Henry
COOK
Born
14 November 1798
,
Massachusetts, USA
Died
6 December 1871
,
Adams, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
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Born: 14 November 1798 in Massachusetts, USA
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Henry married Sally Ann ADAMS abt. 1839 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sally Ann ADAMS was born 17 March 1819 in Wayne, New York, USA. Sally Ann died 21 July 1903 in Ovid, Clinton, Michigan, USA.
Henry COOK died 6 December 1871 in Adams, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA.
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Children of Henry COOK and Sally Ann ADAMS
Charles COOKBorn: 7 May 1839, Wheatland, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
Died: 7 December 1913, Adams, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
Died: 7 December 1913, Adams, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
Married: Mary Jane SALISBURY 3 May 1896
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Birth — 179814 November 1798
Massachusetts, USA
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.1839 Birth of ChildCharles COOK was born 7 May 1839, Wheatland, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
Henry was 40 years old.
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Death — 18716 December 1871
Adams, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 73.
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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
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