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Susan, daughter of Josiah and Mary Chute, married, Jan. 1, 1826, Sydney Smith of Portland.
Francis, son of Thomas and Mary (Mayberry) Chute, mar- ried Martha Mayberry, June 2, 1805.
Daniel, son of Thomas and Mary (Mayberry) Chute, married Bathsheba Mayberry, Apr. 21, 1816.
William Carr, son of Thomas and Mary (Mayberry ) Chute, married Rosanna Mayberry, Sept. 10, 1809.
CHESLEY
Joseph Chesley was an early settler in this town, but where he came from, we are not able to say. The first notiee we find of him is Dee. 25, 1766, when he was married to Abigail, daughter of Capt. Caleb and Lois (Bennett) Graffam. She was born in Falmouth (now Portland), Apr. 11, 1744. Mr. Chesley settled on the farm afterwards owned by the late Thomas L. Smith, Esq., and his house stood near the present dwelling. He appears to have been a quiet, industrious man, but little inelined to mingle much in public affairs. No record of his death is known to exist, and the name is now extinct in Windham. He and his wife, Abigail, had eleven children, all born in Windham :
1. Hannah, born July 12, 1768, m. Isaac Elder.
2. Abigail, born Dee. 12, 1770, m. Silas Elder.
3. Isaae, born May 10, 1774; m. - Wallace; settled in Westbrook. Had ehildren.
4. Mary, born - -
1776.
5. Enoch, born Oet. 28, 1778, died Dec. 8, 1850, unmarried.
6. Dorcas, born Feb. 22, 1781, m. Robert Estes.
7. Rebecea, born July 19, 1783, m. Joseph Cobby.
8. Lucy, born Apr. --- 1786, m. - Green.
9. Margaret, born Nov. 1, 1788, m. Wm. Elder.
10. Phebe, probably died young.
11. Moses, born June 12, 1802.
COBB
The aneestor of all bearing this surname in New England, and doubtless in America, was Henry Cobb, called in the old colonial records. Eld. Henry. He came from Kent Co., Eng-
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land, and settled in Barnstable, Mass., in 1632. He was twice married, but the name of only one of his wives has been pre- served. She was Sarah Hinckley, laughter of Samuel and Sarah Hinckley, who came from Tenterden, Kent Co., in 1635. It is not known whether she was the first or second wife of Henry Cobb. He was the father of sixteen children, ten by his first wife and six by his second wife.
His sixth son, Jonathan, was the ancestor of the Cobbs in Windham, Westbrook, Portland, and vicinity. He married Hope Hutchins, and they had six children. His eldest son, Samuel, moved to Falmouth, according to Rev. Thomas Smith's Journal, from Middleborough, Mass., in 1717, and settled near Pride's Bridge, on what is still called "Cobb's Lane." His wife's name was Abigail, (maiden name unknown). She died Sept. - 1766, aged 80 years. He died in 1767. They had seven children :
1. Chipman, (According to Rev. Dr. Deane's Diary, he mar- ried, July 1, 1765, "Widow Hall." She was the widow of Ebenezer Hall, who was killed by the Indians at Martinicus Island, June 10, 1757.) They settled in Gorham, Me., and had children.
2. Ebenezer, died 1721, aged 33.
3. Samuel, (Rev. Thomas Smith, calls him "Capt." and says, under date of July 29, 1768, "He moved to New Casco," and further remarks, that he was a great ship-builder, and had two sons, Samuel and William).
4. Peter, born in Falmouth, 1720.
5. James, born 1723, in Falmouth.
6. Hope, married Benjamin Winslow, 1738.
7. Hannah, born in Middleborough, Mass., Apr. 1, 1712; married, first, John Swett; second, Zerubbabel Hunniwell, in 1754. She was Mr. Hunniwell's second wife and died in Wind- ham, Apr. 24, 1791. He died Aug. 23, 1803, aged 89 years.
Peter, son of Samuel and Abigail Cobb, settled in Windham, about the year 1767. His wife's name, we do not know, but their children were:
1. Joseph.
2. Peter.
4. Lydia.
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5. Chipman.
6. Thomas.
7. Elizabeth.
Peter, son of Peter Cobb, married Margaret Crandall, daugh- ter of "Master Crandall," who came to this country from Ire- land, and was a noted schoolmaster. Peter Cobb settled in Westbrook and had nine children, as follows:
1. Philip.
2. Elizabeth.
3. James.
4. Joshua.
5. Solomon.
6. Peter.
7. Asa.
8. Rachel.
9. Elijah.
Asa, son of Peter and Margaret (Crandall) Cobb, married, Jan. 1, 1823, Nancy, daughter of Samuel and Mehitable (Win- ship) Dole of Windham. He was born about 1794 and died June 1, 1875, aged 81 years. She was born Mar. 10, 1796, and died Mar. 19, 1865. They settled on a farm in Westbrook. They had eight children :
1. Albion, born Dec. 24, 1824.
2. Solomon, born July 26, 1826.
3. Apphia D., born May 12, 1828, married Amos Davis of Standish.
4. Amos, born Sept. 13, 1830, d. in infancy.
5. Sarah E. D., born Aug. 2, 1833, married Spofford Ben- lett of Denmark, Me.
6. Mary E., born May 7, 1835, died unmarried.
7. Oliver A., born Mar. 22, 1837.
8. Edgar A., born Sept. 1, 1846.
Albion, son of Asa and Nancy (Dole) Cobb, was a physician. IIe graduated from the Medical School of Maine in the class of 1851. He married Louise A. Stockman, about 1852. Settled first at Bolster's Mills, in Harrison; afterwards removed to Webb's Mills, Caseo. He enlisted Dec. 17, 1862, as Surgeon in the 4th Me. Regt .; was severely wounded Nov. 6, 1863. at
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Bustow's Station. He afterwards served in the regular army as Assistant Surgeon and, from 1864 to 1865, was stationed at Harward Hospital, Washington, D. C. At the end of his term of enlistment, he was honorably discharged and returned to Casco. Shortly afterwards he moved to Mechanie Falls, where he died Oct. 28, 1888. His wife died at Webb's Mills, June 24, 1903. They had children, as follows:
1. Albion Edwin, born July 10, 1853.
2. Carolus Melville, born Mar. 24, 1861.
3. Ernest Osborne, born Oct. 11, 1863, died Mar. 24, 1897.
4. Anson Augustus, born Jan. 31, 1868.
These four sons, like their father, were all physicians.
Solomon, son of Asa and Nancy (Dole) Cobb, was a farmer and settled in Westbrook; went from there to Denmark, Me. Enlisted Aug. 18, 1862, in Co. H., 17th Me. Regt .; served until July 2, 1863, when he was wounded in action, by which he lost one hand. He went to the regimental hospital, where he re- mained until his recovery. He was honorably discharged and returned to his home in Maine. After a few years spent as a traveling salesman, he died of disease contracted in the army. We have not the date of his death, but his wife died May 24, 1884. Her name was Abbie Bennett, of Denmark, Me. Their children were:
1. Moses.
2. Orrin E.
3. An infant.
4. Fred B.
5. Mary E.
6. Justus, resided in Saco, Me.
Oliver A., son of Asa and Naney (Dole) Cobb, married Annie Maxfield of Stroudwater. He is a man of fine intellectual capacity, and has been connected with the schools of Westbrook as a teacher and officer for a long term of years. He now (1912) resides at Cumberland Mills. Children as follows :
1. Charles M., born Oet. 29, 1866.
2. Alice A., born July 6, 1868 ; married Jame Hawkes; died Aug. 9, 1908.
3. Grace E., born Nov. 7, 1870, married Lothrop Whelden.
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4. Leroy O., born Oct. 20, 1872, d. Feb. 1909.
5. Henry, born Jan. 23, 1875.
Edgar A., son of Asa and Nancy (Dole) Cobb, married Ella Haskell. He is a farmer and lives on his father's farm in Westbrook. Had children as follows :
1. Alfred E.
2. Orrinda.
3. John.
4. Apphia.
5. Clement.
Apphia, daughter of Asa and Nancy (Dole) Cobb, married, Apr. 6, 1853, Amos Davis of Standish, Me. Settled, first in Westbrook; afterwards moved to Gorham, and owned a farm near White Rock. He enlisted in the Union Army and served nine months; was honorably discharged; returned to Gorham, where he died. Children :
1. Emma L., born June 5, 1854, married Davis Small.
2. Lorenzo, born Apr. 16, 1856, married Della Hamblen.
3. Charles, born June 17, 1858, married Lizzie Gray.
4. Albert, born July 11, 1860, married Emma Pride.
5. Nathan, born Apr. 18, 1862, married Nellie Leighton.
6. Parsons, born Oct. 6, 1864.
7. Nancy E., born Apr. 21, 1867, married William Grant.
8. Eliza C., born June 4, 1870, married Lawrence Walker.
Sarah E. D., daughter of Asa and Nancy (Dole) Cobb, mar- ried Spofford Bennett of Denmark, Me. Both are now deceased. We have no connected record of their children, but, so far as we can learn, they were :
1. Arthur W.
2. Asa C.
3. Edgar C., accidentally drowned.
4. Walter, born Sept. 10, 1873 ; lives, it is said, in Denmark, Me.
5. An infant, not named.
Charles M., son of Oliver and Annie (Maxfield) Cobb, mar- ried Dec. 25, 1888, Jennie F., daughter of Otis and Vienna (Ames) Hayford of Albany, Me. Child :
1. Guy Oliver, born Dec. 11, 1891.
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Joshua, son of Peter and Margaret (Crandall) Cobb, married Eunice, daughter of James and Margaret (Estes) Hawkes of Windham, (intention entered on the Windham records Nov. 29, 1822). Hle was a farmer and settled in Westbrook on the farm afterwards owned by his brother Asa, where he died. His children were:
1. Rachel A., born 1826, married Ryerson Pride, and died - 1865.
2. Margaret, born 1828; married James Field; died June 9, 1892, aged 64.
Ephraim, son of Peter, first of the name to settle in Wind- ham, married Sarah Parke of Falmouth. He lived and died on the farm afterwards owned by his son, Elias, and later by his grandson, Charles Cobb. The date of his death, we do not know, but he is said to have been quite aged. Neither have we any perfect record of his children, but, so far as we can learn, they were as follows:
1. Lydia, born July 6, 1780, married John Peaco July 6, 1802.
2. Peter, born 1782.
3. William, born 1785.
4. Tamson, married Benjamin Hawkes, Jr., Jan. 6, 1812.
5. Ephraim.
6. Samuel, born 1790.
7. Elias, died young.
8. Elias, born 1790.
9. Dorcas, born 1799, married Ebenezer Hawkes, Jr., Sept. 25, 1818.
10. Timothy.
William, son of Ephraim and Sarah (Parke) Cobb, married Relief, daughter of Jonathan and Hope Cobb. Her father was a grandson of Deacon Samuel, the first. William Cobb settled in Westbrook on the road between the Duck Pond and Pride's Corner, and lived there the most of his life. We was a farmer and butcher and a man of considerable property. IIe removed to Windham Center and died there, Apr. 13, 1869, aged 84 years. His wife, Relief (or, as the inscription on her grave stone has it, "Lepha") died May 8, 1861, aged 71. They had several children, among them a daughter, Harriet, who died
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in Windham, Mar. 16, 1845, aged 20 years. Of the others, we know nothing.
Peter, son of Ephraim and Sarah (Parke) Cobb, was married three times. His first wife was Sarah Hogdon; his second, Elizabeth Bangs of Gorham, (intention entered on the Wind- ham records Dee. 28, 1825). His third wife was Sally Hussey of Buckfield, (intention entered Feb. 20, 1836). By his first wife he had three children, as follows:
1. Ephraim, born Feb. 26, 1808.
2. Robert H., born -- 1813.
3. Herman W., born 1824.
By his second wife, he had a son, Daniel, born 1826 or 7. By his third wife he had no children. We have no record of his death, but it took place many years ago.
Samuel, son of Ephraim and Sarah (Parke) Cobb, married Mary Leighton. He was by trade a basket maker; lived all his days in Windham, and died there Aug. 28, 1871, aged 81 years. We have no record of his wife's death. Their children :
1. Naney, married Arthur Libby.
2. Sarah, married Ephraim Cobb.
3. Huldah, married James Elliott.
4. John.
5. Samuel, Jr.
6. Esther, married, first, James Wescott, second Dyer, and died Aug. 9. 1868, aged 48 years.
7. Dorcas, married Aaron Leighton.
Elias, son of Ephraim and Sarah (Parke) Cobb, entered his intention of marriage with Susan Stevens, Oct. 23, 1825. She was the daughter of Jonathan and Martha (Millions) Stevens of Windham, and was born in 1806. She died Aug. 23, 1863, aged 57 years. Elias Cobb was a farmer and lived on the farm which he inherited from his father, Ephraim, and was a man highly esteemed by his townsmen and neighbors for his honesty and upright character. He died Aug. 27, 1890, at the ripe age of 94 years, 8 months. Had but one child :
1. Charles, born Aug. 31, 1826.
Ephraim, son of Ephraim and Sarah (Parke) Cobb, married Frink. He lived in Westbrook the greater part of his
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life, but afterwards came to Windham. We remember him as a big, burly man, of great physical strength, and a happy-go- lucky disposition, full of queer jokes and comieal stories. He had a large family of boys and girls none of whom now reside here. He died in Windham several years ago.
Timothy, son of Ephraim and Sarah (Parke) Cobb, entered his intention of marriage with Betsey Hawkes, Nov. 11, 1815, and they were then both "of Windham;" but, after marriage, they always lived in Westbrook near the place known as the "Ledges" and died there many years ago. Had a large family of whom we know nothing.
Ephraim, son of Peter and Sarah (Hogdon) Cobb, entered his intention of marriage with Sarah M. Cobb. She was his cousin, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Leighton) Cobb. He was a farmer and always lived near his wife's father. He died Dee. 11, 1875. She died June 1, 1900, aged 83 years. They had several children among whom we remember:
1. Luey Ellen, - died Nov. 28, 1843, aged 14 months.
2. Lovisa H., born 1847, died July 1, 1867.
3. Minerva, married Jason Shaw.
There may have been other children.
Robert, son of Peter and Sarah (Hogdon) Cobb, entered his intention of marriage with Miss Comfort Hawkes, Nov. 6, 1835. She was the daughter of Isaiah and Rebecca (Cobb) Hawkes, and was born Sept. 14, 1816. Robert Cobb lived many years in Windham, but finally bought a farm in Gorham and moved there, and died Aug. 24, 1901. We have no record of his wife's death. They had three children, born in Windham :
1. George.
2. Amos.
3. Isaiah.
Heman W., son of Peter and Sarah (Hogdon) Cobb, married Bragdon. He was a farmer; lived in Windham and had children, one of whom, Ellsworth, lives on his father's farm. A daughter, Ellen, married Stephen Webb. There were prob- ably other children. Heman Cobb died Mar. 29, 1900, aged 76.
Daniel, son of Peter and Elizabeth (Bangs) Cobb, married
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Matilda P., daughter of John and Mary (Tinney) Morrill. Lived in Windham. Was a Union soldier and a member of Co. D, 17th Me. Regt. Ile died Aug. 21, 1894, aged 66 years, 8 months. His wife died Apr. 8, 1905, aged 71. They had sev- eral children, some of whom now live in Windham.
John, son of Samuel and Mary (Leighton) Cobb, married Catharine Libby ; lived in Windham ; had one child :
1. Uriah.
John Cobb died, while a young man, and his widow married for a second husband John Johnstone, commonly known as John Leighton. She died several years ago.
Samuel Cobb, Jr., son of Samuel and Mary (Leighton) Cobb, married Lucinda Libby. Ile was a farmer; lived in Windham. Had a family of which we have no record. He died Aug. 13. 1896, aged 68 years, 5 months. His wife died Apr. 3, 1886, aged 61.
Charles A., son of Elias and Susan (Stevens) Cobb, married Anistatia, daughter of Nathaniel and Lydia (Lord) Hale of Westbrook. Ile was a farmer and stone cutter. He inherited his father's farm, on which he lived and died. Had several children, but we have not their record. Mrs. Cobb died June 28, 1904, and he died very suddenly, while at work on his family lot in the Chase Cemetery, June 23, 1904, aged 79 years, 10 months.
Benjamin Cobb. born Jan. 9, 1742, was a direct descendant of Dea. Samuel Cobb of Falmouth (now Portland) through his son, Chipman, who was born Mar. 5, 1708, married --- 1731. Benjamin Cobb, married, Sept. 18. 1765, Mary Tobie. Had nine children :
1. Lydia, born July 18, 1766.
2. John, born Apr. 14. 1769.
3. Benjamin, born Mar. 14, 1771.
4. Hope, born Apr. 2, 1773, died young.
5. Sarah, born July 1, 1775.
6. Hope, born Nov. 25, 1777.
7. Eunice, born Oct. 17, 1782.
8. Stephen, born Sept. 7, 1785.
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John, son of Benjamin and Mary (Tobie) Cobb, married Miriam MeKenney of Stroudwater. She was born Aug. 25, 1769, and died in Bath, Me., Aug. 1, 1817. He died at the same place, Jan. 17, 1817. They had ten children, as follows:
1. Mary, born in Windham, Apr. 25, 1793, died in West- field, Dec. 1, 1850.
2. Hannah C., born in Windham, Feb. 25, 1795, died in Wells, Feb. 18, 1825.
3. Comfort, born in Danville, May 8, 1797, died in Bath, Aug. 18, 1844.
4. Isaac, born in Danville, May 1, 1799.
5. John, born in Gray, May 26, 1801.
6. Andrew, born in Gray, Aug. 13, 1802, died in infancy.
7. Andrew, born in Bowdoinham, Apr. 25, 1806, died in Bath, Sept. 23, 1827.
8. Tabitha, born in Bowdoinham, June 17, 1808.
9. William S., born in Bath, June 20, 1811, died in Gor- ham, July 13, 1895.
10. Lydia M., born in Bath, July 25, 1815, and is now (1912) living and in good health.
Nathaniel Cobb was a farmer and lived in Windham. We do not know his parentage. He married Betsey Barbour, prob- ably of Westbrook. He was born about 1782 and died here, Mar. 24, 1825, aged 48 years. His wife died Mar. 27, 1874, aged 87. They had children :
1. Ansel, born 1809, died Apr. 29, 1877, aged 68 years.
2. Sally, married Edmund Lord.
3. Louisa, born 1812; died Feb. 29, 1904, aged 92 years, 11 months; unmarried.
4. Almira, born May 5, 1816, married Algernon L. Cole. He died Jan. 18, 1873.
5. Isaac, married Charlotte Anthoine, died Dee. 26, 1876.
6. Hannah, married Henry Kalloek, died Mar. 2, 1881.
7. Nathaniel, born 1825, married Nancy Smith. He died May 16, 1901, aged 76 years.
8. Caroline, born - 1829, married, first, Dolley ; second, Edward J. Lowell. She died Aug. 15, 1896, aged 67 years.
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William S. Cobb, son of John and Miriam (McKenney) Cobb, married. Nov. 15, 1832, Elvira, daughter of Hugh and Phebe (Hawkes) Crague. He was a farmer and stone cutter. He settled on a farm near his wife's father's house, where he lived for several years. He moved from there to a place near the Second Advent meeting-house, the same now owned by Rob- inson Pratt. His wife, Elvira, died Feb. 12, 1867, and he mar- ried Mrs. Rosilla Dole, widow of Richard Dole, Jr. Her maiden name was Chute, and she was of Casco. By his first wife Mr. Cobb had four children as follows:
1. Lucy M., born Mar. 19, 1833, died Sept. 20, 1860.
2. John A., born May 10, 1835.
3. Frank E., born Aug. 9, 1838.
4. Hugh, born May 13, 1842.
Mr. William S. Cobb died July 13, 1895. Ilis second wife, Rosilla Cobb, died Jan. 12, 1901, aged 71 years.
John A., son of William S. and Elvira (Crague) Cobb, mar- ried Melissa J., daughter of Thomas and Susan (Bodge) Smith. He is a fine mechanic. He has been a school teacher and has served on the Superintending School Committee of Windham. He now lives in Windham. Had three children :
1. Annie L., born - 1861, died Dec. 19, 1877.
2. Died in infancy.
3. Zelia, married Hiram C. Hawkes; has several children.
Frank E., son of William S. and Elvira (Crague) Cobb, married, first, Martha Frank; second, Lelia Parkhurst. He is a farmer and lives on the farm formerly owned by his grand- father, Hugh Crague. Has no children.
Hugh, son of William S. and Elvira (Crague) Cobb, married Minnie Thurlow. He was for some years in the meat and pro- vision business in Portland. Has no children.
Thomas Cobb and his wife, Mehitable, had three children born in Windham. We know nothing of his ancestry. His children, as they appear on the Windham records, were:
1. Rebecca, born Dee. 14, 1794.
2. Jeremiah, born July 27, 1800.
3. Reuben. born July 21. 1802.
Thomas Cobb died Feb. 22, 1818. His wife died Feb. 5, 1821.
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COBBEY
The first of this name to settle in Windham was John Cobbey. Where he came from, we have never been able to ascertain. The family records state that his mother, Eleanor Stuart Mitchell, was born in Ireland, in 1709, and came to this country with her parents, when about eight years of age. She died in Windham, Mar. 31, 1810, aged 101 years, being the oldest person whose death is recorded in the town. The record further states that John Cobbey was born in 1749 and died July 3, 1821. The date on his gravestone is July 14th of that year. His wife was Abigail Witham. She was born Mar. 28, 1749, and died Feb. 1, 1812. Children :
1. Samuel, born June 23, 1773.
2. Eleanor, born Mar. 23, 1775.
3. John, Jr., born July 10, 1776.
4. Jane, born Apr. 15, 1778; married Benjamin Larrabee ; settled on Deer Hill, Westbrook.
5. Eunice, born Oct. 28, 1779, died 1859.
6. Joseph, born Jan. 31, 1782.
7. Lucy, born Sept. 29, 1784, married Jonathan Loveitt, Jr., of Windham.
8. Abigail, born Oct. 25, 1786, married David Elder of Gorham.
9. William, born Sept. 25, 1789.
10. Thomas, born Aug. 2, 1792; went to Illinois, and there married Priscilla Mahon ; died there in 1860.
11. Mary, born July 26, 1796; married Eli Webb of Gor- ham ; lived near Gambo.
William, son of John and Abigail Cobbey, moved to Texas, when a young man. and died there, but no date of his death can now be found. The family tradition is that he amassed quite a fortune during his lifetime, all of which fell to the Roman Catholic Church.
Joseph Cobbey, son of John and Abigail Cobbey, married, Oct. 11, 1807, Rebecca, daughter of Joseph and Abigail (Graf- fam) Chesley. She was born July 19, 1783, and died Aug. 30, 1863. They settled on the farm on the River Road near the Westbrook line, the farm being same now owned by Daniel
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Shaw. Joseph Cobbey died Apr. 21, 1837, aged 55 years. Children :
1. Eleanor, died unmarried.
2. Frances, born 1817, died Sept. 3. 1849; unmar- ried.
3. Thomas.
The name is now extinet in Windham.
COOK
Daniel Cook, ancestor of all bearing the name in this vicinity, was born Feb. 22, 1732, probably in Dover, N. H. He went from there to Vassalborough, and from there to Windham. He was a Quaker. He married Annie Varney, who was born some- time in 1740. He purchased the farm now (1905) owned by the Town of Windham as a home for the poor. No date of their marriage is known to exist, but their ten children were all born in Windham. Mrs. Annie (Varney) Cook died in 1782; and, in 1785, he married Mary (Westcott) Maxfield, who died Nov. 8, 1828, at the great age of 90 years. Daniel Cook died in 1800, and his remains are interred in the old Quaker burial ground, near where he settled. By his first wife, he had ten children :
1. Ephraim, born in 1760.
2. Mary, )born Oct. 29, 1762.
3. Elijah, (born Oct. 29, 1762.
4. John, born May 25, 1765.
5. Nathan, born Sept. 15, 1766.
6. Daniel, born Mar. 30, 1770.
7. Annie, born 1771.
8. Hezekiah, born 1773.
9. Sarah, born 1775.
10. Abel, born 1777.
Child by second wife :
1. Richard, born Aug. 11, 1786.
Ephraim, son of Daniel and Annie (Varney) Cook, married Mary Goold. She was born in 1774 and died Nov. 15, 1868. He was a farmer and settled in Raymond, (now Casco) and died there July 21, 1853. Had seven children :
1. Robinson, born Mar. 16, 1802.
2. Martha, born Nov. 27, 1803.
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3. Elizabeth, born Dee. 1, 1804.
4. Sarah, born June 15, 1809, m. Nathan Maxfield.
5. Levi, born Feb. 6, 1813.
6. Obadiah, born Jan. 12, 1815.
7. Stephen, born Apr. 13, 1817.
Mary, daughter of Daniel and Annie (Varney) Cook, mar- ried, Ang. 26, 1798. Obadiah Goold. He was born Apr. 21, 1777, and died July 11, 1860. She was born Oet. 29, 1762, and died Mar. 21, 1835. She was about 15 years older than her husband. He was a Quaker minister in his early years. They had two children :
1. Anna, born June 12, 1799.
2. Isaiah, born Oct. 25, 1801.
Elijah, son of Daniel and Annie (Varney) Cook, married, first, Hannah West; second, Mollie Thompson. By his first wife he had four children, as follows :
1. Joseph, born Feb. 13, 1802.
2. Mary, born Feb. 13, 1802.
3. Thomas, born July 25, 1805.
4. Winslow, born July 9, 1808.
By his second wife he had seven children :
. Euniee, born Jan. 22, 1813.
2. Lovina, born Oet. 22, 1814, m. Valentine M. Estes, 1851.
3. Noah, born Aug. 31, 1816.
4. Elijah, born July 22, 1818.
5. Sylvanus, born Aug. 21, 1820.
6. Louisa, born Oct. 18, 1822.
7. Adeline, born Mar. 13, 1825.
Elijah Cook settled in Casco, where he died Dee. 25, 1846. His wife, Mollie, died Feb. 8, 1849. They were Quakers.
Jolm, son of Daniel and Annie (Varney) Cook, married, Oet. 30, 1793, Sarah, daughter of Elijah and Phebe Pope of Falmouth. She was born Aug. 25, 1770, and died Nov. 24, 1835. He died May 15, 1834. They lived in Vassalborough, Me., and died there.
Nathan, son of Daniel and Annie (Varney) Cook, married Polly, daughter of William and Mary (Wescott) Maxfield. She
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was born June 8, 1771. No record of any children. Settled in Casco, where he died Feb. 28, 1846.
Daniel, Jr., son of Daniel and Annie (Varney) Cook, mar- ried, May 29, 1800, Jane Whitney. She was born the 27th of Mar., 1782. Was a farmer; settled in Casco. He died Oet. 11, 1858. She died July 29, 1871. They had children, as follows :
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1. Huldah, born Apr. 6, 1804, m. Lemuel Jones.
2. Maria, born Mar. 26, 1806, m. Oliver Pope.
3. Emma, born Mar. 23, 1808, m. Wm. Hall.
4. Sarah, born Mar. 20, 1810, m. Isaiah Pope.
5. Salome, born June 13, 1813, m. Clark N. Maxfield.
6. Valentine, born Feb. 25, 1816.
7. Mary Jane, born Mar. 23, 1819, m. Jos. Douglass.
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