Biography
Joseph Cook, son of Samuel and Hope Cook, married Abigail . After her death, he married Eleanor Johnson, Oct. 14, 17 14, and remained in Wallingford until 1743, when in the autumn of that year, he went to Goshen in Litchfield county, and was among the earliest and most prominent men in the place. He died Nov. 7, 1764, at. 82 years.
Children by 1st marriage: 39 Lois, b April 25, 1700, d in infancy; 40 Samuel, b Feb. 18, 1702 ; 41 Abigail, b Jan. 18, 1703. By 2d marriage: 42 Phebe,b Oct. 7, 1715, m Eli Petti- bone, Feb. 21, 1751, she d about 1767; 43 Benjamin, b Jan. 5, 1718 ; 44 Daniel, b Aug. 19, 1720 ; 45 Walter, b Dec. 21, 1722 ; 46 Joseph, b Jan. 18, 1726; 47 Lois, b May 23, 1729; 48 Lambert, d at Goshen; 49 Hannah, b Nov. 15, 1735, m Roger Pettibone, Jan. 25, 1752, she d April 29, 1763.
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 –
Children by 1st marriage: 39 Lois, b April 25, 1700, d in infancy; 40 Samuel, b Feb. 18, 1702 ; 41 Abigail, b Jan. 18, 1703. By 2d marriage: 42 Phebe,b Oct. 7, 1715, m Eli Petti- bone, Feb. 21, 1751, she d about 1767; 43 Benjamin, b Jan. 5, 1718 ; 44 Daniel, b Aug. 19, 1720 ; 45 Walter, b Dec. 21, 1722 ; 46 Joseph, b Jan. 18, 1726; 47 Lois, b May 23, 1729; 48 Lambert, d at Goshen; 49 Hannah, b Nov. 15, 1735, m Roger Pettibone, Jan. 25, 1752, she d April 29, 1763.
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 –
Birth — 1683
Death — 1764
The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)
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