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WILLIAM GIBBS, b. now Blackstone, Feb. 3, 1827; m. Elma Ann Cook, Oct. 17, 1849.
The fr. d. July 22, 1830. Mrs. Abidah d. March 13, 1868.
COMSTOCK, WILLIAM GIBBS7 (William,6 Anthony,5 Anthony,4 Hezekiah,3 Hezekiah,2 Samuel1), b., as above, Feb. 3, 1827; mr.'s maiden name Abidah Hill; m. Elma Ann Cook, dr. of Joseph B. and Thankful (Benson) Cook, b. in then Mendon, now Blackstone, Jan. 29, 1827; cer. Uxbridge, Oct. 17, 1849, by Rev. Willard Holbrook. Issue : -
ALICE ARDELL, b. Hopedale, Dec. 10, 1850; music teacher; m. Sanford Phipps, Oct. 11, 1873; 2 chn. ; res Somerville.
FANNIE AMANDA, b. Hopedale, July 4, 1854; public-school teacher.
Mr. C. and wf. took a lively interest in all the great reforms of the age. They came to Hopedale soon after their mge., became members of the Commu- nity, - faithful, devoted, and exemplary ones, - and dwelt on our domain from 1850 to 1869, some 18 yrs. Here they spent a memorable portion of their lives, nurtured their chn. to intelligence and virtue, and gathered lessons of wisdom. Mrs. Alma d. in Upton, Jan. 13, 1870. Her remains rest in our humble ceme- tery among our honored dead; but she and they are not there, -they have "risen." Mr. C. res. with his m. dr., Mrs. Phipps, in Somerville. He has em- ployed himself many yrs. chiefly as a pedestrian peddler of various small articles of domestic convenience and utility.
COMSTOCK, WILLIAM HENRY, mostly of Mendon, but at one time of Mil., belongs to another branch of the same general stock. I am not furnished with the authentic data of his family record; but, from partial personal knowledge, I may simply state that he was a son of Henry Comstock, b. in Smithfield, R.I., and m., for his 1st wf., Chloe M. Burber of So. Bell., dr. of Calvin Barber. They had several chn .; viz., CHLOE MARIA, who. d. in infancy, Dec. 29, 1838, a. 19 mos .; WILLIAM HENRY, jun., m. Melissa M. Perry, Jan. 10, 1856; and DE WITT C. BARBER, who m. Lizzie Ann Tib- betts, Nov. 4, 1870. I think he had one or two other chn., of whom I have no certain information. Mrs. Chloe d. in Mendon, Aug. 5, 1872, in her 59th yr. The hus. has been twice m. since, but I am not in command of names and dates.
COOK. We have several lineages of Cooks in our present population, the most numerous of which is traceable to Walter Cook from Weymouth, one of the original Mendon proprietors and settlers. He came to Mendon town-seat about 1663 or 1664, with three sons, and two other Cooks, Gregory and Stephen, sup- posed to have been his bros. However this may have been, these two remained in Mendon only a few years, and then set. in the neighborhood of Cambridge, afterwards Newton. I have taken considerable pains to trace the ancestry of Walter Cook, but failed. The name Cook, having been derived from the office,
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or calling, of chief-victualler in the households of ancient feudal lords, is very numerous all over Europe, and especially in England. Hence the old immi- grants of this name at Plymouth and Boston may, or may not, have been related by family ties. They were among the earliest in both localities. I must there- fore leave it to some smarter expert to ascertain their genealogies. The first I learn of Walter Cook is, that he was of Weymouth, in 1643, and admitted free- man 1653. He next appears among the original proprietors of Quinshipaug Plantation, afterwards Mendon, where he set. certainly as early as 1664. His family then consisted of his wf. Catherine, and 5 chn .; viz., John, Hannah, Samuel, Nicholas, and Experience. Concerning these, and their descendants, I have incidentally gathered many interesting facts, which I am obliged to leave unmentioned in this work, as, perhaps, not strictly suited to its scope and limits. Walter Cook dwelt very nearly on the spot in Mendon where the late Aaron C. Cook died. He had an original 40-acre lot, with all its rights to future divisions of common, in virtue of which he and his sons became large landholders in vari- ous portions of the town, especially in the south-easterly ones adjacent to Belling- ham, Wrentham, and the Rhode-island line. At that time the R. I. line was far- ther south than as afterwards settled; so that Mendon claimed what is now the northerly border of Cumberland, Woonsocket, No. Smithfield, etc. But within our limits the Cooks took up only small pieces of land. Walter d. at an ad- vanced age, Jan. 5, 1696, surviving his wf. Catherine only 2 days. He left a will, which I found recorded in Suffolk Registry of Probate, B. 8, p. 88, and dated Jan. 16, 1694. It made his eldest son, John, executor. This eldest son appears to have set. in Uxbridge, and to have left but one son. I have not ascertained the extent of his progeny, but infer that it was comparatively small. Samuel set. in the south-easterly part of what is now Blackstone, and had lands now partly in Woonsocket, R.I. His posterity was more numerous. Nicholas set. a little more to the eastward, and extended his possessions into Bellingham for a considerable distance, even, perhaps, to the edge of Cumber- land, R.I. His posterity was much more numerous than either Samuel's or John's. Most of our Milford Cooks are his descendants, as are those of Men- don, Blackstone, Bellingham, Wrentham, Cumberland, R.I., and Woonsocket. Peter Cook was the first of this name that became a permanent inhabitant of Mil. He came into town about the yr. 1808, as he then first appears on our tax-list. He had been of Mendon, So. Parish, now Blackstone, and had m. Amy, dr. of Darius Sumner, in 1805. Subsequently, in 1816, he purchased of Col. Samuel Nelson his large farm in what we now call South Hopedale. This included much of the ancient Nelson real estate, once owned by Capt. Seth Chapin, then by Josiah Wood, and then by the first Gershom Nelson and his descendants. I will therefore commence my family tabulations with, -
COOK, PETER 6 (Stephen,5 Peter,4 Dea. Nicholas,3 Nicholas,2 Walter1), b. in
Mendon, So. Parish, now Blackstone, Jan., 1778; m. Amy Sumner, dr. of Darius and Anna (Daniels) Sumner, b. Mil., Nov. 16, 1784; cer. Oct., 1805, place and solemnizer not ascertained. The Dea. Nicholas above named was the first dea. of the Baptist ch. in Bell., one of the oldest of that denomi- nation in New England. Chn. of Peter and Amy, -
CAROLINE, b. April 1, 1807; m. Stephen Sweet, Aug. 30, 1823.
STEPHEN, b. Nov. 23, 1808; m. Diana Hunt, Oct. 15, 1835.
AMOS, b. Feb. 19, 1811; m. Sarah Davis Hammond, Oct. 24, 1839.
PETER, jun., b. Feb. 22, 1813; d. March 25, ensuing.
AMY SUMNER, b. April 7, 1815; m. Carolus G. Jewell, July 25, 1842; res. Galva, Ill.
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WILLIAM, b. June 10, 1818; m. Adalaide M. Pease, April 19, 1863; res. Provi- dence, R.I.
LLOYD HALSEY, b. Jan. 2, 1820; m. Abby A. Rockwood, Dec. 13, 1849.
FIRILLA SUMNER, b. May 6, 1822; m. Samuel W. Gilbert, 1845; res. Aurora, Ill.
Mrs. Amy d. Dec. 18, 1825. The hus. m., 2d, Hannah Fisher of Pawtucket, R.I., in 1831; ptge. and other particulars not ascertained. Issue, 1 son, GEORGE, birth-date not found; d. at the age of about 20 yrs.
Mr. C.'s mental faculties became partially deranged, even before his first wf.'s death, and waxed more so to the end of his life. He d. in the family of his son Amos, at the ancient Abijalı French place, later Elihu Perry's, Oct. 5, 1856, a. 78.
COOK, STEPHEN 7 (Peter,6 Stephen,5 Peter,4 Dea. Nicholas,3 Nicholas,2 Wal- ter1), b. Nov. 23, 1808; mr.'s maiden name Amy Sumner; farmer and trader; m. Diana Hunt, dr. of Pearley and Chloe (Albee) Hunt, b. March
16, 1817; cer. in the brick ch., Oct. 17, 1835, by the writer. Their chn. :- CHLOE HUNT, b. Feb. 2, 1837; m. Edward Walker, Nov. 29, 1855.
STEPHEN ALONZO, b. Jan. 24, 1839; m. Ellen Maria Nelson, Jan. 24, 1872.
SOLON SUMNER, b. July 16, 1840; m. Sarah Ellen Richardson, Sept. 13, 1862. EDWIN HUNT, b. June 4, 1843; d. unm., May 11, 1875, a. almost 32 yrs.
ANGELIA, 1st, b. July 28, 1845; d. a. 1 week.
HALSEY LLOYD, b. May 10, 1847; remains as yet unm .; one of the firm of Cook Bros.
ANGELIA, 2d, b. Nov. 6, 1849; m. Edwin Bliss Taft, Nov. 25, 1875.
ADIN AUGUSTUS BALLOU, b. April 24, 1852 ; he was b. in Milwaukee, Wis. ; a reg. grad. accountant.
A very worthy family. The hus. and fr. d. rather suddenly in Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 18, 1852, a. almost 44 yrs. He had removed to Milwaukee, in 1851, for improvement of health and business, but soon closed his earthly career in the midst of its meridian activities. The faithful wf. and mr. returned with her 7 chn., watchfully reared them to maturity; and they all proved blessings to her by filial affection and dutifulness. One lamented son passed over the river, and the rest survive with her to be the solace of her declining yrs.
COOK, AMOS 7 (Peter,6 Stephen,5 Peter,4 Dea. Nicholas,3 Nicholas,2 Walter 1),
b. Feb. 19, 1811; mr.'s maiden name as above ; farmer and trader; m. Sarah Davis Hammond, dr. of Uriel and Sally (Holt) Hammond, b. in Hampton, Conn., June 13, 1816; cer. at said Hampton, Oct. 24, 1839, by Rev. Mr. Sprague. They res. 3 yrs. in Mil., 6 in Hampton, Conn., and thenceforth in Mil. Their chn .: -
HENRY HAMMOND, b. Mil, Oct. 18, 1840; m. Sarah J. Ayres, 1864; res. Al- bany, N.Y.
SARAH SUMNER, b. Mil., July 17, 1842; m. Ira Smith, Jan. 14, 1869.
ALFRED AMOS, b. Hampton, Conn., Aug. 11, 1847; m. Rachel Olive Stingley, Jan., 1876; res. Williamsburg, Kan.
MARY WELD, b. Hampton, Conn., Aug. 12, 1857; d. young.
A kind hus. and fr., a strictly pious wf. and mr., and chn. of corresponding worth. The fr. d. Dec. S, 1857. His wid. still survives, vigorous and active.
There are 2 living gd. chn. H. H. Cook has 1 dr., and Mrs. Smith 1 son. COOK, WILLIAM7 (Peter,6 Stephen,5 Peter,4 Dea. Nicholas,3 Nicholas,2 Wal- ter1), b. June 10, 1818; broker in Providence, R.I .; res. at one time in Cali- fornia; a successful business man, enterprising and respected ; m. Adalaide
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M. Pease, dr. of Thomas M. and Lydia A. (Vincent) Pease, b. Edgartown, April 12, 1842; cer. in Providence, R.I., April 19, 1863, by Rev. Mr. McKen- zie. Their chn .: -
ALBERT B., b. Edgartown, Feb. 10, 1864.
WILLIAM G., b. New Bedford, May 25, 1865.
NELLIE H., b. Providence, R.I., May 15, 1868.
ADALAIDE L., b. Providence, R.I., Aug. 10, 1870; d. April 28, 1872.
MADALEINE M., b. Providence, R.I., May 16, 1873.
COOK, LLOYD HALSEY 7 (Peter,6 Stephen,5 Peter,4 Dea. Nicholas,3 Nicholas,2
Walter1), b. Jan. 2, 1820; real-estate agent, justice of the peace, etc .; m. Abby A. Rockwood, dr. of Joseph and Ann (Chilson) Rockwood, b. in Bell., May 30, 1826; cer. in Boston, Dec. 13, 1849, by Rev. Alonzo A. Miner. Their chn. : -
ELWOOD HARVEY, b. May 11, 1855; d. of cerebral disease by suicide, Dec. 23, 1874.
PERCY WALTON, b. Oct. 19, 1858; d. Sept. 23, 1863.
CLIFFORD ASHTON, b. Sept. 3, 1860.
A highly-esteemed but much afflicted family, hoping for the life eternal in the immortal world.
COOK, STEPHEN ALONZO 8 (Stephen,7 Peter,6 Stephen,5 Peter,4 Dea. Nicho- las,3 Nicholas,2 Walter 1), b. Jan. 24, 1839; provision merchant, head of the respected firm, " Cook Bros."; mr.'s maiden name, Diana Hunt; m. Ellen Maria Nelson, dr. of Otis T. and Hannah H. (Taft) Nelson, b. June 19, 1847; cer. Jan. 24, 1872, by the writer. No chn. yet.
COOK, SOLON SUMNER 8 (Stephen,7 Peter,6 Stephen,5 Peter,4 Dea. Nicholas,3 Nicholas,2 Walter 1), b. July 16, 1840; mr.'s maiden name, Diana Hunt; an enterprising livery-stable keeper and master hackman; m. Sarah Ellen Richardson, dr. of John Strobridge and Sarah Ann (Johnson) Richardson; cer. in Cumberland, R.I., Sept. 13, 1862, by David H. Ela. Their chn .:- ADELLA F., b. June 27, 1864.
SOLON S., b. March 9, 1866; d. March 12 ensuing.
INFANT SON, b. July 15, 1867; scarcely lived.
LILLIAN S., b. Nov. 11, 1868; d. Feb. 14, 1869.
WALTER R., b. Jan. 2, 1870; d. Feb. 14, 1876.
HERBERT S., b. Aug. 7, 1872; d. Feb. 18, 1876.
IIARRY O., b. May 26, 1874.
INFANT SON, b. Aug. 28, 1876; scarcely lived.
INFANT SON, b. July 21, 1877; scarcely lived.
JOHN CLINTON, b. Aug. 4, 1878.
INFANT DR., b. March 1, 1880; scarcely lived. Another son, 1881.
What a numerous yet death-desolated family! What a group of innocents transplanted to "the kingdom of heaven," of which Jesus said, "such are" ! Sadder conclusion still, - Mrs. Sarah d. very suddenly of heart disease, April 10, 1881, a. 38 yrs. 1 mo. 7 ds., deeply lamented.
COOK, WILLIAM WALKER 7 (Joseph B.,6 Pascho,5 Ebenezer,4 Ebenezer,3 Sam-
uel,2 Walter 1), b. in Uxbridge, March 21, 1820, son of Joseph Bartlett and Thankful (Benson) Cook; florist; m., 1st, Abigail Draper, dr. of Ira and Abigail (Richards) Draper, b. Oct. 24, 1819; cer. in Saugus, Feb. 2, 1842, by Benjamin Franklin Newhall, Esq. One son :-
EDWIN, b. Uxbridge, May, 1844; d. in Ux., canker rash, June 9, 1846, a. 2 yrs. 1 mo.
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Mrs. Abigail d. at Hopedale, July 27, 1847. The hus. m., 2d, Nancy Maria Draper, a niece of his 1st wf., dr. of Ira Draper, jun., and his wf. Nancy (Bul- lard) Draper, birth-date and place not given; cer. in Rochester, N.Y., Nov. 2, 1849, by Rev. G. W. Montgomery. One son : -
EDWIN LAURIE, b. Hopedale, March 29, 1857; m. Mrs. Elizabeth Maria Hooker of Charlton, Nov. 26, 1879.
William W. Cook was a devoted and valuable member of Fraternal Com- munity No. 1, - an original one, - and afterwards permanently so of the Hope- dale Community under its changed title. Both his wives were worthily in Community membership with him. Change of circumstances induced change of residence. He reports these changes of res. thus: "6 mos. in Milford, 6 in Millville, 2 yrs. in Smithfield, Woonsocket Falls, R.I., 3 yrs. in Uxbridge, 18 yrs. in Milford, 12 yrs. in Worcester, 2 yrs. in Paxton, and last yr. in Worces- ter." He is an experienced and excellent florist.
COOK, CYRUS 6 (Davis,5 Dea. Ariel,4 Eld. Nathaniel,3 Dea. Nicholas,2 Wal- ter1), b. Cumberland, R.I., Sept. 8, 1819; mother's maiden name, Abigail Ballou, half-sister of the writer; never m .; farmer; a conscientious moral reformer; joined our Community at Hopedale in 1846, remained a few yrs., resigned his membership, and returned to his native place, where he now res. A still, thoughtful, sober, upright man. Eld. Nathaniel Cook, his gt. gd. fr., was an early preacher to the ancient Six-principle Baptist Ch. in the northerly part of Cumberland, R.I., the writer's native neighbor- hood. He was the second pastor of that ch.
COOK, ALONZO ARIEL7 (Ariel,6 Ezekiel,5 Ezekiel,4 Dea. Nicholas,3 Nicholas,2 Walter1), b. in Mendon, Nov. 17, 1824; mr.'s maiden name, Joanna Cass ; m. Louisa Harrison Thayer, dr. of Samuel and Keziah (Turner) Thayer, b. March 7, 1829; a very estimable woman; cer. in Blackstone, Oct. 15, 1850, by Rev. Michael Burdett. Their chn. : -
ALTON ALONZO, b. Hopedale, Aug. 25, 1855; educated at Worcester Co. Free Inst. of Industrial Science.
MAYO THAYER, b. Hopedale, May 18, 1858; educated at same institution.
These sons are promising young men, and well qualified for business life; though the eldest is latterly afflicted with ill health. Mr. Cook came to Hope- dale in 1849, joined the Community, also later his wf., both remaining mem- bers for some yrs. They have ever since res. here. He is an industrious, frugal, orderly mechanic, - a still, quiet, retiring man, of reticent habits, - now doing business at Mil. Centre, in partnership with A. C. Withington, in paints, oils, etc., 142 Main St. He has two bros. in Mendon; viz., Aldrich B. and Gilbert Cook. Their gt. gd. mr.'s maiden name was Jerusha Ballou, a sister of the writer's fr.
COOK, ZIBA H.6 (Ziba,5 Ezekiel,4 Dea. Nicholas,8 Nicholas,2 Walter 1), b.
Bell .; appears to have dwelt in this town about the yr. 1836, and to have buried a wf. here during that yr. He removed to Uxbridge, and d. there a yr. or two since. He has an aged bro., Nahum, still living in Bell. I have not at command in detail the data of his family record. His gd. mr. was the same Jerusha (Ballou) Cook mentioned above.
COOK, WELCOME BALLOU 6 (Zimri,5 Daniel,+ Daniel,8 Nicholas,2 Walter1), b. Mendon, Sept. 19, 1807; mr.'s maiden name, Joanna Ballou, dr. of Levi, Esq., Cumberland, R.I .; m. Rhoda Wilcox Pickering, dr. of Simon and Rhoda (Wilcox) Pickering, b. in Bell., June 12, 1810; cer. in Providence, R.I., Jan. 14, 1826, by Rev. David Pickering. They res. here some yrs., and had the following named chn. recorded by our town-clerk: -
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ALLEN SIMON, b. Sept. 19, 1829; m. Jane Capron, Nov., 1852. ARDELIA, b. Dec. 1, 1831; m. Martin Dewing, Nov., 1852. DANIEL PERRINGTON, b. Feb. 11, 1834; m. Harriet P. Cromb, Nov. 25, 1856. FRANCIS ADDISON, b. Oct. 21, 1835; m. Harriet Hunt, 1862. MARY JANE, b. Oct. 16, 1840; m. Willard B. Phipps, 1872. SARAH H., b. June 6, 1843; m. Clark C. Willis, April 5, 1865. WALTER I., b. June 11, 1846; m. Elizabeth Curtis, 1872.
WELCOME EDWIN, b. April 21, 1849; m. Susan Cheney, 1872.
GEORGIE A., b. Jan. 4, 1853; m. Alfred R. Whitehead, Nov. 26, 1873; d. April 22, 1880.
This family have res. in Bell., Mendon, Mil., and, for the last 25 yrs., in (Farnumsville) Grafton. Mr. Cook has long been a laborious, trusty teamster and expressinan. Worthy and reputable people, so far as I know or believe.
The grandchn. are the following: -
Allen Cook's chn., - ELTON K., ELMER E., and EARNEST J.
Martin Dewing's chn., - MINNIE C. and ARDELIA.
Daniel P. Cook's chn., - WILLIAM H., HARRY A., and EDITH M.
Francis A. Cook's chn., - ELLA M., JENNIE C., and FRANK H.
Clark C. Willis's child, -ROGER C.
Welcome E. Cook's child, - MABEL R.
Alfred R. Whitehead's child, - A. EARLE.
Walter I. Cook's child, - MYRTLE I. In all, 15 grandchn.
COOK, BARTON BALLOU6 (Zimri,5 Daniel,4 Daniel,3 Nicholas,2 Walter 1), bro. of the preceding, b. in Mendon, July 9, 1810; grocer; m. Lovina Hayward Fisher, dr. of Daniel and Anna (Hayward) Fisher, b. Upton, Nov. 10, 1813; cer. in Woonsocket, R.I., April 23, 1832, by Rev. Stephen Cutler; res. in Mil. 35 yrs. Their chn. : -
JOANNA BALLOU, b. Woonsocket, R.I., Feb. 9, 1833; m. Francis N. Wood, Sept. 12, 1855.
JAMES OWEN, b. Woonsocket, R.I., Sept. 11, 1835; m. Harriet F. Aldrich, June, 1856.
AMASA FISHER, b. Woonsocket, R.I., April 15, 1838; d. 1839.
BRENTON BARTON, b. Woonsocket, R.I., Feb. 11, 1841.
HELEN MAR, b. Woonsocket, R.I., May 1, 1843; d. 1843.
ELBERTINE, b. Woonsocket, R.I., Dec. 16, 1844; d. 1845.
CHRISTOPHER POTTER, b. Mil., Nov. 9, 1846.
ELDORADO, b. Mil., March 4, 1849; d. 1849.
A worthy family. The hus. and fr. d. by his own act, under the deranging pressure of cerebral disease, at Ashland, May 1, 1877. His desolated wid. still survives, upborne under sorrow and enfeeblement by the Divine hand.
James Owen Cook, the married son, now res. in Mil., and is fr. of the fol- lowing named chn., the grandchn. of Barton B. and Lovina H. Cook: -
ANNA GERTRUDE, b. Mil., Aug. 7, 1857.
ANDREW TEN EYCK, b. Mil., May 26, 1860.
WILLIE BARTON, b. Chicago, Ill., Sept. 14, 1869.
HERBERT OWEN, b. Hopkinton, July 20, 1873; d. Oct. 7, 1874. GRACIE ELLEN, b. Ashland, Aug. 21, 1875; d. May 7, 1879.
COOK, Dea. AMORY BATES 6 (Horace,5 Dea. Abner,4 Eld. Josiah,8 Nicholas, 2 Walter1), b. West Wrentham, May 16, 1804; mr.'s maiden name, Lucretia Bates, dr. of Ezekiel, sen., Bell. ; In. Mary Hawes, dr. of Samuel and -
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Hawes, b. Aug. 29, 1801; cer. in Franklin, by Rev. Dr. Nathaniel Emmons; date not given. Their chn .: -
JULIANNA, b. Feb. 19, 1826; res. with parents in unm. usefulness.
ERASTUS A., b. April 19, 1828; m. Mary C. Allen, July 1, 1849.
LEVI A., b. Jan. 4, 1830; m. Sylvia T. Holbrook.
ORLANDO D., b. Aug. 14, 1832; d. Sept. 25, 1833.
ELLEN E., b. Jan. 17, 1834; d. Sept. 10, 1837.
SALLY R., b. Nov. 10, 1836; d. Sept. 9, 1837.
ELLEN ELIZA, b. Aug. 16, 1840; d. Sept. 25, 1842.
MARY E., b. Feb. 18, 1844; m. George H. Howard, Feb. 18, 1867; 2 sons. WARREN F., b. Nov. 10, 1848; m. Hannah E. Jackson, June 30, 1864.
Elder Josiah Cook, great gd. fr. of Dea. Amory, was the first pastor of the Six-Principle Baptist Church, Cumberland, R.I., where he then dwelt, just over the Rhode-Island line as finally established. He was succeeded in the pastorate by Elder Nathaniel Cook, before mentioned, who was Josiah's nephew; and Nathaniel was succeeded by Elder Abner Ballou. The Ballous and Cooks were main pillars in that ancient society, and built the somewhat famous old edifice known as "The Ballou Meeting-house." In that edifice I first heard preaching when a child, and therein preached my first sermon. Dea. Abner Cook, gd. fr. of Amory, though living two miles off in West Wrentham, worshipped there regularly, and was the last dea. of that church. I recollect him well, as sitting in the dea.'s seat, having with him, by his side, in sleek boyhood, his gd. son, the present Dea. Amory. But if the latter took his first lesson in deaconship under his venerable gd. fr., he did not long adhere to his doctrine of endless punishment; as he became a Universalist, and, later, a dea. of that denomina- tional church in this town. He survives in a green old age, and the companion of his youth with him; though she has long been comparatively an invalid. The whole family have exemplified very reputable intelligence, enterprise, industry, frugality, and moral rectitude. The youngest son, Warren F. Cook, res. in the far West, has devoted himself much to education as a teacher, and is a licensed Congregational preacher. Dea. Amory B. came to No. Bellingham in 1837, and to Mil. in 1870.
COOK, ERASTUS A.7 (Dea. Amory B.,6 Horace,5 Dea. Abner,4 Eld. Josiah,3 Nicholas,2 Walter 1), b. in W. Wrentham, April 19, 1828; m. Mary Clymena Allen, dr. of George W. and Charlotte (Partridge) Allen, b. in Medway, Jan. 5, 1832; cer. Woonsocket, R.I., July 1, 1849, by Rev. John Boyden. Their chn. : -
ELLEN MARIA, b. Bell., Dec. 10, 1850.
LILLA ANNETTE, b. Med., April 26, 1856.
CORA ELMENA, b. Med., Jan. 25, 1858; d. Mil., June 11, 1872.
Intelligent, enterprising, and exemplary; deeply wounded by the arrows of bereavement. The hus. and fr. followed his beloved dr. Cora E., Feb. 9, 1879, to the deathless continent. The survivors weep in hope.
COOK, LEVI A.7 (Dea. Amory B.,6 Horace,5 Dea. Abner,4 Eld. Josiah,3 Nicho- las,2 Walter 1), b. in W. Wrentham, Jan. 4, 1831; m. Sylvia T. Holbrook, dr. of Lyman and Hepsibah (Legg) Holbrook, b. in. Bell., Sept. 20, 1836; cer. Bell., June 11, 1856, by Rev. George N. Townsend. Their chn. : -
ADDIE E., b. Medway, Dec. 27, 1860.
ERNEST L., b. Mil., July 22, 1865.
BERTHA F., b. Mil., Feb. 21, 1870; d. July 13, 1870.
A family of similar character and experiences with that of the preceding bro. Mrs. Sylvia d. Nov. 11, 1870.
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COOK, WARREN F.7, of the same generation, lineage, and ptge. of the two elder bros. above named; b. North Bell., Nov. 10, 1848; devoted to teaching, and latterly to preaching; res. in the far West, Battle Mountain, Nev., or did in 1878; m., 1st, Hannah F. Jackson at Lamartine, Fond du Lac County, Wis., June 30, 1864; further particulars not given. Their chn. : -
JOSEPH AMORY, b. Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 24, 1865; d. Dec. 2, 1865. WILLIAM JOSEPH, b. Lamartine, Wis., Dec. 19, 1868.
Mrs. Hannah d. at Lamartine, Wis., Dec. 27, 1868. The hus. m., 2d, Martha A. Trowbridge at Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, Wis., July 2, 1871 ; further particulars not given. One son : -
FRANK RAY, b. Ossian, Winnesheik County, Io., Aug. 3, 1874.
Mrs. Martha d. at Prairie du Chien, Wis., Dec. 15, 1874. A chapter of bereavements much like the preceding.
COOK, ALDRICH S.7 (Reuben,6 Dea. David,5 Daniel,4 Dea. Nicholas,3 Nicholas,2 Walter 1), b. in Bell. ; date not given ; mr.'s maiden name, Esther Holbrook; machinist; m., 1st, Elizabeth Landers, dr. of John M. and Eliza (Brown) Landers, b. in New York, April 5, 1830; cer. in Boston, Aug. 27, 1850, by Rev. Daniel D. Smith. Their chn. :-
WALTER S. V., b. Mil., Aug. 12, 1851.
HERBERT A., b. Mil., March 10, 1856; d. July 25, 1874.
WILLIE E., b. Mil., Sept. 27, 1858.
REUBEN V., b. Mil., Sept. 18, 1861.
GRACE ELIZABETH, b. Mil., Dec. 18, 1866.
ALDRICH S., Jun. Į b. Mil., Dec. 25, 1871; d. July 14, 1872.
ELIZABETH L. { (twins), b. Mil., Dec. 25, 1871.
Mrs. Elizabeth d. in child-bed, on the birth of her twins, Dec. 25, 1871, a sad loss to her afflicted hus. and chn. Mr. C. has always been a hard-working mechanic, honestly struggling in the battle of life, with his full share of adver- sities, to provide for his household, and deserves the confidence of his fellow- men. He m., 2d, Mrs. Miranda Clapp ; cer. Oct. 2, 1873, by Rev. Mr. Red- ding.
COOK, REUBEN H., a bro. of the preceding, lived several yrs. in town; but I have been unable to obtain his family record, and can, therefore, make only this brief mention of him.
COOK, IRA WARREN 6 (Clark,5 Aaron,4 Daniel,3 Nicholas,2 Walter 1), b. Men- don, March 17, 1822; dwelt some time in town, and, I think, d. here; m. Julia E. M. Wilcox, dr. of Willard and Hannah (Gaskill) Wilcox, b. Men- don, 1827; cer. at Hopedale, Oct. 17, 1844, by the writer. Their chn .: - EDWARD EVERETT, b. Sept. 20, 1845; m. Flora C. Crocker, Nov. 7, 1866.
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