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Benjamin Cook 1686–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1686

Birth Location: Orleans, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: aft 7 Dec 1727

Death Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Father: Josiah Jr.

Mother: Deborah Hopkins

Spouse(s): Mercy Paine

Children(s): Shubael Cooke, Joseph Cooke, Nathaniel Cooke, Richard Cooke

The story of Benjamin Cook began in 1686 in Orleans, Massachusetts, USA. Benjamin Cook married Mercy Paine, and had children including Joseph Cooke, Nathaniel Cooke, Richard Cooke, Shubael Cooke. Benjamin Cook passed away in 1727 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Cook began in 1686 in Orleans, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Benjamin Cook married Mercy Paine, and had children including Joseph Cooke, Nathaniel Cooke, Richard Cooke, Shubael Cooke.
  • Benjamin Cook passed away in 1727 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Cook's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Cook
1686–1727
Birth Place: Orleans, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Josiah Cooke Jr.
1643–1731
Eastham, Plymouth Colony
Deborah Hopkins
1648–1727
Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony (Massachusetts), North America
Grandparents
Josiah (Cooke) Sr
1610–1666
Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
Elizabeth Ring
1602–1687
Ufford, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
Gyles Hopkins
1608–1690
Hursley, Hampshire, England
Katherine Wheldon
1617–1688
Basford, Nottingham Unitary Authority, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Francis passenger
1583–1663
Hester Walloon
1582–1666
Andrew Ring
1580–1633
MARY DURRANT
1584–1631
Stephen Hopkins
1582–1644
Mary Kent
1580–1613
Jane Whelden
1592–
Gabriel Wheldon
1588–1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Cooke
1557–1583
Alice Caunton
1548–1586
Jacques Walloon
1561–1611
Jeanne Lemoyne
1562–1609
Joseph Ring
1535–1598
Lady (Durrant)
1537–1583
John Hopkins
1543–1593
Elizabeth WILLIAMS
1552–1614

Benjamin Cook's Descendants

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Benjamin Cook (28 Feb 1686–aft 7 Dec 1727) m. Mercy Paine (5 Aug 1686–23 November 1719)
  1. 1. Shubael Cooke 1711–1712
  2. 2. Joseph Cooke –1711
  3. 3. Nathaniel Cooke 1717–
  4. 4. Richard Cooke 1718–1769

Benjamin Cook's Timeline

4 Records

1686
28 Feb 1686
Birth of Benjamin Cook in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
1686
28 Feb 1686
Birth of Benjamin Cook
None
1686
28 Feb 1686
Birth of Benjamin Cook in Orleans, Massachusetts, USA
Orleans, Massachusetts, USA
1727
aft 7 Dec 1727
Age 41
Death of Benjamin Cook in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1686
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 33
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1523.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KHB
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1686
    Record Source: Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1686
    Event Place: Orleans, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: aft 7 Dec 1727
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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