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Josiah COOKE 1699 – 1752 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1699

Birth Location: Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 18 Sep 1752

Death Location: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA

Father: Jacob COOKE

Mother: Lydia MILLER

Spouse(s): Zibiah CUSHMAN

Children(s): Sarah COOKE

The story of Josiah COOKE began in 1699 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Josiah COOKE married Zibiah CUSHMAN, and had children including Sarah COOKE. Josiah COOKE passed away in 1752 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Josiah COOKE began in 1699 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Josiah COOKE married Zibiah CUSHMAN, and had children including Sarah COOKE.
  • Josiah COOKE passed away in 1752 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob COOKE
1653 – 1747
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Lydia MILLER
1661 – 1728
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Zibiah CUSHMAN
1700 – 1743
Birth Location: Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah COOKE
1729 – 1809
Birth Location: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Josiah COOKE's Ancestors

Self
Josiah COOKE
1699 – 1752
Birth Place: Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jacob COOKE
1653 – 1747
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia MILLER
1661 – 1728
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Jacob COOKE
1618 – 1676
Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Damaris HOPKINS
1627 – 1669
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
John MILLER
1632 – 1711
Ashford, Kent, England
Margaret WINSLOW
1640 – 1698
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis COOKE
1583 – 1663
Hester MAHIEU
1584 – 1666
Stephen HOPKINS
1576 – 1644
Elizabeth FISHER
1595 – 1644
Rev MILLER
1604 – 1663
Lydia COMBS
1610 – 1658
Josiah Winslow
1606 – 1674
Margaret BOURNE
1608 – 1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacques MAHIEU
1559 –
John HOPKINS
1543 – 1593
Elizabeth Williams
1552 – 1593
John MILLER
1560 – 1633
Mary PYLSTON
1564 – 1621
John COMBS
1590 – 1646
Sarah GODBERLSON
1592 – 1648
Edward WINSLOW
1560 – 1631
Magdalene OLLYVER
1566 – 1631
Thomas BOURNE
1581 – 1664
Elizabeth ROUSE
1590 – 1660

Josiah COOKE's Descendants

1.
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Josiah COOKE (14 May 1699 – 18 Sep 1752) m. Zibiah CUSHMAN (Bet. 1700 - 1708 – 13 Nov 1743)
  1. 1. Sarah COOKE (17 Nov 1729 – Feb 1809) m. Samuel HARRIS (24 Mar 1727 – 10 Apr 1802)
    1. 1. Sarah Harris (4 Nov 1753 – 15 February 1814) m. Obediah Hill (1737 – May 1786)
      1. 1. Samuel Hill (20 Feb 1777 – Aft. 2 Apr 1817)
      2. 2. Sarah Hill (19 Apr 1779 – )
      3. 3. Josiah Hill (11 Mar 1782 – )
      4. 4. Sophia Hill (9 Jun 1784 – Jan 1876)
      5. 5. Obadiah Hill (8 Aug 1786 – 14 Aug 1860) m. Sarah ((Sally) Pierce) Pope (1797 – 1850) m. Phebe (Coffin) Nash (26 August 1811 – 17 March 1894)
      6. 6. John Hill ( – Bef. Mar 1798)
      7. 7. Julia Hill
    2. 2. John Harris (1758 – 30 Sep 1822) m. Abigail Spur (1760 – 21 Nov 1802) m. Anna Lettenay (Bef. 30 Aug 1778 – 11 Apr 1874)
      1. 1. Sarah Harris (20 Aug 1786 – 1865)
      2. 2. John (Spurr) Harris (23 Dec 1787 – Feb 1839)
      3. 3. Josiah Harris (24 Dec 1789 – 22 Sep 1808)
      4. 4. Henrietta Harris (27 Dec 1791 – 26 Jul 1873)
      5. 5. George Harris (20 May 1794 – 1859)
      6. 6. Azarelar (M) Harris (13 Feb 1796 – 30 Dec 1859)
      7. 7. Anna Harris (25 Feb 1798 – 1846)
      8. 8. Horatio (Nelson) Harris (20 Apr 1800 – 27 Feb 1876)
      9. 9. Caroline (Nelson) Harris ( – 20 Sep 1825)
      10. 10. Evans Harris (05 Sep 1807 – 23 Sep 1808)
      11. 11. Sidney (Smith) Harris (8 Dec 1808 – )
      12. 12. Arthur (Williams) Harris (7 Jan 1810 – )
      13. 13. Alexander Harris (24 Mar 1813 – 24 Mar 1878)
      14. 14. Hannah (Eliza) Harris (16 Feb 1815 – 1902)
      15. 15. Michael Harris (16 Feb 1815 – 16 Feb 1815)
      16. 16. Philip (Richardson) Harris (16 Jan 1818 – 28 Nov 1896) m. Charlotte (Ann) Williams (29 Mar 1817 – 13 Feb 1884)
        1. 1. Alfred (Barteaux) Harris (8 Apr 1842 – 8 Oct 1907)
        2. 2. Sydney (Smyth) Harris (29 Jun 1844 – 29 Mar 1845)
        3. 3. James Harris (6 Aug 1846 – 9 Feb 1868)
        4. 4. Anna (E) Harris (1847 – )
        5. 5. Charles (E) Harris (21 Oct 1848 – 3 Feb 1916)
        6. 6. Margaret Harris (6 Oct 1850 – 2 Oct 1919)
        7. 7. Henry Harris (8 Mar 1853 – 10 Jan 1903)
        8. 8. Temple Harris (20 May 1855 – )
        9. 9. Seraph Harris (20 May 1857 – 10 Apr 1890) m. John (Peter) Burnham (Abt 1851 – 19 October 1886)
        10. 10. Mary Harris (17 Sep 1857 – )
    3. 3. Lydia HARRIS (1759 – 24 Jul 1842) m. Robert LAIDLEY (1744 – 16 Oct 1817)
      1. 1. William Laidley (Bet. 1790 - 1820 – )
      2. 2. Sarah Laidley (28 Aug 1792 – 14 Mar 1882) m. Samuel (Whitmore) Chadborne (28 JUN 1789 – 14 Feb 1817) m. James Holman (28 Jan 1798 – 31 Mar 1846)
        1. 1. Samuel (Chadbourn) Holman (26 Aug 1824 – 6 Oct 1852) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Emery (5 Nov 1824 – 15 Jun 1914)
        2. 2. Duncan (Dunbar) Holman (21 Feb 1825 – 12 Oct 1826)
        3. 3. James (Ludlow) Holman (1827 – 9 Oct 1877)
        4. 4. Amanda (Jane) Holman (8 Dec 1829 – Unknown)
        5. 5. Robert (Tinson) Holman (13 Mar 1833 – 11 Dec 1906)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Laidley (1794 – 3 Oct 1852) m. John Peterson (1792 – 6 Aug 1876)
        1. 1. Emeline Peterson (29 Aug 1835 – 10 August 1912) m. George (W) Stockin (5 Aug 1835 – 1 Nov 1924)
      4. 4. Lydia LAIDLEY (1796 – 01 Aug 1852) m. Samuel MASON (1799 – 08 Feb 1881)
        1. 1. Robert Mason (Jan 1825 – 27 Jul 1852)
        2. 2. Emma Mason (Nov 1827 – AFT 1900) m. Andrew Merritt (Abt 1826 – 05 NOV 1852)
        3. 3. Charles Mason (Abt. 1829 – )
        4. 4. Mary Mason (Abt. 1837 – 15 Jan 1880) m. David (J.) Townsend (ABT 1827 – 05 Apr 1872) m. John Maitland
        5. 5. Julia (Harris) MASON (29 Feb 1832 – 25 Aug 1912) m. James (Hazel) HOUGHTON (13 October 1828 – 13 Nov 1913)
        6. 6. Amelia Mason (1840 – 13 May 1897) m. Thomas Phillips (1820 – 8 June 1907)
        7. 7. Alice (M) Mason (ABT 1843 – 06 Feb 1937) m. John (B) Russell (Abt. 1838 – )
      5. 5. Mary (Knox) Laidley (Abt 1801 – 18 May 1885)
      6. 6. Eleanor (S.) Laidley (1807 – 8 Mar 1875) m. William (B) Stout (10 May 1804 – 30 Dec 1897)
      7. 7. Emeline Laidley (1816 – 27 Nov 1881) m. James Haslem (Unknown – Unknown) m. R (C) Matthewson (abt 1820 – )
    4. 4. Sylvia Harris (1760 – 3 Jan 1822) m. John Wright (1775 – 1803)
      1. 1. James (Stanley) Wright (1803 – ) m. Deidamia Savary (17 Oct 1796 – 27 Jan 1875)
        1. 1. John (A) Wright (1834 – 1876) m. Mary (Hannah) Savary (27 Mar 1838 – 23 Feb 1926)
        2. 2. James (Stanley) Wright (11 Jan 1837 – 19 May 1929)
        3. 3. Deidamie Wright (1839 – 18 Jan 1864)
    5. 5. Samuel Harris (21 Apr 1763 – 08 Nov 1834)
    6. 6. Benjamin Harris (Jun 1764 – )
      1. 1. Thomas Harris (1792 – 18 Dec 1831)
      2. 2. Sylvia Harris (16 Jul 1794 – )
      3. 3. Frederic Harris (1797 – 1828)
      4. 4. Christopher Harris (1800 – 1830)
      5. 5. James (Stanley) Harris (25 Oct 1803 – Jun 1888)
    7. 7. Joseph ((twin)) Harris (08 Aug 1767 – 31 Jan 1853)
    8. 8. Christopher (Prince) Harris (8 Aug 1767 – 31 Jan 1853) m. Elizabeth Spurr (17 Oct 1773 – Aug 1862)
      1. 1. Robert (Laidley) Harris (9 Jun 1792 – 30 Sep 1854)
      2. 2. Mary (Amelia) Harris (25 Jun 1794 – 14 Nov 1869)
      3. 3. Jane (Elizabeth) Harris (23 Dec 1796 – 01 Aug 1882)
      4. 4. Ann Harris (20 Sep 1799 – 27 Feb 1883)
      5. 5. Eliza Harris (9 Feb 1802 – 19 Oct 1808)
      6. 6. Michael (Spurr) Harris (22 Sep 1804 – 26 Jan 1866)
      7. 7. George (Davies) Harris (20 May 1808 – 27 Aug 1866) m. Sophia (Henrietta Matilda) Rupert (16 Oct 1817 – 08 Oct 1854)
        1. 1. Robert (Boyle) Harris (10 Jun 1838 – 23 Sep 1871) m. Cynthia Wood (07 Mar 1839 – 11 Nov 1923)
        2. 2. Wm (Edgar) Harris (12 Dec 1840 – 16 Nov 1900)
        3. 3. Edgar Harris (abt 1841 – )
        4. 4. Helen (Augusta) Harris (06 Jun 1842 – )
        5. 5. Gilbert (Spurr) Harris (04 Nov 1848 – 10 Jan 1876)
        6. 6. Margaret (Leah) Harris (22 May 1853 – )
      8. 8. Edmund (Reece) Harris (23 Jan 1811 – 14 Oct 1889)
      9. 9. Eliza (Maria) Harris (07 Sep 1814 – 25 Feb 1859)
      10. 10. Benjamin (James) Harris (02 Mar 1817 – 17 Mar 1896)
    9. 9. Josiah Harris (Aug 1770 – 1791)

Josiah COOKE's Timeline

3 Records

1699
14 May 1699
Birth of Josiah COOKE in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1752
18 Sep 1752
Age 53
Death of Josiah COOKE in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
1752
1752
Age 53
Josiah COOKE - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1699
    Event Place: Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The genealogy of Francis Cooke and other families : together with a list of the Mayflower passenger
    [3] Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Kingston, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850
    [4] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1752
    Event Place: Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850
    [2] Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1752
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
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