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Josiah Cook 1717–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1717

Birth Location: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts colony

Death Date: 1795

Death Location: Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Josiah Cook

Mother: Mary Staples

Spouse(s): Sarah Atwell

Children(s): Oliver Capt

Josiah Cook was born in 1717 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts colony, the child of Josiah Cook And Mary Staples. Josiah Cook married Sarah Atwell, and had children including Oliver Cook Capt. Josiah Cook passed away in 1795 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah Cook was born in 1717 in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts colony, the child of Josiah Cook And Mary Staples.
  • Josiah Cook married Sarah Atwell, and had children including Oliver Cook Capt.
  • Josiah Cook passed away in 1795 in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Josiah Cook's Ancestors

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Josiah Cook
1717–1795
Birth Place: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts colony
Parents
Josiah Cook
1685–1774
Mendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Staples
1695–1776
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Joanna Rockwood
1667–1710
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Rockwood
1641–1725
JOANNA Ford
1643–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Rockwood
1606–1660
Agnes Lovell
1594–1643

Josiah Cook's Descendants

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Josiah Cook (1717–1795) m. Sarah Atwell (1722–09 Aug 1766)
  1. 1. Oliver (Cook) Capt 1756–1834 m. Meribah Jones 1756–1828
    1. 1. Ziba (Cook) Capt 1782–1818 m. Lydia Thomas 1774–1865
      1. 1. William (J Cook) Reverend 1805–1892 m. Catherine West 1815–1860
        1. 1. Matilda (Cynthia) Cook 1842–1926 m. Almon (Hezekiah) Olds 1840–1921

Josiah Cook's Timeline

2 Records

1717
1717
Birth of Josiah Cook in Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts colony
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts colony
1795
1795
Age 78
Death of Josiah Cook in Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

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