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James Watson Cooke 1779–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Oct 1779

Birth Location: Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 12 Nov 1841

Death Location: White, Tennessee, United States

Father: Maj #A025444

Mother: May Sawyers

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In 1779, James Watson Cooke entered the world in Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, United States, born to Maj Robert Fielding Cooke A025444 And May Sarah Sawyers. James Watson Cooke passed away in 1841 in White, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1779, James Watson Cooke entered the world in Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, United States, born to Maj Robert Fielding Cooke A025444 And May Sarah Sawyers.
  • James Watson Cooke passed away in 1841 in White, Tennessee, United States.

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James Cooke's Ancestors

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James Cooke
1779–1841
Birth Place: Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Parents
Maj Robert Fielding Cooke #A025444
1752–1841
Chapitco, St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA
May (Sarah) Sawyers
1752–1849
White, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
JOHN COOKE
1726–1775
Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
ELIZABETH BURCH
1726–1769
Bowling Plains, Charles, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Cooke
1700–1730
Sarah Fielding
1705–1726
Justinian Burch
1680–1760
Susannah Davis
1690–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cooke
1700–1758
Elizabeth Hamilton
–1848
Richard Fielding
1655–1717
Sarah
1670–

James Cooke's Timeline

2 Records

1779
24 Oct 1779
Birth of James Watson Cooke in Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
1841
12 Nov 1841
Age 62
Death of James Watson Cooke in White, Tennessee, United States
White, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1779
    Event Place: Chaptico, St Mary's, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1841
    Event Place: White, Tennessee, United States

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