Abbreviations used
Date June 18 1895
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Telegraph
The language of the text is the original used in the newspaper entry and as transcribed by Daniel F. Johnson. Records acquired by the Provincial Archives are not translated from the language in which they originate.
Digby, N.S. 'Chronicle' - Freeport - Jeremiah BROOKS, Freeport, is aged 87 years. In the palmy days of shipbuilding when Freeport, with other places, sent out new vessels every year, Mr. Brooks was known as a master hand at his trade of shipwright.