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Harry Boobyer Brockett Jr.

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Harry Boobyer Brockett Jr.

Birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
14 Feb 1948 (aged 88)
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.1373978, Longitude: -76.6416931
Plot
C-187
Memorial ID
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Harry Boobyer BROCKETT
Birth: 6 DEC 1859 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

Mr. Brockett was a musician of note in Pittsburgh. He was a tenor and director of music in the Sixth Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh. He studied voice production and singing with the celebrated "Maester Lamperti," of Dresden, Germany; has held positions of tenor in several prominent churches; is one of the half dozen singers whom Lamperti has publicly acknowledged as capable of teaching his method. He was also Patentee of the Brockett Print Washer.

Mr. Brockett was a member of the Masonic order, a Republican in politics and a member of the Methodist church.

Note: There is no tombstone for his wife, so there may also be no tombstone for Harry. Another rsearcher says: "The death certificate says that he died at the Masonic Homes in West Donegal in Lancaster County and he was to be buried at the Masonic Homes Cemetery in Elizabethtown in Lancaster County."


Father: Henry Benager BROCKETT b: 23 DEC 1823 in Warsaw, New York
Mother: Eleanor "Ellen" A. POPE b:

Married: 1) Carrie BRISBEN b:
On Jan. 9, 1899, he secured a divorce, retaining his daughter, Olive, who lived with him.

Children
1. Olive Harriet BROCKETT b: 30 JUN 1889

Married: 2) Rosalind E THOMAS
Married: 10 JUN 1902. She died in Oct 1902.

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1930 United States Federal Census 1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Harry Brockett
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1860
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Race: White
Home in 1930: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
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Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Household Members: Name Age
Alonza A Brockett 76
Harry Brockett 70
Ashley Brockett 35
Florence Brockett 32
Jane L Brockett 11
Ashley Brockett 6
Nancy Brockett 5

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Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
Name:
Harry Boobyer Brockett Jr
Gender:
Male
Race:
White
Age:
88
Birth Date:
6 Dec 1859
Birth Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death Date:
14 Feb 1948
Death Place:
West Donegal, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Father Name:
Harry B Brockett
Father Birth Place:
Warsaw, New York
Mother Name:
Ellen Pope
Mother Birth Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spouse Name:
Rosalind Thomas Brockett
Certificate Number:
14542





Harry Boobyer BROCKETT
Birth: 6 DEC 1859 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

Mr. Brockett was a musician of note in Pittsburgh. He was a tenor and director of music in the Sixth Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh. He studied voice production and singing with the celebrated "Maester Lamperti," of Dresden, Germany; has held positions of tenor in several prominent churches; is one of the half dozen singers whom Lamperti has publicly acknowledged as capable of teaching his method. He was also Patentee of the Brockett Print Washer.

Mr. Brockett was a member of the Masonic order, a Republican in politics and a member of the Methodist church.

Note: There is no tombstone for his wife, so there may also be no tombstone for Harry. Another rsearcher says: "The death certificate says that he died at the Masonic Homes in West Donegal in Lancaster County and he was to be buried at the Masonic Homes Cemetery in Elizabethtown in Lancaster County."


Father: Henry Benager BROCKETT b: 23 DEC 1823 in Warsaw, New York
Mother: Eleanor "Ellen" A. POPE b:

Married: 1) Carrie BRISBEN b:
On Jan. 9, 1899, he secured a divorce, retaining his daughter, Olive, who lived with him.

Children
1. Olive Harriet BROCKETT b: 30 JUN 1889

Married: 2) Rosalind E THOMAS
Married: 10 JUN 1902. She died in Oct 1902.

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1930 United States Federal Census 1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Harry Brockett
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1860
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Race: White
Home in 1930: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
View Map
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Brother
Father's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Household Members: Name Age
Alonza A Brockett 76
Harry Brockett 70
Ashley Brockett 35
Florence Brockett 32
Jane L Brockett 11
Ashley Brockett 6
Nancy Brockett 5

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Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
Name:
Harry Boobyer Brockett Jr
Gender:
Male
Race:
White
Age:
88
Birth Date:
6 Dec 1859
Birth Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Death Date:
14 Feb 1948
Death Place:
West Donegal, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Father Name:
Harry B Brockett
Father Birth Place:
Warsaw, New York
Mother Name:
Ellen Pope
Mother Birth Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spouse Name:
Rosalind Thomas Brockett
Certificate Number:
14542







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