Brooke Family Bible

Item — Book: 45

Identifier: 35

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Bibles in this collection have been preserved for one or more of the following reasons:

Belonged to a notable Quaker person or family.
Belonged to Earlham College and used for a specific purpose. Example: The Earlham Hall Bible, which was used for morning meetings, c. 1895-1930.
Belonged to a Quaker meeting.
Contain genealogical information.
Contain photographs of the family the Bible belonged to.
Book is interesting and can be used as a teaching tool in classes visiting the Archive. Example: Traveling Salesman Sample Book.

These Bibles were used by the people, families or meetings that owned them, and because they were used heavily, many are in extremely poor condition; many have damaged bindings. Most are from the 19th century.

Dates

1804-1930

Extent

From the Collection: 66 Books

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Marriages of the Children of Francis Mark Brooke and his wife Adelaide Vogdes Estelle Hunter Brooke to Isaac Marselis Soughead (son of Jozefh Peiffer Soughead and Marielle Marselis, his wife) at the Church of the Epiphany by the Right Rev. Seo. H. Kinsofmen Jan 9, 1890 Florence Brooke to Earnest John Deacon at St. Mary's Church Ardmore Pa Jan 12, 1907 Francis Mark Brooke Jr. to Hanna Sturge, daughter of Edward Baker Sturve and Marion Sanderson his wife on June 11, 1907 at the Green Ridge Presbyterian Church, Scranton PA to whom the following three children were born Anita Sturge Broke April 4th, 1909 Marion Marie Brooke June 20th, 1911 Frances Mark Brooke 3rd. July 26th 1912