Homer Brooke Detailed Timeline 1840-1859
This data on Homer Brooke was compiled by Dick Roller and provided to this site by Bob Stahr.
| 1842: | Homer Brooke born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England, son of William Brooke & Jane Fisher. [Personal History Notes of Homer Brooke, done by his wife] |
| 1849: | Homer Brooke came to U.S.A. along with family (wife &
children, Homer, George, Aries, Emily, Jennie, & Mattie).
[Personal History Notes of Homer Brooke, done by his wife] |
| 1855/56: | Homer Brooke stated that he saw John L. Mason and another man come into his father's shop to inquire about having molds made for a screw thread jar. [Jan. 21, 1920 letter from Homer Brooke to George A. Ball] |
| 1857: | Homer Brooke left
public school in Jersey City, NJ to work for his father in his shop at
Jersey City Glass Works. |
| 1859: | Homer Brooke apprenticed to his father in his New York City shop at White, corner of Centre St. [Personal History Notes of Homer Brooke, done by his wife] |
[Link to Homer Brooke 1860-1869 data]