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John Cooke 1720–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Little Wigston, Claybrook, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 14 JUN 1779

Death Location: Little Wigston, Claybrook, Leicestershire, England

Father: Edward Cook

Mother: Anne Benoke

Spouse(s): Dorothy Boaden

Children(s): William COOKE, Elizabeth Cook, Ann Cooke, Mary Cooke, Margaret Cooke, Sarah Cooke, Jane Cooke, Rose Cooke, Susannah Cook

In 1720, John Cooke entered the world in Little Wigston, Claybrook, Leicestershire, England, born to Edward Cook And Anne Benoke. John Cooke married Dorothy Boaden, and had children including Ann Boarden Cooke, Elizabeth Boarden Cook, Jane Boarden Cooke, John Boaden Cook, Margaret Boarden Cooke, Mary Boarden Cooke, Rose Boarden Cooke, Sarah Boarden Cooke, Susannah Boaden Cook, William Croft Cooke. John Cooke passed away in 1779 in Little Wigston, Claybrook, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1720, John Cooke entered the world in Little Wigston, Claybrook, Leicestershire, England, born to Edward Cook And Anne Benoke.
  • John Cooke married Dorothy Boaden, and had children including Ann Boarden Cooke, Elizabeth Boarden Cook, Jane Boarden Cooke, John Boaden Cook, Margaret Boarden Cooke, Mary Boarden Cooke, Rose Boarden Cooke, Sarah Boarden Cooke, Susannah Boaden Cook, William Croft Cooke.
  • John Cooke passed away in 1779 in Little Wigston, Claybrook, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Cook
1700–
Birth Location: –
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Anne Benoke
1694–
Birth Location: Barnstaple, Devon, England, UK
AB

Spouses(s)

Dorothy Boaden
1716–1793
Birth Location: Leicestershire, England
DB

Children(s)

William COOKE
–1775
Birth Location: Sedlescombe, Sussex, England
WC
Elizabeth Cook
1750–
Birth Location: Claybrook, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
EC
Ann Cooke
1752–
Birth Location: England
AC
Mary Cooke
1754–
Birth Location: Claybrook, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
MC
Margaret Cooke
1757–
Birth Location: Claybrook, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
MC
Sarah Cooke
1758–
Birth Location: –
SC
Jane Cooke
1761–
Birth Location: Claybrook, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Rose Cooke
1762–
Birth Location: Claybrook, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
RC
Susannah Cook
1753–1825
Birth Location: Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England
SC

John Cooke's Ancestors

Self
John Cooke
1720–1779
Birth Place: Little Wigston, Claybrook, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Edward Cook
1700–
Anne Benoke
1694–
Barnstaple, Devon, England, UK
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cooke's Descendants

1.
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John Cooke (1720–14 JUN 1779) m. Dorothy Boaden (1716–30 Oct 1793)
  1. 1. William (Croft) COOKE –1775 m. Anne Powers 1755–1836 m. Ann Roots 1735–1821
    1. 1. Thomas Cooke 1765–1840 m. Lucy (Jenner ( Cook) ) 1762–1846 m. Mary Cook 1762–1829
      1. 1. William (Cook) Sr 1788–1839 m. Susanna Gendle 1795–1845
        1. 1. Jabez Cook 1828–1903 m. Mary (Ann) Kelly 1860–1921 m. Mary (Ann) Manley 1835–1868
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Cook Gendle) Cook 1817–1893
        3. 3. Phillip Cook 1830–
        4. 4. Christiana (Gendle) Cook 1834–
        5. 5. Hephsibah (Keneby) Cook 1832–1883
        6. 6. William (Cook) Jr 1823–1892
        7. 7. Richard (Davies) Cook 1835–1905
        8. 8. Susannah (Cook) McEvers 1826–1900
      2. 2. Mary Cook 1783–1870
      3. 3. John Cook 1801–1839
      4. 4. Ann Cook 1790–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Cooke 1787–1860
      6. 6. Robert COOK 1792–1843
        1. 1. Lucy (COOK) Talbot 1822–1877
      7. 7. John Cooke 1798–1839
      8. 8. Eliza Cooke 1810–1860
      9. 9. George Simpson 1793–1870
      10. 10. Sarah Cooke 1818–1862
      11. 11. James (Edward) Cooke 1805–1880
      12. 12. Lucy Cooke 1807–1894
      13. 13. Thomas Cooke 1798–1839
      14. 14. Sophia Cooke 1812–1899
      15. 15. Eleanor (Helena) Cooke 1793–1862
      16. 16. Frances Cooke 1795–1856
      17. 17. Harriet Cooke 1790–1808
      18. 18. Harriet Cooke 1790–1808
    2. 2. Mary Cook 1775–1778
    3. 3. William Cook 1777–1910
    4. 4. Ann (Powers) Cook 1787–1864
    5. 5. Isaac Cooke 1862–
    6. 6. Henry Cooke 1864–
    7. 7. Samuel Cooke 1857–
    8. 8. Hannah (M) Cooke 1871–
    9. 9. Thomas Cooke 1789–1840
    10. 10. William Cooke 1771–1852
    11. 11. John (T) Cooke 1855–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Boarden) Cook 1750–
  3. 3. Ann (Boarden) Cooke 1752–
  4. 4. Mary (Boarden) Cooke 1754–
  5. 5. Margaret (Boarden) Cooke 1757–
  6. 6. Sarah (Boarden) Cooke 1758–
  7. 7. Jane (Boarden) Cooke 1761–
  8. 8. Rose (Boarden) Cooke 1762–
  9. 9. Susannah (Boaden) Cook 1753–1825

John Cooke's Timeline

5 Records

1720
1720
Birth of John Cooke in Little Wigston, Claybrook, Leicestershire, England
Little Wigston, Claybrook, Leicestershire, England
1751
14 Sep 1751
Age 31
John Cooke was baptized in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1766
25 Jul 1766
Age 46
John Cooke was baptized in Witney, St Mary, Oxfordshire, England
Witney, St Mary, Oxfordshire, England
1779
14 JUN 1779
Age 59
Death of John Cooke in Little Wigston, Claybrook, Leicestershire, England
Little Wigston, Claybrook, Leicestershire, England
1806
30 Nov 1806
Age 86
John Cooke was baptized in Glastonbury, St John, Somerset, England
Glastonbury, St John, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Little Wigston, Claybrook, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1751
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: GdrV1271

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1766
    Event Place: Witney, St Mary, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: BOD294 C_3

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1806
    Event Place: Glastonbury, St John, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\p\gla.j21/4

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hanbury, Stafford, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 JUN 1779
    Event Place: Little Wigston, Claybrook, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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