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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,6 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 yı. 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,4 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 clin. 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 expressman. 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," 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 bus. 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., Ang. 7, 1857.
ANDREW TEN EYCK, b. Mil., May 20, 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. ; m. 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 inain pillars in that ancient society, and built the somewhat famous old edifice known as "The Ballon 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 deaconsliip 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,8 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,8 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,8 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.
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,8 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.
HENRY MORTIMER, b. Nov. 19, 1847; d. Dec. 18, 1869.
ANDREW IRVING, b. April 4, 1850; d. Aug. 27, 1872.
ISABEL CAPITOLA, b. July 12, 1859.
Ira W.'s mr. was also a cook; viz., Abigail &, dr. of Stephen and Joanna (Scott) Cook 5 (Peter,4 Dea. Nicholas,8 Nicholas,2 Walter 1); Ira W.'s death-date not given. Mrs. Julia, his wid., m. Hollis Pond; cer. June 16, 1872, by Rev. George F. Clark. They res. in Mendon.
COOK, EDWARD EVERETT7 (Ira W.,6 Clark,5 Aaron,4 Daniel,3 Nicholas,2 Wal- ter 1), b. in Mendon, Sept. 20, 1845; mr.'s maiden name, Julia Elma M. Wilcox; livery-stable keeper and master hackman; m. Flora C. Crocker, dr. of William and Eleanor (Darling) Crocker, b. in Mil., Oct. 10, 1845; cer. in Mil., Nov. 7, 1866, by the writer. Their chu .: -
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MABEL E., b. Mil., Dec. 15, 1868.
FRANK E., b. Mil., May 2, 1873; d. Aug. 7, 1876.
COOK, Capt. CALEB 6 (Dea. David," Daniel,4 Dea. Nicholas,8 Nicholas,2 Wal- ter 1), b. Bell., Aug. 13, 1793; mr.'s maiden name, Susanna Legg; manu- facturer of cotton cloth and other goods for many yrs .; m. Margaret Pick- ering, dr. of Ichabod and Margaret (Aldrich) Pickering, b. Mendon, April 23, 1795; cer. in Mendon, July 4, 1816, by Peter Wheelock, Esq. Their chn. : -
ALDRICH BARTON, b. Bell., March 14, 1817; d. June 25, 1818.
EMILY DESDEMONIA, b. Mendon, March 24, 1819; m. Isaac S. Marcy, Hills- borough, N.H., 1839.
EMELINE DORCAS, b. Mendon, Aug. 1, 1821; d. Ang. 18, 1824.
ALDRICH BARTON, b. Mendon, May 18, 1824; m. Julia Ann Knights, Norway, Me., 1845. Several chn.
EMELINE DORCAS, b. Mendon, Dec. 25, 1826; m. Warren Lazell, Bell.
ADAMS BACON, b. Mendon, Aug. 9, 1829; m. Ann Wyman, Hillsborough, N.H .; 4 chn.
EMELIZA DENTON, b. Hillsborough, N.H., Nov. 28, 1831; m., 1st, David Reynolds, Nashua, N.H., who d .; 2d, John L. Cook, So. 'Mil.
ELLEN DENNEY, b. Hillsborough, N.H., Dec. 11, 1835; m. George W. Harris, Nashua, N.H .; 2 chn.
Capt. Caleb was a very intelligent, enterprising man in his day. When I first knew him, 57 yrs. ago, he was a manufacturer in what was then called Paine and Ray's Village, since E. Blackstone. He was my steadfast, life-long friend. He subsequently prosecuted his business in Hillsborough, N.H., for many yrs., and still later, if I mistake not, in Nashua, N.H. There he d. Aug. 27, 1871; and I went thither to minister at his funeral. Some yrs. before his decease, he res. a considerable time at So. Milford. His worthy wid. still sur- vives, tenderly cared for hy her chn., and when last reported was residing at Nashua, N.H. I knew Dea. David Cook, fr. of Capt. Caleb, and most of his chn. He was an aged man when I commenced my ministry; but I remember he came six miles to hear iny first discourse in the ancient Ballou Meeting- house. His 1st wf. was Susanna Legg. They had 5 sons certainly, and per- haps, unknown to me, drs. Their sons were, -
ABNER, b. Bell., June 20, 1778; m. Waity Pickering, 1799; he d. 1831.
REUBEN, b. Bell., Dec. 7, 1780; m. Esther Holbrook; date not found. He d. 1828.
ABIJAH, b. Bell., Sept. 24, 1784; m. Roxey Holbrook; date not found; d. a. 85 yrs.
LEALON, b. Bell., April 3, 1787; m. Louisa Smith; date not found; d. 1836. CALEB, b. Bell., Aug. 13, 1793; his family record above given.
Aldrich S. Cook, already given, is a son of Reuben. The numerous pro- geny of Ahner, Ahijah, etc., being all, or nearly all, outside my proper limits, must be omitted. The name Lealon is doubtless an early misspelling of Leland ; for I have good reason to believe that Dea. David, who was a Baptist, meant to name this son after Elder John Leland, a very talented and celebrated Baptist minister of those days. Dea. David d. Feb. 18, 1836, in his 85th yr. Mrs. Susanna preceded him many yrs. She d. Sept. 21, 1797. He m. a 2d and 3d wf .; viz., 2d, Elonia Holbrook of Mil. in 1798, who d. Dec. 10, 1814; 3d, Molley Aldrich of Mendon; date of cer. not given; d., his wid., Dec. 31, 1848. Dea. David was a Revolutionary soldier; and his gd. son, John L. Cook, has furnished
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me some unique and interesting documents relating to the experience of the veteran and his family in those trying times; but want of space obliges me to return them unused.
COOK, JOHN LELAND7 (Lealon, alias Leland,6 Dea. David,5 Daniel,4 Dea. Nicholas,3 Nicholas,2 Walter 1), b. Sept. 18, 1820; res. So. Milford; chief occupation, sole-leather cutter in the town centre; m., 1st, Mary Ann Hill, dr. of Sylvester and Olive Hill, b. in Bell., July 18, 1820; cer. Hopedale, Nov. 14, 1844, by the writer; 1 dr. : -
EMMA L., b. So. Mil., March 1, 1848; m. Albert G. Brewer, Sept., 1870. They res. in Hop., and have 1 dr. : -
ELLEN C., b. A ril 7, 1872.
Mrs. Mary Ann's dth. date not given. The hus. m., 2d, Mrs. Emeliza D. Rey- nolds, wid. of David Reynolds, Nashua, N.H., and dr. of Caleb and Margaret (Pickering) Cook; cer. Dec. 27, 1857; no further particulars given. No issue reported. Exemplary and deservedly respected family.
COOK, ARTHUR, Esq.5 (Arthur,4 Noah,8 Nicholas,2 Walter1), b. in Mendon So. Parish, now Blackstone, June 18, 1803; mr.'s maiden name, Philena Bal- lou, dr. of Levi, Esq., and Comfort (Thompson) Ballou, Cumberland, R.I .; m. Adaline S. Purinton, b. Oct. 30, 1814; cer. in Mendon, Feb. 15, 1831, by the writer. Their chn. : -
FLAVIUS MIRON, b. Feb. 6, 1832; m. Adelaide Betsey Morrison, Nov. 21, 1871 . DEALONTA MINERVA, b. July 12, 1833.
PAULINA ORINDA, b. May 14, 1835.
MILTON THOMPSON, b. Nov. 2, 1836.
MALTINA MARIA, b. Dec. 14, 1838; m. Alfred Augustus Burrell, Oct. 28, 1869. AURILLA, b. Sept. 16, 1840; m. Hiram Alonzo Goodrich, Nov. 19, 1871.
SARAH ADALINE, b. June 30, 1844; m. Henry James Sawyer, Jan. 27, 1869. PHINEAS NOAH, b. Feb. 21, 1846; m. Emma Martin, Nov. 4, 1868.
Mrs. Adaline d. Aug. 28, 1876, much esteemed and lamented. The hus. and fr. still survives at the age of about 79 yrs. He removed to Mil. from Blackstone, several years ago. I have known him, his parents, and the family connection, from my youth, and numbered them among my personal friends. He was one of ten chn., and the youngest but two. He suffered from infancy considerable infirmnity in his lower limbs by reason of a singular osseous weak- ness, but was of excellent mental ability and intelligence; so that what he lacked in physical executiveness was counterbalanced measurably by intel- lectual capabilities. He was successful in scholarship, teaching, and qualifica- tions for sedentary public business. He was honored by his fellow-citizens of Mendon and Blackstone with various offices of trust and responsibility, and served, I think, for several yrs. as a civil magistrate, always creditably to him- self, and to general public satisfaction. His chn. inherited his intellectual traits, and the virtues of both parents. He is a descendant of Walter Cook in the youngest branch of the lineage; being a younger son of Arthur, sen.,4 who was a younger son of Noah,8 who was the youngest son of Nicholas,2 who was the youngest son of Walter.1 He has no grandchn. through his son Flavins M., one of our res. citizens; 1 through his dr. Burrell, named ALICE ADALINE, b. July 26, 1872; 1 through his dr. Goodrich, named JESSE MILTON, b. July 23, 1873, whose parents have recently removed to Providence, R.I .; 4 through his dr. Sawyer in Chicago, Ill., who will be given under the name Sawyer; and 4 throughi his son Phineas N., namely, WILLIE MARTIN, b. Aug. 28, 1871; d. Sept. 2, 1872; MABEL AURILLA, b. Jan. 5, 1873; MARY ANNIE, b. Dec. 29, 1873; and SARAH EMMA, b. June, 1875.
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COOK, CLARK 6 (Ariel,5 Ichabod, Noah,8 Nicholas,2 Walter1), b. Mendon,
March 3, 1817; farmer; mr.'s maiden name, Cerusa Cook; m. Louisa Maria Allen, dr. of Robert and Sarah (Gaskill) Allen, b. July 1, 1817; cer, in (Mill- ville) Blackstone, Dec. 31, 1838, by Rev. William H. Fish. Their chn. :- CERUSA ANN, b. Mil., Sept. 24, 1839; m. Rev. G. R. Bent, Jan. 1, 1859; she d. March 4, 1864.
MARY TERESA, b. Mil., Nov. 16, 1841; m. Irving A. Elsbee, Nov. 6, 1869.
ORRIN CLARK, b. Mendon, Dec. 30, 1843; m. Hannab Ann Wilcox, Jan. 1, 1871.
FRANCIS WAYLAND, b. Mendon, Nov. 23, 1853; m. Annie Laura Doyle, Dec. 5, 1879.
Three grandchn. ; viz., 1 through their dr. Bent, - FRANCES LOUISA, b. Sept. 27, 1859; 2 through their dr. Elsbee, - ROBERT EDMUND IRVING, b. Oct. 1, 1870, and MARY IDALENA, b. Sept., 1874; and 1 through their son Orrin C., - ROBERT ALLEN, b. Sept. 13, 1872. Their eldest dr., wf of Rev. G. R. Bent, went with her hus. in 1863, he being general agent of the Sanitary Christian Commission, to Camp Parole, Annapolis, Md. There, while distributing sup- plies to sick soldiers, she was taken suddenly sick, and d. at the end of 4 ds. She gained the respect and love of every officer and soldier by her Christian devotedness. The honors due to a dead officer were rendered to her remains before their return to the North.
COOK, ELBRIDGE GERRY 7 (Whipple,6 Nathaniel,5 Eld. Nathaniel,4 Dea. Nicho-
las,3 Nicholas, Walter 1), b. Franklin, Aug. 19, 1816; mr.'s maiden name, Lucy Darling, dr. of Dea. Samuel Darling, Bell. ; m. Joanna Wilkinson, dr. of David and Thankful (Sayles) Wilkinson, b. Smithfield, R.I., March 29, 1820; cer. March 17, 1842, by Rev. Mr. Parker. Their chn. : -
AGNES LUCY, b. Mil., Dec. 21, 1843; m. George Thayer, June 12, 1867.
ORVILLE W., b. Cumberland, R.I., Jan. 1, 1846.
REVILO F., b. Blackstone, March 19, 1848.
EVA W., b. Mil., July 14, 1850.
ELBRIDGE W., b. So. Danvers, March 14, 1860.
EARLE D., b. So. Danvers, Nov. 1, 1861.
It will be seen by the birthplaces of their chn. that these parents have res. In several places since mge. Mr. Cook first came to Mil. before mge., and was engaged in the provision business. He afterwards kept the old Godfrey tavern a short time. I think he kept other public houses elsewhere after mge. Later he entered into the leather business. He has res. in Mil., Cumberland, R.I., Mil. agaiu, Woonsocket, R.I., Blackstone, Danvers, Cambridge, and last in Mil.
Milton Cook, a bro. of Elbridge, with his family, res. in town several yrs. ; but I am not in command of his family record.
I now come to a family of Cooks whose ancestry seems to be unknown to themselves far back. I refer to that of Mr. James I. C., senior publisher of " The Milford Journal." He came hither from Bennington, Vt., early in 1872, with bis sons Willlam H. and George G. Cook, who together purchased the "Journal" establishment of James M. Stewart, They have since conducted the same with much enterprise, abillty, and success. William H. has represented the town in General Ct., won celebrity as chief editor of the "Journal," and distinguished himself in various ways by his political activity. His fr., br., and the family occupy a reputable social standing in town, individually and col- lectively, and are too well known In their several spheres to require special characterization. They trace their llueage no farther back than to Coleman
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Cook, a farmer of Hadley, gd. fr. of James I. C. He m. Sarah Smith, and they had the following named chn .: David, Eleazer, Cynthia, Lucinda, and Cole- man, - all of whom lived to a good old age, the last-mentioned being 88 when he d.
COOK, COLEMAN, Jun., m. Eunice Green of Springfield, and was a shoe- manufacturer in Hadley. Their chn .:-
BENJAMIN G., b. July 31, 1804; d. Oct. 25, 1856.
MARY ANN, b. March 10, 1807.
EUNICE S., b. June, 1809.
WILLIAM C., b. Jan. 27, 1812; d. May 28, 1840.
FRANCIS H., b. Aug. 22, 1815.
JAMES I. C., b. Oct. 13, 1817; m. Maria E. Robertson, Oct. 13, 1840.
ALEXANDER S. C., b. Feb. 18, 1820.
Mrs. Eunice d. in Putney, Vt., March, 1837. The hus. m., 2d, Mercy Derby. who now res. in Cliester, Vt. The hus. and fr. d. in Chester, Vt., Sept. 3, 1873. I desired more dates and particulars in the foregoing record, but have given all I received.
COOK, JAMES I. C.8 (Coleman,2 Coleman1), b. Oct. 13, 1817; mr.'s maiden name, Eunice Green, dr. of Jeptha and Margaret Green, West Springfield, Mass. ; printer and publisher; m. Maria E. Robertson, dr. of William and Christina Robertson, b. in Halifax, N.S .; cer. in Putney, Vt., Oct. 13, 1840, by Rev. Amos Foster. Their chn. :-
WILLIAM H., b. Jan. 7, 1843; our well-known editor and publisher.
JAMES EDWIN, b. Nov. 7, 1844; d. Oct. 16, 1847.
ELLA J., b. Oct. 21, 1848.
GEORGE G., b. Sept. 9, 1854; co-proprietor of the " Journal."
These chn. were all b. in Bennington, Vt.
COOKE. We have two families of eminence who spell their name with an ultimate e. I refer to those of the late Hon. Albert A. Cooke, and his bro., Dr. George L., long our popular surgeon-dentists. The latter furnishes me genealogical data going back somewhat obscurely to their gt. gd. fr., Noah Cooke, an early settler of Northampton. By consulting Savage's "General Dictionary," I find this lineage to have started on our shores with Aaron Cooke of Dorchester, made freeman in May, 1635. He joined a colony of emigrants that set. in Windsor, Ct., but moved to Northampton in 1661. He seems to have been a man of note in his day. He had several sons, and among them Noah, b. June 14, 1657. This Noah had two sons, - Noah, b. 1688, and Aaron, b. Oct. 3, 1697. I conjecture that one of these must have been the fr. of the gt. gd. fr. Noah above mentioned, though possibly another generation may have intervened. It is to be regretted that these links in the lineage were not ascertained. I shall, however, venture to give the lineage of our Drs. from Aaron of Dorchester, with two blanks for uncertainty of names between the Northampton Noahs. The gt. gd. fr. Noah had 8 sons and 1 dr .; viz., Noah, Amasa, Eleazer, Elihu, Timothy, Solomon, Andrew, Stephen, and Keziah; no dates thus far. The late Josiah P. Cooke, Esq., of Boston, was a son of Noah, and Rev. Parsons Cooke of Lynn a son of Solomon. Timothy was the gd. fr. of our Drs. A. A. and G. L. Cooke. His son Reuben was their fr .; and with bis family I will begin my tabulations.
COOKE, REUBEN 7 (Timothy,6 Noah,5 -,4 -, Noah,2 Aaron1), b. Had- ley, Feb. 6, 1794; farmer; m. Sarah Smith Woodward, dr. of Samnel and Naomi (Cook) Woodward, b. Hadley, March 5, 1799; cer, in Hadley, Nov. 27, 1816, by Rev. Dr. John Woodbridge, Their chn, ; -
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ALBERT ANDREW, b. Warehouse Point, Ct., April 24, 1817; m. Maria Fidelia Talbot, 1842.
PEREZ, b. Hadley, Mass., March 24, 1819; d. May 24, 1827.
MARY, b. Hadley, July 24, 1820; m. Anson F. Talcott; d. 1845.
TIMOTHY PARSONS, b. Hadley, Nov. 17, 1821; d. July 21, 1835.
GEORGE LAMB, b. Hadley, Oct. 2, 1823; m. Emeline A. Clarke, 1854.
SAMUEL WOODWARD, b. Hadley, Sept. 9, 1825; m. Jane Tracy.
b. Warehouse Point, Ct., June 8, 1828; d. April 22, 1845.
SARAH - (twins), b. Warehouse Point, Ct., June 8, 1828; m. A. B. Fowler. SOPHRONIA
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