Jacob Broadbooks

Jacob Broadbooks

• Father: Jacob Broadbooks b. circa 1813, d. circa 1883
• Mother: Elisabeth (?) b. circa 1813

• Jacob Broadbooks was born in July 1849 in New York.
• Jacob Broadbooks and Elisabeth (?), appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Attica, Wyoming County, New York. Other members of the household included Jacob Broadbooks, Martin P. Broadbooks, Harry William Glor, Frederick Glor, Caroline Broadbooks and William Glor.
• He married Ellen (?)
• Jacob Broadbooks and Ellen (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Wyoming County, New York, enumerated next to Jacob's parents.. Other members of the household included Walter R. Broadbooks and Minnie E. Broadbooks. Also boarding the household was teacher Mary Grand, age 19.
• He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
• The following appeared on 13 September 1883 in The Western New-Yorker: The People of the State of New York - To Elizabeth Broadbrooks, Elizabeth Krauss, Ellen Weimer, Julia Fisher, Jacob Broadbrooks, Jr., Martin Broadbrooks, Caroline Glor, Henry Broadbrooks and John Broadbrooks, the widow, heirs at law and next of kin to Jacob Broadbrooks, late of the town of Attica, in the county of Wyoming, deceased: Whereas, Elizabeth Broadbrooks, executor named in the last will and testament of the said Jacob Broadbrooks, deceased, has applied to our Surrogate's Court of said county of Wyoming, to have the will of the said Jacob Broadbrooks, deceased, which relates to both real and personal estate, proved and admitted to probate: you, and each of you, are therefore hereby cited to appear before the said Surrogate, at his office in the village of Warsaw, in said county of Wyoming, on the 29th day of October, A. D. 1883, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of that day, to attend the proff and probate of said will. In testimony whereof, we have caused the seal of the Surrogate's Court of said county of Wyomintg to be hereunto affixed. Witness, Byron Healy, Surrogate of our said county, at the village of Warsaw, the 27th day of August, A. D. 1883. Byron healy, Surrogate.
• Ellen (?) became a widow at his death.
• Jacob Broadbooks died on 20 June 1907 at age 57 in Batavia, Genesee County, New York.
• He was interred at Grand View Cemetery, Batavia, Genesee County, New York.
• The following appeared on 27 June 1907 in The Monroe County Mail: Jacob Broadbrooks died at his home in Batavia, recently, after a long illness. He had his back broken by falling while at work on May 31, 1905, and had been confined to his home since.

• Last Edited: 8 Dec 2011