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John Cook, son of Mary and Henry Cook, married Abigail, dau. of Daniel Johnson of Wallingford, Dec. 12, 17 10. He died Aug. 15, 1761, ae. 77 years. She died Aug. 15, 1761, ae. 81 years.
Children: 16 Dinah, b 1714; 17 Sarah, bJan. 7, 1717; 18 Mary, b Sept. 26, 17 19 ; 19 Tryphcnia, b 1722 ; 20 Benja min, b April 22, 1725, m Hannah Thorp, resided in the eastern part of Wallingford, on the old Durham road ; 2 1 John, b Oct. 23, 1727.
History of Wallingford, Conn, From Its Settlement in 1670 to the Present Time, Including Meriden, which was One of Its Parishes Until 1806, and Cheshire, which was Incorporated in 1780 – Charles Henry Stanley Davis
The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)
1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England 1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony 1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England 1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony 1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay 1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
Death — 1761
The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)
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