George E. COOKE

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abt. 1840 , Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

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16 May 1864 , Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA

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Born: abt. 1840 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

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George E. COOKE died 16 May 1864 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA.

Father: George Cooke
Mother: Mary J. Gay

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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

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

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.

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Name: George E. Cooke
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Amherst
Death Date: 16 May 1864
Death Place: Fredericksburg, Va.
Age: 24
Birth Date: 1840
Birth Place: Amherst
Occupation: Lieut.
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Marital Status: Single
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Father's Name: George Cooke
Father's Birthplace: Keene, N.H.
Mother's Name: Mary J. Gay
Mother's Birthplace: Preston
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 41

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1Z-JPX : 10 December 2014), George E. Cooke, 16 May 1864; citing Fredericksburg, Va., reference v 5 p 41; FHL microfilm 186,127.'

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