Brooks (1795-1855) | |||
| Peter Chardon Brooks (1796-1798) | |||
| Ann Gorham Brooks (1797-1864) | |||
| Signey Brooks (1799-1878) | |||
| Charlotte Gray Brooks (1800-1859) | 4 November 1800 Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 2 July 1859 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States | Edward Everett (1794-1865) |
| Ward Chipman Brooks (1804-1828) | |||
| Henry Brooks (1807-1828) | |||
| Abigail Brown Brooks (1808-1889) | 25 April 1808 Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States | 6 June 1889 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States | Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886) |
| Horatio Brooks (1809-1843) | |||
| Octavius Brooks (1813-1822) | |||
Footnotes (including sources)
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