Stephen J COOK

Born

16 July 1831 , Chautauqua, New York, USA

Died

15 January 1912 , Chautauqua, New York, USA

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Samuel COOK Thamler? VICNEY?

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Stephen J COOK was born 16 July 1831 in Chautauqua, New York, USA

Stephen J COOK was the child of Samuel COOK and Thamler? VICNEY?

Stephen J was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.

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Stephen J married Martha Minerva EASTMAN 9 September 1855 in Bear Lake, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Martha Minerva EASTMAN was born 25 August 1838 in Chautauqua, New York, USA. Martha Minerva died 23 February 1925 in Chautauqua, New York, USA. Martha Minerva was the child of Squire EASTMAN and Martha Louisa TRASK.

Stephen J COOK died 15 January 1912 in Chautauqua, New York, USA.

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Martha Minerva EASTMAN-- Date: 9 September 1855 Place: Bear Lake, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA
Martha Minerva EASTMAN was the child of Squire EASTMAN and Martha Louisa TRASK

Children of Stephen J COOK and Martha Minerva EASTMAN

Emily Annie COOK (b.25 September 1861, Lottsville, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 January 1939, Findley Lake, Chautauqua, New York, USA)
m. Franklin DAVIS

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1831 Birth
16 July 1831
Chautauqua, New York, USA

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Marriage / Partner
Stephen J COOK and Martha Minerva EASTMAN 9 September 1855, Bear Lake, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA

He was 24 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1861 Birth of Child
Emily Annie COOK was born 25 September 1861, Lottsville, Pennsylvania, USA

Stephen J was 30 years old.

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the 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.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

Obituary
Another Veteran GONE
Stephen J. COOK (JOSHUA) passed away, Sat Afternoon, Jan 12, 1912 at his home here (Findley Lake) after an illness of about 10 days. Deceased was born in Waterford ERIE County PA July 16, 1831 where he spent the early part of his life, He married there to Martha EASTMAN, Sept 9, 1855 To them were born 7 children. In 1862 when the call came for volunteers, he was among the first to enlist, serving in the Co K Reg 145th PA VOL
until the close of the war. From the Battle of Petersburg , he with many unfortunate ones, was captured and placed in ANDERSONVILLE prison, there confined for 6 months. then transferred to Florence, remaining for 2 1/ 2 months. After the close of the war, some years were spent in Union City, (Erie Co) PA. The past 30 years he has resided in or near this village, He became identified with the U B Church many years ago, he was the last survivor of 9 NINE Children (Cook).
The Rev D. H. DUNBAR assisted by Rev. L L HAGER, the only surviving...Read MORE...